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“Deadpool colors finals” by raMbo1911
This is a great piece you’ve chosen to color. And the fact that you’ve kept the coloring simple is nice, too; very nice for a first attempt. My two main concerns are: 1) there is no defined light source, and 2) you color lacks value differences. First, the light source: this is an area where a lot of artists struggle, but really all you need to do is practice and study they way light falls on objects (life drawing is great for this, btw). Right now, the brightest spot on this image is Deadpool’s left bicep, which contradicts where the artist has placed his shadows. Based on the drawing, the light looks to be coming from above and slightly from our left, thus the “hotspot” should be his head (and here’s a little tip: 9 times out of 10, the focus is going to be on the main character’s head so you can light your images based off that). Now for the value differences, what I mean is all that read is reading as the same tone. A trick Nei Ruffino taught me is to switch your image to grayscale and see if the colors still make sense. If you can’t see the gradations then your values are off. Try adding some deep, purplish red to the areas that transition into the blacks, and maybe some yellow and orange reds to the highlights. Remember: there are more colors in that suit than light red and dark red. My last note is that the severed head he’s holding gets lost in that sea of red. But I think if you address my first two points, this can be solved rather easily. You’re on the right track but you have to just keep practicing to get better. I’d recommend reading up on color theory and maybe some Photoshop tuts on how to incorporate textures and brushstrokes and adjustment layers to really make your pieces sizzle. Good luck!
This is a great piece you’ve chosen to color. And the fact that you’ve kept the coloring simple is nice, too; very nice for a first attempt. My two main concerns are: 1) there is no defined light source, and 2) you color lacks value differences. First, the light source: this is an area where a lot of artists struggle, but really all you need to do is practice and study they way light falls on objects (life drawing is great for this, btw). Right now, the brightest spot on this image is Deadpool’s left bicep, which contradicts where the artist has placed his shadows. Based on the drawing, the light looks to be coming from above and slightly from our left, thus the “hotspot” should be his head (and here’s a little tip: 9 times out of 10, the focus is going to be on the main character’s head so you can light your images based off that). Now for the value differences, what I mean is all that read is reading as the same tone. A trick Nei Ruffino taught me is to switch your image to grayscale and see if the colors still make sense. If you can’t see the gradations then your values are off. Try adding some deep, purplish red to the areas that transition into the blacks, and maybe some yellow and orange reds to the highlights. Remember: there are more colors in that suit than light red and dark red. My last note is that the severed head he’s holding gets lost in that sea of red. But I think if you address my first two points, this can be solved rather easily. You’re on the right track but you have to just keep practicing to get better. I’d recommend reading up on color theory and maybe some Photoshop tuts on how to incorporate textures and brushstrokes and adjustment layers to really make your pieces sizzle. Good luck!