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Background Tutorial 2 - Coloring and Shading — Description
Video tutorial: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QmsQ6…

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Sorry if this is a bit late! Finishing this drawing took way longer than expected :') I really hope it helps though! Tell me any other tutorial ideas you think I should do.

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Find your way around DA #3: Color TheoryPicking the right colors for your work can be a long process. It's about more than just personal preferences. Colors can behave strangely. Some things work better together than others, but sometimes tried and tested combinations suddenly don't work in a piece, or colors that usually don't go together are an unexpectedly great match. What madness is this?!
Rest assured: There is reason behind this madness: Color Theory. It's a term that I think many have heard before, and only few really understand. But it's a very important tool for visual artists. The basics are simple, but it can get pretty complex, and getting the hang of it takes a lot of practice.
So in this journal I have collected resources that try to explain the concept of Color Theory, and/or give tips on how to pick your palettes. This is not a journal on coloring in general! The two things obviously do overlap, but I will try to focus exclusively on the theoretical aspect of it.
I hope this list will be use

Colors -
www.trisketched.deviantart.com/art/HOW-TO-MAKE-YOUR-ART-LOOK-NICE-Color-Harmony-423507240
www.cpresti.deviantart.com/art/Unified-Color-Palette-Tutorial-290073389
www.artofpan.deviantart.com/art/Colour-Tutorial-545148392
www.glitchedpuppet.deviantart.com/art/How-I-See-Color-A-Tutorial-184642625
www.aquasixio.deviantart.com/art/Tutorial-17-A-turtle-walkthrough-345468329
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kQllL…
1000milesoflight.tumblr.com/po…
theultralinx.com/2012/04/psych…
thundercluck-blog.tumblr.com/p…
thundercluck-blog.tumblr.com/p…
www.youtube.com/watch?v=irVpIE…
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0EWfm…
www.sashas.deviantart.com/art/The-Color-Tutorial-Part-1-186760922
www.sashas.deviantart.com/art/The-Color-Tutorial-Part-2-189851385
www.redrabbit-pixel.deviantart.com/art/pixel-tutorial-3-585336217
www.toerning.deviantart.com/art/A-Note-on-Light-and-Colour-93113938
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zbDVl…

Shading -
www.artbyriana.deviantart.com/art/Why-shadows-aren-t-gray-321656856
www.fox-orian.deviantart.com/art/P-C-Pt-3-For-What-its-Worth-243559214
www.fox-orian.deviantart.com/art/Quick-Lighting-Fox-s-Way-254337276
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkaM5B…
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgeHqx…
www.caughtinthehurricane.deviantart.com/art/Coloured-Shading-Tutorial-How-to-pick-a-palette-343488733
thundercluck-blog.tumblr.com/p…
thundercluck-blog.tumblr.com/p…
www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1p6vy…
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkqvHF…
www.youtube.com/user/Istebrak/…

Other -
www.trisketched.deviantart.com/art/HOW-TO-MAKE-YOUR-ART-LOOK-NICE-Contrast-369413479
www.aquasixio.deviantart.com/art/Tutorial-15-Adjustment-layers-brought-to-light-312947946
www.dustyleaves.deviantart.com/art/Tutorial-gray-scale-to-color-358549373
www.youtube.com/watch?v=03Aqmy…
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3ZNkC…
www.ekkoberry.deviantart.com/art/Colour-Wheel-Tips-537597157
digital-painting-tutorials.tum…
thundercluck-blog.tumblr.com/p…
thundercluck-blog.tumblr.com/p…
thundercluck-blog.tumblr.com/p…

Finished drawing: