#split complementary color scheme

[shiawasekai]

I was watching a video on color schemes (mostly wondering if it had something I didn't already know) and then...

I was jumpscared by Nela's color scheme (or more like something very close to it) being used as an example.

[shreeisspecial]

Color is a powerful tool in fashion. It has the ability to influence mood, make a statement, and highlight personal style. Understanding color schemes and how to effectively use the color wheel in women’s clothing can elevate any wardrobe. In this blog, we will explore the basics of color theory, how to use the color wheel, and practical tips for creating stunning outfits using different color schemes.

[arkandmason1]

Color schemes and palettes for interior design guide

"Color schemes and palettes for interior design: Discover designer-approved color combinations to create a stylish look for your home

[melonlordart]

Did some practice with color schemes, more expressive poses and expressions, foreshortening, and colored lineart. I like how it went, I also discovered a hat that I like a lot.

[art-res]

And also, I forgot to put before but color theory is...oof, I’ve watched countless videos and it hasn’t knocked inside me yet when it comes to coloring or figuring out values when it comes to drawing, what are ways or exercises to get better?

I was asking the same question as you, so I went on a lil hunt and created an article to center my favorite resources:

I hope this helps!

An exercise to practice applying these concepts:

sketch something simple, or even base it off a piece that you have been working on but feel stuck with the colors

Now start working with simplified thumbnails, keep it blocky and keep it fast

experiment with different schemes and types of color combos. ie, try complementary, triad, split complement, analagous

rinse and repeat, bonus points for adding different color schemes.

best of luck,

<3 Al

feel free to show me ur results and ask any follow up questions. (note: I respond quickest to Dms bc my asks are really backed up sadly)

[lunaartgallery]

Good day to you Luna!

Ive always enjoyed how you deaign your characters from the use of shape language to the use of color.

I noticed that many of your designs have around 6-8 (and more on your latest) colors in use at a time. I was always told that you should work with a limited pallete when designing characters, but you somehow designs lovely characters "breaking" that rule.

How do you do it? I always get overwhelmed if i have more than 5 colors in a designs but usually it lacks the contrast and "pop" that your designs have.

Also when you design characters, do you start with a theme, their personality or their role in a story?

COLOR THEORY

This is a great question! So when it comes to color in designs; character/backgrounds/props, generally less is more. You pick 3 colors : 2 right next to each other ( analogous colors ) : 1 on the the otherside of the color wheel ( complementary colors ). From there you want to vary the value/saturation. So there's a dark color - mid tone - highlight (usually the complementary color).

So It might seem like I have a lot of colors, but in actuality it's only 2-3 colors with varied saturation/values to create contrast.

You want a 2/3 ratio split of the analogous colors with the remaining 1/3 being the brighter complementary color to make little details POP. Now sometimes I will use 4 colors in a design, it still works because it's all about balance. I made a little crud pie chart for a general idea. Faye's main color scheme is blue -> green highlighted with red/purple/yellow. Her vibe is poisonous, and poisonous creatures tend to be colorful.

With the right balance you can make any color scheme work, you have to give each color their place, some are more dominate then others. If you make a design with every color 25/25/25/25 equal split, the design will come off as bland and nothing will stand out. But if you make it 40/40/20 suddenly that 20% stands out.

Thinking of palettes in terms of pie-charts will help out seeing the color balance in your design. Give it a shot if you're struggling with making your design pop!

[somuchforsnakes]

Leo's character design is one of my favorites from The Next Chapter's main cast, as it accurately reflects his character and the new series in an appealing way. Let's analyze it.

Starting with the colors, the design's most prominent ones are tan, green, and pink, loosely following a split complementary color scheme. Tan is a versatile ingredient here: it conveys Leo's kindness and dependability, its association with the outdoors reflect his athletic hobbies, and it's visual shorthand for him being Latino (if you're concerned about all Latinx Friends characters looking like this, Leo's little sister and abuelita have diverse skin tones and hair colors). The green on his shirt reinforces his kindness and connection to nature while introducing a positive, lively color to the mix. It all comes together with a generous helping of watermelon pink, tying into his overshirt's motif alongside the green. It associates Leo with lighthearted summertime fun and all but yells at the viewer that Leo has a sweet personality. Already, this color scheme is giving us solid and informative visual design.

It also hints at how the rest of Leo's design plays with traditional gender expression. While an overshirt and cargo shorts typically read as men's clothes, the colors on said clothes say otherwise. His hair is just long enough on the sides and back that you could put it on a female minidoll and pass it off as a messy bob cut, and he's the only male Friends character with visible eyelashes. This balance of masculine vs. feminine is Leo's core conceit.

