/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>3665435
Hey anon, sure. Being new to color and painting can be intimidating, but you only get better at it by doing it.

Choosing colors can be difficult, it can be helpful to look at reference of what your drawing to help you decide on a pallet, but there is a lot more that goes in to it. Things like value and light conditions (whether the scene is dark, light, sunny, overcast) can change your viewers perception of what colors look like what. In some cases it may be better to represent yellow with a green, or blue with a violet depending on the conditions of the scene. The same thing happens with value, a tone could look lighter or darker, depending on what tone it is surrounded by. Then when you take in to account that all colors have inherit value, things begin getting complex. Value is incredibly important to painting something, and learning how to properly use value and where to place the lights and the darks logically according to your light source is what really makes your drawings pop out, regardless of color. If you're new to painting should to begin practicing in grey-scale or monochrome until you properly learn how to control value.

Coloring, painting and really finishing something can take a really time and it is not something that comes easily. This is a very basic overview of a process that has worked for me, but i'm no expert. Keep in mind that color, lighting, shading, and value are complex enough to be able to, and have filled books, and are to complex to explain in a single 4chan post. You would do well to research things like color theory, value, and how your eyes perceive light. Good luck anon, don't give up, I'm rooting for you.