Thanks for the input Mai!
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"The rule of thumb is cooler hue for things that are farther back, and warmer hue for those that are closer to us."
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I have been so confused about this, do you judge the temperature of color by the rule you quoted or do you go by the lighting (Kelvin or Relative)? If the figure is bathed in warm light, the shadows will be cool and vice a versa? This has confused me. I think it was you who told me this suggestion on the Carousel portrait and it made a world of difference in the background.
It is the same with the decision to use a pastel that is "the" color you want, i.e.: a darker shade of your local color or do you just incorporate the cool or warm shadow concept - using greens, blues or purples for your darks?