need some guidence reguarding color theory

#1

I was looking at concept art by Craig Mullins you can find his work here
http://www.goodbrush.com/
What I can’t get my head around is how artists like this develop the color sceme in their work how intence or dull the color needs to be in certain places,how natural or neon it is etc etc
when trying to acheive the same effect it comes out like this
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee213/tylers/ideas3copy-1.jpg

if anyone could give any pointers or any links to articles reguarding how to acheive color harmony and intensity, it would be greately apreciated
thanks

#2

Check out Richard Keyes’ Color Theory DVD from Gnomon. Richard was my color teacher at Art Center, and no one is better than him at explaining color!

#3

thanks alot:D

I don’t want to sound ungrateful by any means but I’m pretty straped for cash, are there any free alternatives, when I have the money to spend I will defenately check it out

#4

Hi there,

Check out Steven’s paintover thread:

http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=199&t=359226

Also there are tons of color theory resources on the web, google is your best bet. :slight_smile:

#5 
Hey Tyler, [b]how is your traditional painting?[/b] One of the best ways to learn color is to paint landscapes from life in a natural setting with natural light. The truest way to observe local color of an object is from natural sunlight.

Nothing can take the place of traditional, fundamental studies. If you look at the top concept guys like Craig and Andrew Jones they all have strong fundamentals in traditional media. The reason why Craig's digital landscapes and colors look so good is because he can paint them in real life with real media.

If you're looking to save money, even better. Starter watercolor sets with brushes are very inexpensive, and water is free :). But don't take my word for it, check out the traditional work of Nathan Fowkes, one of the top Vis Dev Artists/teachers in Film:

[http://nathanfowkes-sketch.blogspot.com/](http://nathanfowkes-sketch.blogspot.com/)

James Gourney also has a blog with great color theory advice:

[http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2008/01/color-wheel-masking-part-1.html](http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2008/01/color-wheel-masking-part-1.html)

Hope this helps. Good luck.
#6

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