His key art, one of the first things a child would see on a Friends box, conveys one of Leo's central conflicts though his body language. While he might be smiling here, notice how Leo keeps his legs close to each other and arms inside his silhouette:

It suggests apprehension despite Leo's friendly demeanor, like he's keeping something to himself. Sure enough, that's exactly what's happening: Leo is hesitant to share his baking talents in the cartoon's pilot, and in some episodes, he learns to be more open about his thoughts and feelings.

Having a distinct personality is crucial for characters in Friends; character interaction is part of its appeal, and not everyone will watch the cartoon or read the magazine for further context. Yet through Leo's design alone, a child with no prior knowledge could get the gist of who he is, what he might do in a set, and what conflicts could arise between him and the other minidolls.

That's all fine and dandy, but what does Leo's design say about The Next Chapter?

In an interview with Brickset, the Friends design team explained how the relaunch represented all kinds of young builders. This included boys who wanted to try Friends' relationship-based play but might have felt alienated by the original run's presentation.

Leo's design fulfills two of The Next Chapter's objectives in a single minidoll: representing diverse ethnicities (he's the first Latino main character) and representing boys in the main cast (alongside his comrades Zac and Olly). While the trio explore masculinity and femininity in their own ways, Leo strikes me as the perfect middle ground: his design has more masculine elements than Olly while being more outwardly feminine than Zac.

This balance makes Leo an excellent choice to sell Friends to a new demographic while staying true to the theme's feminine foundation, and if you don't believe me, believe the marketing. When the whole octet isn't needed but a boy is, Leo is often the series' rep. LEGO Channel's old Roku icon deserves a shout-out, as it juxtaposes him with Captain America and Spider-Man in front of a neon electricity backdrop; he's the only Friends rep in this mostly masculine image.

While I'm past the age range of The Next Chapter's core demographic and can't speak from firsthand experience, I'd be shocked if Leo wasn't resonating with boys at all. With how well the character design's fundamentals convey his personality while reflecting masculine and feminine traits, I'd say his place in marketing alongside the relaunch's actual mascot, Aliya, is warranted.

Friends sets are fantastic. If Leo helps more people build and play with the sets, even better.

Author's Note: Thanks for reading my first character design analysis! Friends is one of my favorite themes to dissect because of all the details and emphasis on characters, plus it's great that more people are being represented through the minidolls. Making this essay was a journey and I've learned a lot so far, and I can't wait to learn more.

Comments, critiques, and requests are all appreciated. The next analysis probably won't be about the same theme for variety's sake, but I'll certainly talk about Friends in the future.

[upsidedownsmore]

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Color schemes assignment part 5 of 6: Split Complementary

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[becauseimanicequeen]

Color Harmony

This is inspired by a post I wrote answering an ask about the triadic color scheme. So, let's dive into color harmonies.

There are a couple of ways to create color harmony, and some of the most common are:

Analogous color scheme (which I usually refer to as "related colors")

Monochromatic color scheme

Complementary/contrasting color scheme

Split complementary color scheme

Triadic color scheme

There are also other color harmonies like the tetradic color scheme (which forms a rectangle across the color wheel and includes 4 colors) and the square color scheme (which forms a square across the color wheel and also includes 4 colors) to name a few. But I'm keeping it (somewhat) basic in this post.

Value (dark/light) and intensity (saturated/muted) also play a role in color harmonies, but I'm keeping it simple in this post by just focusing on color combinations.

As always when explaining these things, I need this visual aid to help me:

(This is a photo I took of a color-wheel illustration in Betty Edwards' book "Color".)

This is a traditional color wheel with 3 primary colors, 3 secondary colors, and 6 tertiary colors.

(I'm putting their numbers in the list below so you'll know which color I'm referring to on the color wheel.)

The colors are:

12: Yellow (primary)

1: Yellow-Orange (tertiary)

2: Orange (secondary)

3: Red-Orange (tertiary)

4: Red (primary)

5: Red-Purple (tertiary)

6: Purple (secondary)

7: Blue-Purple (tertiary)

8: Blue (primary)

9: Blue-Green (tertiary)

10: Green (secondary)

11: Yellow-Green (tertiary)

(Not that this will matter to the post, but if you're interested: The primary colors can't be created by mixing other colors/pigments. These are the basic colors you need to create the other colors on the color wheel. The secondary colors are those you get by mixing two of the primaries together. The tertiary colors are those you get by mixing the primary color with the secondary color that's on either side of it.)

