I have used colors after a long time (I last colored 4 years back) as one of my friend wants me to try out.. Frankly speaking i dont have knowledge to colors things up and has tried because Shiela asked me to do so.. hope you like.. also please tell should i further color or not?? I promise I won't be upset whatever your advice will be. ;)
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Hi Gaurav!
I think you did a very nice job for not having colored for a long time. The skin tones are warm and wonderful. The only thing I could see that might set that beautiful couple off is a little background color. Maybe blue or green? You don't need to color the whole background. Even a little design in the back could give it more dimension. If it's a design, make it soft and blurry so it looks like its in the back ground.
It look like it took a lot of work to color. When you practice maybe you can work smaller for a while until you feel more confident [ I think you're a little hard on yourself] or do one every so often because I do love your unique style of drawing.
Thanks for giving it a go. I hope you try again sometime. Gold Star for you!
Wow, I don't see any fault here and you did a good work. Have more self confidence and everything is going to be fine.
@ Shiela- Thanks a ton for my first golden star.. i'll follow your advice and sooner or later will come with another colorful sketch of my life... ;)
@ James- Thanks for the lovely comment buddy... ;)
Hi Gaurav,
Thank you for your kind comments on my finished Blue Girl. About your question on the lightness of her hat... in reality it's quite a bit darker - it was a very bright sunny day when I took a photo of the painting and it made the colors look lighter. But they are actually quite a bit lighter than the original reference. Why? Because strong color contrasts and lots of detail pull the eye so I saved the most contrast and detail for her face. That's the reason both the hat and her dress is lighter and less detailed than her face. I want you to look at her eyes first so that's the area of greatest color contrast and detail.
Your painting... is nice! Your composition is VERY good and you've got a nice warm tone on the skin.
Can I recommend a book to you? It's one of my favorites and has been a tremendous help in growing as a cp portrait artist... the book is "Colored Pencil Portraits" by Ann Kullberg. You can find it on Amazon.com or on other websites. It has lots of great info on portraits.
Have a good day!
Teresa
P.S. Yes, do keep working in color! The more you use color the better you'll become!
Thanks a lot for valuing my work.. your comments always means a lot to me... ;)
Also i'm very much thankful to you for recommending a book on this subject..
I'll now surely return(after some time) with a colorful portrait.
Thanks again for your lovely comment.. ;)
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