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    • Eli
      Eli @Pamela Fraley last edited by

      @pamela-fraley arrgh! Tough choice! I also have a penchant for black and white/greyscale images, and it looks lovely as it is. I agree, though, that some spare/muted color would look amazing here!

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      • I
        itsjoyce last edited by

        Nothing goes wrong with black and white color, this cover is really simple yet so beautiful. I love every detail of it.

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        • Pamela Fraley
          Pamela Fraley SVS OG @itsjoyce last edited by

          @itsjoyce @Eli Thank you! At least a couple people like the black and white. 🙂 I feel like it works better since I mixed my own "black" it looks a bit richer I think, but I've been playing around with it in my procreate app and I might add some muted colors. I might actually redo the whole piece as there are a few other elements I'm thinking about sneaking in. I like where it's going and this may become a portfolio piece.

          instagram.com/fraleycreates

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          • bnewman
            bnewman last edited by

            Beautiful work! I would be tempted to add some pale color to the figure and the title text of the book and maybe/possibly to the corner details as well, but this is where color study comparisons can be extremely helpful!

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            • Chip Valecek
              Chip Valecek SVS Team SVS OG @Pamela Fraley last edited by

              @pamela-fraley I think if you picked one color and just did it muted on the dress it would really pop off the page.


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              • evilrobot
                evilrobot SVS OG last edited by

                This is just some beautiful work.

                http://www.palacioillustration.com/

                https://www.scbwi.org/illustrator-gallery/illustrator-detail/?illustrator_id=84142

                https://www.pinterest.com/evilrobot2/pins/

                https://twitter.com/MyEvilRobot

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                • Jason Bowen
                  Jason Bowen SVS OG last edited by

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                  If you want to know what it looks like coloured I did a quick paint over... Personally I would darken the background to push your character forward. I added some dark to the lettering too. It still has a nice soft look. Just an idea. 🙂

                  https://www.instagram.com/jasonbowenoils/

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                  • Pamela Fraley
                    Pamela Fraley SVS OG @evilrobot last edited by

                    @evilrobot Thank you!

                    instagram.com/fraleycreates

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                    • Pamela Fraley
                      Pamela Fraley SVS OG @bnewman last edited by

                      @bnewman @Chip-Valecek Thanks for the input! I think I'm going to do a couple little thumbnail color studies and see what I like. @Jason-Bowen Thank you! That looks really cool. I have a tendency to lose the focal point a bit when I start coloring. I like the idea of coloring her and darkening the background. I did a little painting on it in procreate and I think I put a dark green in the corners and blue on her bow. I'll post y ideas when I have a few.

                      instagram.com/fraleycreates

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                      • Jason Bowen
                        Jason Bowen SVS OG @Pamela Fraley last edited by

                        @pamela-fraley sounds good 🙂

                        https://www.instagram.com/jasonbowenoils/

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                        • Kevin Longueil
                          Kevin Longueil SVS OG @Pamela Fraley last edited by Kevin Longueil

                          @pamela-fraley I love this piece! I am in a similar place with my work i think - mostly working in black and white and knowing i want to work in color more - i hope you don't mind my trying to color your drawing! My goal was a muted complimentary color scheme - just a quick thumbnail in Procreate with the Water Brush.... i don't think i really pulled it off ..too saturated?? ...(but i do think that fireflies would look very good in the image) I look forward to seeing where you go with this 🙂

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                          Portfolio: kevinlongueil.com
                          https://www.instagram.com/kevinlongueil/

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                          • Pamela Fraley
                            Pamela Fraley SVS OG @Kevin Longueil last edited by

                            @kevin-longueil I love that! I was actually hoping people would want to color it. And I was going to try to add in some glowy white flecks to push the magic a bit. I love the idea of fireflies.

                            instagram.com/fraleycreates

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