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    • mag
      mag Pro SVS OG last edited by

      Hi!
      I'm working on a project, illustration of a dragon and his girl - and I got stuck with colors. I've done 3 different versions of a possible color schemes, but I cannot decide, which one should I use. Or should I try a totally different one? Does somebody have a suggestion or an advice? Any help will be much appreciated!
      Thank you!color-scheme.jpg

      Mag
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      • Sarah LuAnn
        Sarah LuAnn SVS OG last edited by

        A is my favorite, C is nice as well. I'm not really going for the yellow dragon in B, it looks funny to me. Fun illustration, I love the swirly sky design. I'm excited to see the finish!

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        • NoWayMe
          NoWayMe last edited by

          Love them all! So hard to decide!!

          What if you would try B with a little more orange in the dragon to complement the blue sky ?
          The design of this is great! I really like the idea too! I know you aren't asking for composition tips, but maybe the dragon's head is a little too centered... Maybe you could try shifting the dragon to the left a little ? But that being said, I am not a professionnal!

          Great work!

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          • mag
            mag Pro SVS OG @NoWayMe last edited by

            @NoWayMe You're totally right about the composition! I will take a look at that and see what I can do. Thank you!

            Mag
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            • mag
              mag Pro SVS OG @Sarah LuAnn last edited by

              @Sarah-LuAnn Thank you 🙂
              Here's the process of it, if anyone is interested:
              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=px1Cc8l-DcI
              A is also my favorite when I look at the pictures now... I will give it a time, maybe I will think differently in a couple of days.
              Is it just me, or do you also go through the experience of leaning towards a solution one day and absolutely hating it the day after?

              Mag
              https://www.instagram.com/mag_takac/
              http://mag.takac.name

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              • Carrie
                Carrie last edited by

                I like C the best and I really like your trees. Swirly sky is unique, too.

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                • bharris
                  bharris last edited by

                  I immediately went to C! The warm purple of the dragon make it stand out better and brings our eye to the girl. Beautiful drawing, I adore that sky!

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                  • Chip Valecek
                    Chip Valecek SVS Team SVS OG last edited by

                    C I like the best.


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                    • Kevin Longueil
                      Kevin Longueil SVS OG @mag last edited by

                      @mag Looks good! - For me it is A - when I reduced the size quite a bit A stood out to me as being the best - C was very readable too but I like the cool grey for the dragon - for me the purple is hard to pull away from and seems to dominate the piece - there is more of a balance in A ...for me - I think possible a tiny bit more contrast though might be good - possibly a tiny bit lighter of a sky near the bottom and around the dragon...??? - not sure about that idea - anyways here is the miniature version - looking forward to seeing the next step!1456178643614-color-scheme.jpg

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                      • NickA
                        NickA last edited by

                        A is nice, but you could mistake the dragon for a rock. So I vote C as it gives a little more focus to the dragon. 🙂

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                        • sergio
                          sergio @mag last edited by sergio

                          @mag

                          The scheme: A

                          To me, it has a better balance between the girl and the dragon. I'm shure nobody will have problems reading the dragon in the final version.

                          People already mentioned the composition...

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                          • Bobby Aquitania
                            Bobby Aquitania last edited by

                            A if I had to chose, B doesn't add much more than saturation to me, and c is too pink for my tastes... does it have to be 1 of these 3? Can the Dragon be blue or purple?

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                            • kai satoshi
                              kai satoshi last edited by

                              A or C. Either way... very nice image. nice process vid as well 🙂

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                              • Jana
                                Jana last edited by

                                Hi @mag! I like your Illustration, especially the graphic style for the forest and the sky. 🙂 Also the girl is very appealing.
                                For the color scheme, I would go with the coolest one, because you have a night scene with moonlight. Therefore it would be A. Personally, I would even push it further towards the blue range. For me, the trees are still a bit to green.
                                Hope this makes any sense. 🙂

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                                • Christina Brown
                                  Christina Brown last edited by

                                  A is the sleepiest in my opinion. Great sketch!

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