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I CAN'T COLOUR JOO GAIZ!
You know why I hardly post? It's not like I'm not drawing it's seriously because I HATE FREAKING COLOURING! TT^TT
I-I am colouring challenged...I mean...I don't even know where to begin...
I like anatomy and inking and other things 'cause I can actually practice it...but if I don't know what I'm doing with colour then I don't know how to practice it.
And I've read and watched some nice explanations on colour theory which have helped me only on the colour scheming area...
Which isn't that bad...that's sorta nice...But...but...
HOW THE HECK DO I EVEN BEGIN TO FATHOM THIS KIND OF STUFF:
(Dunno if this will show up...???)
Or this
Or this
How...HOW DO THEY MAKE SUCH COLOURFUL PICTURES THAT ARE HIDEOUS?! And also how do they stay sane in the process of colouring.
I get to the point of just choosing meh colours and then when I'm finished with that...I did and put something over it and then post it...
As you can see here:
Here:
And here:
Sheer laziness folks! :D
But seriously, I break down after the colour scheme...my head no longer wants to try to make it look presentable...I just die a little inside and post it...
I don't know how to fix this...and I can't seem to find any tips on practicing.
With anatomy I can just draw different poses and gestures. Draw hands or eyes or something everday.
With shading I can just shade something everyday, draw from life/observation.
With inking I can play around with different lines.
With copics I can also play around (copics are nice).
But colouring digitally...?! WHERE DO I EVEN BEGIN!? I've had this problem since...since...Well, considering I still have this problem I would say all my life. I've never figured out colouring, just colour schemes.
LEIIIKKK:
It's safe to not use more than 3 colours in your colour scheme
It's okay to use different shades of the same colour (doesn't count as a 3rd colour)
Complementary colours look nice
Certain colours look hideous with each other
Look for a good feel of colours
WARM AND COLD! WARM AND COLD!
CONTRAST WITH WARM AND COLLLD!!
*uff* *uff* *hoo* Gotta let off some steam.
You see, I have this picture all inked and looking nice for a contest on DA, but...I REALLY REALLY REALLY DON'T WANT TO COLOUR IT! TT^TT I thought 'let's get away with just cell shading' So I looked at some artists on pixiv with really nice cell shading styles for inspiration and then I cracked 'cause...LOOK AT THIS!
HOW DO YOU DO THAT?! HOW DOES IT LOOK SO NICE?! TT^TT
(This probably won't show up)
My problem is that in most of the pictures they have this nice fade into another colour going on. It's nice and simple to think of. I mean, I know how to do that...what I don't understand is how they KNOW or even THINK of doing that?! HOW!? HOW DOES THAT COME INTO YOUR BRAIN AS A GOOD IDEA AND THEN HOW DO YOU EXECUTE IT SO PERFECTLY?! TT^TT
I mean, it's easy to look at a pic and be all like 'I see dat colour' and then colour along...but...ughh...
Hah...maybe that's what I should be doing. Looking at photographs with nice colours and using that fade and colour choice in my pictures.
But that also feels like SUPAH CHEATING. But then maybe it's also not cheating????????
My biggest problem is just...how do you make colouring into a simple easy thing that I could do every day. It takes a while and takes a lot of focus and thinking that I couldn't possibly do everyday for practice...
Guhh...buhhh...
Maybe you gaiz are feeling the same as I do and we can share in this colouring pain...TT^TT
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On a side notteee...WHAT HAVE I BEEN DOING?
Nothing~
Absolutely nothing. And it's depressing me because I want to do something, but I can't get myself to do anything.
I think it may be that time of the year where I'm about to start school and I know I am, so by mentally preparing meself for school I am also in the waiting frame of mind. When I get in the waiting frame of mind I seriously wait. I do nothing except do things to kill time without any sort of amount of enjoyment. I just do it and wait.
Wait.
Wait.
Wait.
People say I'm patient...but...don't think that's true. If I wait without do anything for hours and hours and hours obviously I am saying 'HURRY UP! AS YOU CAN SEE I CAN'T DO ANYTHING UNLESS YOU HURRY UP!'.
But maybe I should be doing things until the last minute...Maybe I'll think of that. It would fill in my hours in a day, but it might also make life go by so fast that I'll lose it and I wouldn't want to get in the habit of doing something every minute of the day simply because I won't be able to enjoy my time...;m; Ugh....I dunno.
I am writing another shoujo which will probably be just a one shot...I'm a bit confused right now 'cause nothing is happening what-so-ever so I need to figure out what I'm doing before I write some more....O.o;
I read some more shoujo, but nothing spectacular. Maybe I shouldn't have read Watashitachi no Shiawase na Jikan 'cause I keep comparing it to every shoujo...that and Orange...Gosh, Orange...such a great story. It leaves an imprint of happiness and desire for more, but when will that happen? Gahhh...bahhh....
OH! I just remember I need to work on screentoning...
...BUT HOWWW!! HOWW?!?! HOW DO THEY KNOW WHEN TO USE CERTAIN SCREEN TONES?! HOW DO YOU EVEN MAKE THOSE SCREENTONES?!
Obviously I have problems with things that don't qualify as actual drawing....'orz
Here's a spunky Ryu song for joo gaiz (to end this post!):
ADIOSSS~!
