![]() ![]() Here is one of my illustrations utilizing this approach: For example:Ĭheck out the legend James Bama implementing these approaches in his Doc Savage covers: Want to spice it up a bit? Try adding a complimentary color to your piece, but don’t overdo it, and isolate it to the focal point. But I tend to become overwhelmed with color, and the idea of limiting my palette and thinking of color as more of a designer instead of a naturalist….well, that lifts a huge weight off of my shoulders. This site itself is chock full of some of the best colorists the world has to offer. In fact I love very full color imagery – see this piece of mine as an example. Instead of agonizing over color, focus on your drawing, values, and composition and let your color simply tint your piece. Feel free to explore temperature shifts if you desire a bit more variety. Instead, consider utilizing a monochromatic palette. (2) Artists commonly struggle with harmonizing very complex palettes (me for sure). As a result, imagery that isolates one single color really pops and presents the subject in a very digestible fashion. ![]() (1) The world we live in, and the world on the internet is generally full of color. That’s HUGE! This brought me to these 2 major realizations: I remember thinking, “Ok, time to look for blue images, they should pop out pretty easily amongst these full color paintings.” Now wait a dag gone minute!! Without realizing it, my brain noted that the simpler palette pieces would pop out amongst the more full palette pieces. I used it as my source for the above comps. It inspired me to share my thoughts on limited color and the power it can provide a picture maker.Ĭonsider the following collections I put together that stick to a single color:Ĭonsider this experience I had putting together those boards above: I have an “Inspiration” folder on my computer that is HUGE and contains 15+ years of random art that indeed inspires me very much. This past May, Dan dos Santos made a terrific post on duotone illustrations.
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