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Grumpy · 08-10-2008

One of the biggest basics to know about is that colors appear different when another color is applied next to them. That shade of red won't look the same when you add a bit of blue to it, or that fire just didn't look bright enough until you darkened the surroundings.

The best thing to start learning to do, is to NEVER have a white background unless that's what you aim for. White is such a horrid "color" to begin with and only fucks up your color perception. Unless you know what you're doing, don't use white as a background. This is not to tell you that white is bad, it's to tell you that the background color is what decides how your character colors will appear.

08-10-2008	#7
Grumpy Headache approved Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 721	Re: I need help learning how to color stuff.... One of the biggest basics to know about is that colors appear different when another color is applied next to them. That shade of red won't look the same when you add a bit of blue to it, or that fire just didn't look bright enough until you darkened the surroundings. The best thing to start learning to do, is to NEVER have a white background unless that's what you aim for. White is such a horrid "color" to begin with and only fucks up your color perception. Unless you know what you're doing, don't use white as a background. This is not to tell you that white is bad, it's to tell you that the background color is what decides how your character colors will appear.