(Also, the tertiary colors usually have different names in everyday language (like magenta, indigo, or turquoise). But I'm coming from a painter's perspective when naming the tertiary colors because this was how I learned how to identify hues and mix them properly.)

With that sorted, let's dive into the different color harmonies.

Analogous Color Scheme

These colors are inherently harmonious because they share the same space on the color wheel and reflect similar light waves.

Usually, they include 3 colors, but a 4th and 5th could potentially work as well.

If you think of the color wheel as a cake, the analogous colors are all included in a small/mid slice of it. They are all next to each other.

An example could be purple, blue-purple, and blue since these 3 colors are right next to each other on the color wheel.

The analogous color scheme is often used with characters that are color-coded with a secondary (or tertiary) color. Secondary (and tertiary) colors are more difficult to distinguish than primary colors since they're produced by mixing at least two other colors. So, there is always more than one color at play in the secondary (and tertiary) ones.

This is why we often see, for example, orange color-coded characters in QLs use a spectrum of orange where they sometimes verge towards yellow and/or red.

But, this color scheme can be used in the set design as well, as it was in the background in this scene from House of Stars:

There's yellow, orange, and red (which incorporates a spectrum of 5 colors on the color wheel), and makes an analogous color scheme. There's some pink in there as well, which, if we want to be basic, is pretty much just a light red (red mixed with white). (There's also some green, which is a complementary color to red, but I'll get to that below.)

Monochromatic Color Scheme

This color scheme is basically several values (dark/light) of the same color.

A simple way to think about it is to think about a black-and-white photo. There's everything in there from black to the gray midtones to white.

Or this frame from Bed Friend:

If we just focus on the white-to-black color spectrum, there's the white of the lampshade and Uea's shirt, the gray on the wall, the gray of Uea's pants, the darker gray/black on the headboard and King's shirt, and the black of the nightstand.

If another color was used, the black would still be black and the white would be white, but the midtones in between would be different values of the color of choice (for example purple, blue, or green).

Obviously, it doesn't have to go all the way to the ends of the spectrum (to the black and the white) to create color harmony. Using the midtones also works well, like these harmonious blues in Ji's bedroom in To Be Continued:

(I know this might look gray to a lot of people. But, trust me, there's blue in there.)

Complementary/Contrasting Color Scheme

I've already written about complementary/contrasting colors before, so I won't explain it in detail in this post. However, the core principle is that the complementary colors sit on the opposite sides of the color wheel.

The basic (primary + secondary) examples are:

Yellow + purple

Red + green

Blue + orange

And we also have black/white (or dark/light).

I would say that this is the most commonly used color harmony in the QLs I've watched. It's an easy way to make the colors stand out, it's a great way to show contrasts in characters, but it's also very easily and universally used with the black and white, dark and light contrasts in particular.

There are a lot of options to choose from when it comes to the black and white contrasts, but I'm choosing Lee Hyun and Kim An in Love Class Season 2 because their lives and personalities contrast just as much as their black and white colors.

I also want to add Chen Yi and Ai Di from Kiseki: Dear to Me who are matching each other:

It's a bonus that they're matching on all three colors (black, white, and red).

If I were to choose two of the colors from the color wheel and a QL that used them well, I would choose red and green and I Told Sunset About You:

They used these contrasting/complementary colors everywhere and it was so well done that everything from the set design to the characters was unforgettable. It was divine.

Split Complementary Color Scheme

This is also a way to use color on the opposite side of the color wheel. But, instead of the complete opposite, you select the two colors adjacent to the complement.

Instead of yellow being used with purple, yellow is used with red-purple and blue-purple, or purple is used with yellow-green and yellow-orange.

This is where we get into complicated territory, especially when trying to find examples of this in QLs. I don't think this is used very much (I can't remember having seen a representation of this) because sticking to the primary and secondary colors is easier.

Tertiary colors are used (I would say they're used more as a hue of a secondary or primary color, like I mentioned with orange in the part about the analogous color scheme above, rather than a color on its own) but are difficult to distinguish from the primary and secondary colors that produce them.

Every split complementary combination includes at least one tertiary color, so this might be why this color harmony isn't used as often in QLs.

If you have any examples, feel free to share them.

