[Thuduil]

I cant really seem to colour in this sketch...im a newbie and i suck at rendering heaps bad...well the whole concept is a dying warrior sitting on a shore with his soul leaving his body...here u go


if anyone cold be bothered to like colour it in and give just a brief/detailed tutorial...much would be aprreciated cause im totally stuck!!
heres my first attempt at getting the basic colours done..

the soul is supposed to be orangish/glowish
kinda like final fantasy the movie..
well if anybody can help, thanx!

[Mharett]

this is pretty neat, i like how you decided to makethe soul coming out of the warrior a warm color

i think the sky is done pretty well actually
! keep it up!

mhar

[Thuduil]

thanx for ya comment...but i cant seem to be able to make it look ant better...yet
hmm still if anyone could help with a lil tutorial that would be heaps appreciated~!

[tek9z]

take the moon as your primary lightsource
>every object/element should have a blue-ish
color and a strong, dark shadow
secondary lightsource is the orange soul-thingie > keep the underlaying shadow/mooncolors visible -just add some
light glowing parts

[henrik]

Thuduil> Hardly "expert" advice, but here goes: I tried to make this as simple as possible for your convienience. I made a quick "tutorial" with 3 steps to show you a few things.

Generally, try to lay down areas of color rather than lines of color. Try also to get rid of the white canvas as it is irritating to look at. It spoils the illusion.

1. Lay down big areas of color. Don't draw lines, try to define a "mood", and this is hard if you only use lines.

2. Enhance your basic layout with more colors and more concepts. Don't go into detail too fast. Only when you feel satisfied with your basics, then start detailing.

3. Finishing the image. Add particles, glow etc. This can be done quite easily with a big soft brush.

Hope this helps.

[gArGOyLe^]

wow.. thanks henrik!! I sure learned a lot from that.. thanks again

[Thuduil]

daaaaamn!! tek9, henrik u guys rock!thanx~! seriously thats helped heaps! ahhh imma go crazy with adobe now! hehe

[Thuduil]

following from henriks approach...
i guess mine is very similiar but his perspective was very well done...that mine seems fony~! hes too good!
anyhow here it is...