Portrait Artist Forum    

Go Back   Portrait Artist Forum > Composition


 
 
Topic Tools Search this Topic Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
Old 12-17-2002, 02:59 PM   #12
Will Enns Will Enns is offline
Associate Member
 
Will Enns's Avatar
 
Joined: Sep 2002
Location: Summerland, BC, Canada
Posts: 86
Question on color harmony

Thank you, Chris!

I think this is some of the best advice, which supports my theory that good advice doesn't care how much you paid for it.

It is my nature to dig in my heels and wrest control from whoever has it. Still, it's hard to do when you don't know all the pitfalls that must be avoided. I do know to take my own reference. I even recognise when my own reference isn't good enough, and then I arrange to take more, which is my next step.

But all that isn't a lot of use if I don't know what to specify, or how to arrive at certain suggestions.

So your advice begs a question.

If I had one client, I would use the color wheel to arrive at a background color, probably based on the clothing she was wearing, or maybe her hair/skin coloring. But now I have two clints to be in the same picture. They have very different coloration, which reflects in the clothing each wears. He as black hair, and likes to wear blues/blacks. She has dark auburn hair and likes to wear tans.

How does one arrive at a harmonious colors when the subjects are so disparate?

Will
__________________
Will Enns
  Reply With Quote
 


Currently Active Users Viewing this Topic: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Topic Tools Search this Topic
Search this Topic:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is Off
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

 

Make a Donation



Support the Forum by making a donation or ordering on Amazon through our search or book links..







All times are GMT -4. The time now is 11:55 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.6
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.