Triadic Color Scheme

I've already written about the triadic color scheme before, so I won't explain it in detail here. However, the core principle is that this color scheme is depicted with a triangle (there are two examples in the image of the color wheel above). Each point of the triangle points to a color that harmonizes with the other two.

The basic examples are:

The 3 primary colors together (yellow, red, and blue)

The 3 secondary colors together (orange, purple, and green)

An example of this can be Ji's bedroom in To Be Continued (the image I showed above), where there are yellow candles on the nightstands, a red balloon dog to the left (I can't really see if this is a Jeff Koons' figurine, but I doubt it), and the blue surrounding them (as well as their clothes).

There's also the living room in Knock Knock, Boys!, which includes the yellow, red, and blue (I love how all three of those colors pop):

But there are also the secondary colors in combination:

The orange pillow and posters, the purple light in the background to the right, and the green beer bottles. This is just another reason for me to absolutely love this series.

And then there's Secret Crush on You who wants to have all the primary and secondary colors in one frame at the same time (considering this is a colorful show, I'm not surprised):

The yellow, red-ish, and blue straws, the red backpack, the blue on Toh's shirt and the pillow behind Nuea, the orange on Nuea's clothes, the purple on Toh's shirt, and the green on Toh's shirt as well as the plants behind them.

And in this frame:

Where all three primary and all three secondary colors exist on those condom packages. Iconic!

And what a way to finish off this post, lol.

So, there you have it. 5 different ways to create color harmony with some examples from a couple of QLs.

[tacomasterstudios]

Since the TETOCU designs are, in my opinion, kinda bad, I thought I’d go about redesigning the characters. Starting with my favorite character, Dressy.

Original here, ripped straight from the model sheets:

focused on value and contrast especially because these things are important

those things on her wrist kinda throw off the visual heirarchy and don’t really do anything, so i got rid of them

meanwhile, I don’t know why they gave her robe short sleeves, so I made em long- and had them end where her wristbands used to. Clever!

Pearls and strings have black outlines instead of colored ones, and the freckles are black. All in the name of BOOK ACCURACY

NEW COLOR SCHEME. Goodbye grey and brown, why would a hippie wear those colors anyway? I liked the complementary split between the orange of her hair and the blue of her headband, but as the new primary color scheme, I altered it a bit. Now it’s a SPLIT complementary scheme with blue, a more yellow-ish orange for the hair (turning her from a ginger to strawberry blonde), and a new addition- PURPLE. Also thinking with color MEANINGS here- orange is enthusiastic and spontaneous, while blue is calm and deep. The new purple adds an air of mystery (spoiler alert, Dressy is going to be taking on a lot of Erica’s traits, like being an enigma- though she’s not going to be a carbon copy, thank god), while also complementing the meaning of the other colors- purple and orange are both creative colors (fitting for someone who loves to sing and dance), and purple and blue both communicate wisdom (I was thinking this Dressy would also take Erica’s place as the boys’ big sister/mentor figure, though unlike Erica, she has her own flaws and eccentricities that keep her from being a Mary Sue).

Tried to emulate the show’s style of shadows and highlights (though ironically I didn’t just copy the shadows and highlights on the original picture… maybe I should have)

Made her shoes blue SPECIFICALLY as a reference to Elvis Presley’s “Blue Suede Shoes”. You know, because she likes music and stuff.

Valve’s Dota 2 character design write up was a big help:

As was this video, which also references the Dota 2 write up and was the primarily inspiration on looking into the TETOCU designs and finding out just how bad they were.

[zarvasace]

hi me again

question abt your vampy bois: what do the tetradic things mean? do they symbolize something or are they part of the pallet for each character? I noticed they are all slightly different, red and vio's especially so

You aren't dumb, it's fine!! XD

Tetradic is the color scheme I use! By that, I mean I mostly use two pairs of complementary colors to choose my flat colors, varying lightness and saturation but not hue. (Until time comes to shade them!) There are other schemes you've probably heard of like split complementary and analogous. I tend to use paletton.com, though there are actually a bunch of different ways to organize hues across a wheel and not all of them will be the same.

I usually pick two pairs of complementary colors—not always in a square, though sometimes they are—and choose one from each pair to be dominant.

In terms of the vampire lords au boys, I used the same orange/blue combo for all of them (mostly for skin and eyes, then later for any white-blues and orange-browns), as well as a pair for their other colors. For Red, I'll use a pure red and cyan, sometimes altering it just a tad to make his red a bit more pink. The system means that Vio gets his purple but also some greenish yellow. Green gets his green but also a bit of magenta. Blue gets blue but also needs some orange or yellow in there.

