Need color advice!!!!
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I need a color pallets ideas for a cat children’s book.
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@Deniseprado color palettes are difficult to suggest, as they are part of your personal style and creativity. I would recommend to create a mood board by looking for images you love and pulling the palette from there.
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@AngelinaKizz That's really good advice.
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@Deniseprado I also recommend spending some time getting to know color - how they work together, what compliments what, mood and emotion that can be conveyed using color, color mixing, and a lot more... I know the feeling of being overwhelmed by color, so here are a few books I suggest to familiarize yourself:
Lisa Solomon's Field Guide to Color
Pantone Color Harmony
James Gurney's Color and Light
Josef Albers - Interaction of Color
^The later two on this list are a bit more technical, but I think they are an invaluable resource to own - or at least rent from a library.I've also made a few videos about color in my quest to understand it that you can find here:
KristenDrawsThings - Color VideosHope this helps! Would love to see where you land with your relationship to color
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@Deniseprado I think also your colour palette must work around what kind of cat you are illustrating as that would determine a great deal if your cat is black, tabby, or white and in every image.
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I've found James Gurney's Gamut Masking technique really helpful. Definitely worth looking into.
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@Deniseprado when choosing a color pallete, i always myself first, ‘what emotion/ atmosphere do i want to convey?’ And go on from there.
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@Deniseprado Hello! The best advice that I could give is to read “The Noble Approach - Maurice Noble and the Zen Of Animation Design" by Tod Polson. Although this book is about Animation Design much of it applies to Illustration. The Chapter on color is all you will ever need (for the most part).
He covers not only the familiar RYB color wheel but also the CMYK wheel which is hardly ever talked about but extremely useful. He shows basic color themes like analogous and split complementary but more complex themes such as Triadic, Rectangle, and Square along with specific examples and how to use the colors. Maurice was a master of color and his work at Warner Brothers definitely shows it. I consult this book every time I start a new painting.
Finally, his discussion on Saturation and Value can not be overlooked. He discusses the use of adding grays to your colors ( grays not compliments as most teacher recommend )in order to tone them down.* Maurice deftly disliked over saturated, overblown garish palettes. I would have to agree.
If you want to look like you know what you’re doing - read this book.
*Mastering the Craft of Painting by Angelo John Grado Also talks about adding grays to your palette (not compliments) in a more detailed manner.
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@davidhohn Congratulations on your win!
