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A harsh critique on my color palette saved my portfolio
Some random guy on a feedback thread told me my greens all looked like puke. I switched to using actual reference photos for shadows instead of guessing and now my landscapes actually pop. Has anyone else gotten feedback that completely changed their workflow?
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terryr461mo ago
Oh man, @jade3 nailed it - reference photos are basically cheat codes for colors.
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jade31mo ago
Had almost the exact same thing happen to me but with skin tones. Someone flat out told me my portraits looked like everyone had jaundice because I was just guessing at warm colors. Started using actual color picker samples from reference photos and it was like a lightbulb went off. Now I pull up three different skin tones from real pics before I even start painting.
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