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I have a quick question about colouring if you dont mind! 🥺 I notice that whenever I try to render something with lots of shades and colours etc (esp if there’s dramatical lighting) everything ends up looking just,, muddy? I was wondering if that’s something you had to deal with before and if you have any advice on how to fix it? Haha thank you!!!

This definitely happened to me in my earlier years, and it sometimes still happens now if I’m not paying attention.

If something’s turning out to be muddy, I would try more clearly defining your contrasts in the image. Especially with dramatic lighting, it should be relatively simple (though not easy) to portray contrast, as opposed to something like more softer lighting/not as contrasting. Definitely check out your values (just lower saturation of the whole image till it’s in greyscale to check) from time to time while painting if you feel your image is getting muddy. Usually that’s a result of things like overrendering, not enough contrast (and contrast can come from both hue and value, not just value). So keep in mind color theory along with value, since color can definitely be a factor in muddiness. For ex, contrast in terms of color theory can be a complementary color scheme, and contrast in value is light and dark, and the intensity and degree to which you apply those is up to you :)

I also recommend simplifying your lights and darks at first, so you know where those are placed and so you don’t accidentally let them get away from you while painting. And use references too!! See how other artists paint light and dark, for example. Another tip is to paint the planes of an object before softening them, and to see if the contrast is as you wanted it to be. Think low-res polygon going to a more rounded form. Good luck! Happy painting :)

Ellsworth Kelly, Austin, 2015. Now at Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin.

Hi! I just found your art and it’s so beautiful, I just have two questions- where do you find your pose references (do you take them yourself or look somewhere online)? And how do you paint lighting so well, especially on faces? Thank you and I hope you have a nice day ❤️

Hi there! I do both, I take pictures of stuff like my hands, poses, etc. and I also look online to find similar poses to get as many angles as I can. 

For painting lighting, I look at photo references of lighting where it’s close to what I’m painting. Stuff like the turning shadow, rebound light, cast shadow; see if you can identify those in references or other objects. I’d also look at Bargue plates (ex down below), especially for faces. Lighting on faces is a bit more complex because there are so many planes at different angles, but hey, that’s what makes it interesting too. It definitely helps to look at facial structure drawings and sculptures. Knowing where the planes of the face are is important when you’re painting light on faces. 

I love Bargue :)

late borthday post for me!! got a pretty banger "slut" party last weekend with friends and fams hehe im glad to have this as first finished art on this year, and intended as good early exercise to start each year! i wish i can keep doing it on the coming times (SLamat ULang Tahun ~ means Happy Birthday if it's not obvious enough ??? idk where to put it not to ruin the joke but hey, im not witty enough it's ok )

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