Anthony Jones generously sent me a video tutorial on color (How nice is that?), which I've attempted to use in tandem with yesterday's discovery. He suggested that colors really only make sense in the context of a unifying "mother color." This was consistent with Daniel Chavez's helpful comments on establishing a color hierarchy.
I've seen this done retroactively by using colorized hue/sat adjustment layers with the opacity reduced, photo filters and color balance. On-the-fly, it can be achieved by choosing a hue, dappling it on the "mother color" (at a lower flow) and using the resulting blend rather than the original full-on hue.
AJ also pointed out that the hue jumps in my pre-fab palette were a little big, so I've gone back into the adjustment layers and made them all more subtle.
Thanks so much, man. Lucky to have you as a friend.
I've seen this done retroactively by using colorized hue/sat adjustment layers with the opacity reduced, photo filters and color balance. On-the-fly, it can be achieved by choosing a hue, dappling it on the "mother color" (at a lower flow) and using the resulting blend rather than the original full-on hue.
AJ also pointed out that the hue jumps in my pre-fab palette were a little big, so I've gone back into the adjustment layers and made them all more subtle.
Thanks so much, man. Lucky to have you as a friend.
No link to the tutorial? tsk tsk
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting all your explorations with color btw, it's helping me grow a little insight of my own. I usually "just paint", which is a horrible method. Could be nice to know how to explain things.
Any chance you could post a link to that video?
ReplyDeleteHaledorn, drop me a mail and I'll forward the video to you!
ReplyDeleteI suspect you'll get more requests for the video ... any possibility of posting it to vimeo or some other video site?
ReplyDeleteBut, maybe it's a private production, so then no worries.