It isn't anything that complicated really!

[gracefireheart]

Been watching a couple of videos of people creating DnD characters using dice rolls, so I wanted to try and see what I got with the rules I made for myself.

Basically, I can roll for the character's DnD race, class, background, sex / gender (which includes whether they're trans or not, and what pronouns they use), which way their physical appearance leans towards, their clothing preference, what kind of color theory I would use for them, and extra appearance details. So with these, I've written down three results that I may or may not create at some point :']

The first one ended up being a [trans] female Sea Elf- who uses she/they pronouns- that's a Monk and a Charlatan. Her appearance leans more towards the masculine side (BUTCH BUTCH BUTCH BUTC--) and she prefers more gym bro light clothing. They've got a lot of tattoos, heterochromia eyes, and their color scheme would revolve around the split complementary color theory.

The second one ended up being a genderfluid Tabaxi- who's pronouns change to whatever they feel like- that's a Ranger and a Sage. Their appearance leans more towards the feminine side and they prefer more casual yet practical clothing. They've got some tattoos, a beauty mark (to which I'll probably make them some feline species that doesn't already have spots on them), and their color scheme would revolve around the analogous color theory.

And the last one ended up being a [cis] male [green] Dragonborn- who uses they/it pronouns- that's a Rogue and a Soldier. It's appearance leans more towards being androgynous and it doesn't really care what kind of clothes it wears (or if any of it actually looks good together). They've got some freckled scales, gapped front teeth, and their color scheme would revolve around the complementary color theory.

[calware-png]

your colors are alwasy SO GOOD.... do u have any advice for how u pick them

thank you! for advice, i have a few tips:

the first is to always keep in mind what color palette you are using. as you become more experienced this will likely become something you do subconsciously, but when i was starting out with drawing i would usually deliberately choose a color palette and reference that while coloring in my drawing.

i'll go into some basic color theory (ha ha) but feel free to skip this if you're already familiar with it.

there are many different types of palettes to choose from, but the most common ones are:

monochromatic

analogous

complementary

split complementary

triadic

square

tetradic

for example, the drawing i just posted follows a split complementary palette (which is favorite scheme btw)

i can explain this more in-depth if anyone want me to but for the sake of brevity i'll leave it at that. the only other thing that i think is important to note if you're following a color palette is that it's important to balance out the values of the colors that you are using (how light and dark they are) as well as use it as a guide but you don't have to strictly adhere to your pallete 100% if the time within your piece. for example, the my drawing uses MAINLY blue, green, and red-orange, but there is also some orange, yellow-orange, yellow-green, blue-green etc. in there as well

my second tip is to experiment! i hear the phrase "learn the rules before you break them" a lot when people are giving advice to beginner artists, which i don't always agree with because i think experimenting and finding out what you like and what you think works is very valuable (especially when you are drawing for fun and not professionally!) have fun with it, do the opposite of what people tell you to do just to see how it looks, etc. i remember getting the advice to always shade warm tones with a warmer tone and cool tones with a cooler tone (this is only a rule of thumb btw) and one day i started doing the opposite and found that it can look cool in certain circumstances

my third tip is to use references! i joke a lot about colorpicking from the most random images but i think that looking at other images and asking yourself "how is the artist/photographer using the colors to make it look this way? how do i recreate that?" and using that as a way to study their use of colors can be really helpful. i you find a drawing that has cool colors, try using those colors in your own drawings and see how they look!

the fourth tip is to play around with contrast. some drawings will look better with LOTS of contrast (where the darkest points are black and the brightest points are white), while others will look better with low contrast. stylistically, i prefer using low contrast. going back to the drawing above, there is no true #000000 or #ffffff used anywhere (except the white outline). i find that in certain situations this can help colors stand out. but like i said, it's more of a personal preference

the fifth tip is more for digital art, but it's to play around with blending layers, adjustment layers, and gradient maps if you don't like your colors but have no idea how to fix it. some programs don't have this feature but using blending layers/adjustment layers/gradient maps is sort of like using a filter to change the hue/value/saturation of your art in different ways

hope that helps! if there's anything i need to explain further please lmk!

[artterminalph]

Art Tip #1 - Color Theory: A Crash Course

Art isn't complete without colors, right? Unless you'd consider a blank white sheet of paper as art, then by all means...

