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For anyone who hasn't seen it yet, 's Color Theory Tutorial is a MUST READ.=purplekecleon drew these Jirachis! She suggested color palettes to work with, so to really challenge myself, I practiced using them all. They looked normal at first, but they sure were unique combinations! I had fun using colors in ways I was uncomfortable with!
Which is your favorite and why? Also, this is not in scraps because I genuinely want some critique, comments, anything! I just want to improve.
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Okay so I hope these are helpful!!
#1 has sort of a cool yet harmonic piece. The background makes the jirachi stand out. The highlights also give it depth.
#2 is very warm and suggests a sunset/forest environment. The colors draw the eye across the piece and towards the center. (this is my favorite)
#3 is very balance and has harmony in all the colors (hope that made sense O.O). It gives a nature feeling to it.
#4 Is very interesting it is very warm yet it give a alarming feel. The jirachi stands out thanks to the smooth shading and harsh light areas.
#5 is a very cool painting. It gives off a cold feeling and suggests a frost or arctic environment. The white "wisps" in the background also add to this effect. The Jirachi stays out from the darker background.
These are all very well done!! (Im working on this myself so im not an expert, but I hope it helped!!!)
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how many layers did you use for this?
I like #2 because it draw the eye toward the center and the red compliments the other colors in the painting
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#2 5 are really my favs! 2 is just so warm amd makes me happy inside, 5 is so mysterious and space like c:
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I like the third one, it looks nice and I like the Vibrant colors. The fifth one looks like Space or Ice Jirachi. That would be such a cool type of Jirachi.
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I have to say #3 is the best for me. Jsut right colors for my eye.. Are those only palettes she has shown?
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Yeah, it seems that way! It's still a pretty good practice, if I say so!
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Maybe I will try this one then! With different poke!
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i liked them all...you did an awesome jub. but in my personal opinion color is a little bit "forced" in number 4..doesn't seem to have harmony.
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This is great! I like number three the best. I think you really nailed the light source and the color placement is perfect.
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i like number 2...it has a mysterious dark like feeling that somehow suits jirachi...its too bright for a pokemon...darkkkennnn XD
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'tis so awesome how they all have different colour palettes, but none of them look out of place *o*
3's proabably my favourite - greeeeeen 8D haha And 4 looks particuluarly awesome somehow too 
But I think they all look amazing - you've handled the colours so well X3
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I really like number 2 and number 5 :3
These are amazing and sooo wonderful!
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I like #3 and #4 the best, even though you did an awesome job with all of them. ^^
Now, here I go~
#3- I like this one because the pallete is very harmonic, almost leaning to the monochromatic, and the cold, deep background makes Jirachi stand out. It would be "just another jirachi" if the coloring wasn't so well-done.
#4- Is my favorite because the shading is very dramatic, and the light source is very solid. I just think that you could smooth the shadows a liitle tiny bit; Mainly in it's arm and belly. I think dramatic shadows are easier to work with the light source, making it more correct.
As for #2, for example, the pallete is awesome and the lighting is soft and pleasant, but I feel the light source is a little uneasy.
That's my opinions, I hope it's somehow useful.
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Ahh, I see what you mean about #4. I seem to be giving the arm a bit more dimension than I really should be, therefore making it seem somewhat "lumpy." I find it amusing how some people either hate or love #4 because of the dramatic shadows! Guess that's what makes this world such a diverse place to live!
I knew this exercise would be helpful! Thanks for your comments!
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I love 3 and 1 <3
That tutorial was absolutely amazing
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Her tutorial was amazinggggg. 
All of them look great, I think. 
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I can't say which is better as they all have their own feel and their own mood.
1 kinda has a mysterious mood in the way you've colored it, 2 and four look more firey to me, 3 has a natural look, and 5 has a mystical feel... It looks like you've practiced using different light sources, too.
Can't say it's much of a critique, but hopefully my impressions of it can help! ^^
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Thank you for taking the time to reply! Anything helps!
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XDD not a problem! you look like you got the lesson down really well X3 I can't wait to see more of the effect it has in your work!
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Wow. I really like #3, but I guess its too "ordinary-looking" (for a jirachi that is).
#1 seems to be for a forest setting, #2 is a volcano-like setting (and jirachi looks "evil here") and #5 gives off some celestic feel XD
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I like #5 8D It looks the prettiest to me because.. it's shiny-ish. 8)
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Okay, this is epic. D: I personally love the first one actually! <3 But I also like the green leafiness in the third one, and the bright moon(like)light on the
Jirachi on the last one. The second one looks like it's floating above lava. XD
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You did a great job, nice work with all the colors! I like the varying light sources as well.
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I like one, three and five.
I just like the colors on one and five.
On three, you kinda got a classic forest light, which just automatically draws my attention.
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I like #4 because it's the least vibrant and has the least contrast, so it's easy to look at.
Also I like orange.
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My God that looks great! All of them! I've been fighting with quite a few of those palettes, but this has opened my eyes!! D:
My favourite's number 5, because it looks so vibrant! But really, all of them are great *q*
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I know what you mean! It's so hard to stray from what's familiar, but you should definitely try this exercise! It's quite refreshing to use someone else's color palette, and by "forcing" yourself to make it work, you learn something along the way!
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Yeah!! But it's really amazing. I haven't spent an awful lot of time on those yet but I intend to, because the time I HAVE spent on them was too much fun!! It's really great
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#4 turns jirachi from a cutsey type to a super badass type.
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wow. this is really nicely down! I like where the light come from from #2, it gave it a different feeling from the other ones. ... I feel like practicing now too!!! too unskilled to critque
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i like #3 because it's bright and cheerful, but i also like #2 because it's very mysterious and exotic, bordering on almost dark.
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I absolutely love #2. Maybe I'm just weird, but to me, it gives more of an evening/dusk feeling, like when the stars come out, and since Jirachi is based on a star... yeah. That, and I really like those colors together and worked like that. #4 has that same feeling, but #2 seems more dynamic.
's tutorial is really awesome. I hope I can apply it to cel-shading, though, since I'm not really the best [digital] painter xD You did a really good job, though!
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Haha, I know what you mean! It's good to vary it up sometimes, as I was originally just a cel-shader as well! I'm trying to find a way to incorporate cel-shading into digital painting without it looking too flat. You should definitely try too! I bet you'll come out with something truly unique that is "yours" in the end!
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I can't pick a favorite! :0 Maybe the first one. This is really cool, and it's one of the things I struggle with. I'll have to try it out.
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#3 & #5! 3 seems like a happy joyful feeling. And 5 looks as if it's happy when it's snowing!
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Number 3 and 4 are my favorite ones. The way you used the colors and how it gives these nice textures... I don't know, it looks like you got more comfortable with those sets of colors.
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so pretty i love number 4 the colors seem to go much better here but number 3 oh i love number 3 because it feels happy while 4 looks kinda evil because of that red and 5 seems a bit sad to be maybe its the blue as for 1 and two its the same as number 4
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Numbah 3's my fav while my bro got all shiny-eyed at #5. Great work, though~!
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I really like 2 and 4 C: I love how you did the lighting.
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