/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>7000658
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>>7000091
I recommend grayscale first before going into color, as it's exponentially more difficult than grayscale

I don't ever color-pick either - you learn how to sensitive your eyes to "is this slightly warmer" or "is this slightly cooler"

It also might've helped a bit that I've spent at least a couple sessions of just practicing mixing colors (irl) with acrylics

This is also evidence that color-picking won't necessarily teach you how to paint; you still have to understand the underlying forms of the skull to actually sculpt it out using values

I would also recommend starting with a grayscale apple that has a very clear delineation of light and shadow - if you can't paint that accurately, you'll have a hard time with the skull, and not to mention with color on top of that no less

It's easier to nail the color of something when you've broken the head down into its major planes, instead of trying to guess individual pixels