In today's first stop at the Art Terminal, we will be learning how to use colors using Color Theory! Being knowledgeable about basic color theory can really help you develop your skills as an artist no matter what medium you'll be using - be it traditional art, digital art, or even a mix of both! It may seem confusing at first but with this guide, you'll be making well-coordinated compositions with flying colors in no time!

PART 1: How to use the Color Wheel

This infamous wheel by Isaac Newton helps you see the relationships between the colors.

Keep in mind these 3 categories:

⓵ Primary Colors: Red┃Blue┃Yellow These are the first three basic colors - all other colors can be created by mixing them in different ways. Tip: mixing all three creates the color brown! ⓶ Secondary Colors: Purple (red+blue)┃Green (blue+yellow)┃Orange (yellow+red) If you've noticed, these colors are created by mixing our primary colors. ⓷ Tertiary Colors: Red-Orange┃Red-Purple┃Blue-Purple┃Blue-Green┃Yellow-Green┃Yellow-Orange As you might have guessed, we get these colors by mixing our primary and secondary colors.

Part 2: What are the Color Properties?

Keep in mind Color has 3 primary properties:

⓵ Hue: the colors in their purest state - or in other words, a color's name.

⓶ Saturation: the brightness or dullness of a color - the intensity or purity of a hue. Tip: High Saturation/Saturated = color looks very bright ┃ Low Saturation/Desaturation = color looks washed out or greyed out

⓷ Value: the degree of lightness or darkness of a hue. Tip: There are 3 ways to change a color's value: Shade┃Tint ┃Tone

Shade/Shading: a shade is a color that is produced by adding black.

Tint: a tint is a color that is produced by adding white.

Tone: a tone is a color that is produced by adding grey.

PART 3: What is Color Harmony?┃What Color Combinations or Schemes can we use?

Go back to the Color Wheel as it is a good reference in helping you create appealing schemes. Here are 6 common combinations you can apply in your work:

⓵ Analogous: uses colors (around 2-4) that are next to each other in the color wheel - Match them!

⓶ Complementary: uses colors that are opposite or across of each other on the color wheel - if you can't match 'em, clash 'em with their opposites! Tip: matching these colors creates great contrast and visual interest so they can overpower each other sometimes so keep that in mind.

⓷ Split-Complementary: 1 base color then 2 colors adjacent to its complementary color - if the contrast too much, split them!

⓸ Tetradic: uses 2 complementary pairs. This forms a rectangle on the wheel - if you need more variations go double complementary!

⓹ Triadic: 3 colors that are evenly spaced out in the color wheel. You're free to choose from a variety!

⓺ Monochromatic: uses different tones, shades, and tints of a singular color. Sometimes it just works!

PART 4: What is Color Temperature?

Ever wonder why some compositions feel cold or hot? It is a fact that color has the ability to evoke feelings or emotions. As such, color temperature is the one responsible for this - it is the "warmth" or "coolness" of a color.

Warm colors: Reds┃Oranges┃Yellows Generally seen as colors that are bright, cheerful, active, or happy

Cool Colors: Purples┃Blues┃Greens Generally seen as colors that are dark, mysterious, melancholic, or gloomy

And that concludes this stop for today! These tips are a lot to take in, we feel you, and that's alright - come back to this station when you need a quick reference. We hope you learned a lot from this and that you'll be able to apply them in your paintings or digital illustrations!

Now pack your art supplies and start creating! Safe travels~

– Post by Leonardo

[employee1618152017]

((From: Person behind Visitor

What is your favorite color palette

Achromatic/Greyislife

Polychromatic/rainbowvomit

Monochromatic/shadesandvalues

Anologous/Reallyhardtomessup

Complementary/Rightacross

Triadic/Triangle

Split Complementary/Rightacrossbutsplit

Doublesplit Complementary scheme

Tetradic scheme

Discordant scheme

((OOC: monochrome don’t even have to read the rest. I’ve had about 6 personas over the years and they only have 3 colors between all of them. All of which are on a single persona and none of which I use currently))

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[rachaelmayo]

Today I give you... Ganesha! This piece is titled Obstacles, BEGONE!. It was a commission for a friend back in 2012.

My friend gave me free rein to do whatever I wanted, design-wise. He wanted the color scheme to center around bright orange, so I went with a simple split-complementary scheme that I thought would give Overwhelming Orange a good balance.

I'm pleased with the way this piece turned out. There are elements gleaned from many statues and paintings of Ganesha I've seen, and bits that I included that follow my own design sensibilities. I used watercolor, Prismacolor pencils, and gold paint pen to pull this picture together.