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selie In reply to dragonrhyme [2010-02-08 04:40:20 +0000 UTC]

I tend toward a yellowish color palette but also I really like blues... I have no idea how that happens. The yellow-green was a gamble because most people hate that color, so I'm glad it paid off!

The skin was interesting - never colored gray skin before - but I'm glad it looks all right! I had to throw some pink gray into it to give it some depth.

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dragonrhyme In reply to selie [2010-02-08 04:47:11 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, I know how much you enjoy coloring skin tones, so I was interested to see how the grayscale version would turn out, but I think it really works well.

I think I was expecting a more spring-ish color scheme due to the season, but the colors you picked make the whole picture more lively & positive. I think it'll make a great gift!

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selie In reply to dragonrhyme [2010-02-08 04:49:30 +0000 UTC]

I guess that would have been bright peridot green leaves. I almost did that! But then I had a bright green background, and I couldn't very well make the leaves the same color... so this followed.

What season do you think this picture is?

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dragonrhyme In reply to selie [2010-02-08 04:57:14 +0000 UTC]

Hm... I would say late summer, like, August-ish! Only not a Texas August, obviously, as there is still green to be seen. XD

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selie In reply to Sharky-chan [2010-02-08 04:37:48 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, I had some general ideas for the color in mind, but I wasn't sure whether I was going to make the background dark or light until I'd messed around with a digital color test. Were you expecting more blues? I would've expected more blues if it were me.

I think that the red vase is my emerging understanding of color theory coming out, but that might just be me.

I'm glad you don't hate the colors!

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Sharky-chan In reply to selie [2010-02-08 05:59:19 +0000 UTC]

I guess I wasn't expecting yellow ^^. But the yellow really brightens it up -- adds a certain boldness or something. Your color choices remind me of Franz Marc!

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selie In reply to Sharky-chan [2010-02-08 18:46:11 +0000 UTC]

I don't know Franz Marc!

It's actually technically a green. I had to go dig my green colored pencils out of a drawer because I so seldom color anything green. I have green pencils in triplicate that I haven't used in ten years. It's really something.

I'm so relieved people don't hate the yellow. There are certainly strong reactions, but so far they seem positive.

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Sharky-chan In reply to selie [2010-02-09 21:23:09 +0000 UTC]

Franz Marc is one of my favorite artists . Next time you come over, I can show you some of his stuff, since I have it hanging on the wall :3:3:3.

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selie In reply to kathy100 [2010-02-08 04:39:25 +0000 UTC]

Yay, thanks! I wasn't feeling entirely sure about the colors on this one, but it seems to be getting a positive reaction, so that's good! <3 People are usually very down on yellow-greens and green-yellows, hence my apprehension, but yay, it seems to work out!

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selie In reply to KBStudio [2010-02-08 04:38:28 +0000 UTC]

Thank you. I love Greek myths, so that's a very nice thing to be compared to. I was envisioning Greek and Roman statues when I started drawing the picture, so it's an appropriate comparison.

Thank you so much. <3

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selie In reply to moo-chi-64 [2010-02-08 01:26:58 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

Unfortunately, I don't have any money, so I can't frame it! I'm just going to give it to her as-is and hope she likes it. I had to draw all my presents this year because I can't afford to buy anything for everyone, but so far nobody's complained.

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moo-chi-64 In reply to selie [2010-02-08 01:35:09 +0000 UTC]

It takes alot more effort to take the time to draw out something that you think the person will really like then to go pick somehting off the shelf that took you all of 5 seconds to get, so a picture is always a great idea for a gift!!

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selie In reply to moo-chi-64 [2010-02-08 04:36:12 +0000 UTC]

I'd like to think so, but a lot of times my hand-made gifts wind up forgotten or thrown away, or left to rot at the bottom of a pile. It's sad but so it goes. I try not to let it get to me.

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