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Posted by JAK
(#15) on Sat Apr 5, 2014 5:46pm
- Spritzee
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Posted on: Sun Apr 6, 2014 3:35am
One: if you're like me and have picking out matching colors, look up free-to-use palettes for inspiration. Two - a nice texture has the potential to improve the entire design, so don't forget to practice textures! Three - don't be afraid to experiment. :3
- Kaze
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Posted on: Sun Apr 6, 2014 3:52am
Check out famous artists to see good examples of colour usage. :) Sometimes, you might see excellent methods for combining colours in unexpected ways!
- Trellwolf
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Posted on: Sun Apr 6, 2014 3:57am
If it has horns, make sure they're in the same place on both sides of the head.
- Alifya
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Posted on: Sun Apr 6, 2014 4:22am
Remember to make the sum of the parts work well together and match each other - highly detailed hair on a flat looking pet looks weird, and really realistic eyes look odd on a stylized animal.
Also, it's good to make shading and lighting mildly contrasting colors - give shading a bluer tint to your base colour, and make the lighting a warmer colour than the base colour.
- Ethy (busy)
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Posted on: Sun Apr 6, 2014 4:27am
It's amazing what you can do by changing the color of the shading. For example, if the base color is white and the shade color in that area is light blue, you can make something that looks like ice/snow. *disappears with the wind*
- Tora & Shoku
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Posted on: Sun Apr 6, 2014 4:39am
Don't forget to color the lineart~
- Your Gayness
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Posted on: Sun Apr 6, 2014 5:16am
Remember to ALWAYS include shading and highlight unless you want it to look like a block XD
- Devonian
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Posted on: Sun Apr 6, 2014 5:49am
When looking at a psd, turn the layers off and on, one by one so that you can see what each one is for and how they work together. It's a great way to learn.
- NINE
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Posted on: Sun Apr 6, 2014 5:50am
Don't name the PSD file mcbigglesworth.psd, because you won't be able to find it in with your mix of mcbigglesworththeseond.psd's.
Posted on: Sun Apr 6, 2014 3:29am
If you're not sure how to get the texture or effect you want, look up tutorials. There are step by step and video tutorials for EVERYTHING. What they do might not work exactly for your design, but they'll teach you some tricks that you might be able to adapt to fit, and you might end up discovering an even better technique just by experimenting with what you learn.