Hey y’all hey! Lady’s favs are resources, info, and other helpful things that I’ve found useful in my journey in the arts. Though mostly geared toward comics and digital art, a lot of the resources are universal to creatives in general. I’m in no way the definitive guide for anything besides my own inner workings, BUT I defo don’t mind sharing the things I’ve found helpful on my journey in making & sharing comics and other art in case they may be helpful to you 💜!
Colors-colors-colors, I love color and the use of it in my art. There is so much that can be communicated with color. Anything from feelings atmosphere, and even personal preferences can be peeped through usage of color. The same can be said about black and white, but it just hits different. I went to school for Studio Art and Design, but due to my interests, I didn’t get as much out of it as I hoped I would (It wasn’t a complete bust, but not much in the way of visual storytelling). That and thick text books with little visuals have always been hard for me to absorb. Luckily for me, there were tons of resources to explore. Like hundreds of thousands of them. Everything from blogs, to books, to podcasts, videos and classes. Don’t get mw wrong, variety is the spice of life, but stars and garters, it can make your eyes spin and sometimes you just want help narrowing the scope, get a refresher, or maybe learn a new approach.
So here are some of my fav resources on Color stuff!
- Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter by James Gurney The link directs to his website where he also has many of the articles he’s compiled in the book on their for free. This book is one of the best comprehensive studies of color and light that I’ve read. It’s visual and the text is digestible. Can’t recommend this one more for artist and any creative that works with color and value.
- Lighting Mentor on YT It’s a playlist of videos that go into the importance of color studies and what you can learn from them!
- Blender Guru on YT Understanding Colors is an old one but stands the test of time.
- Sadies Saves the Day on Skillshare A water color painter with an excellent understanding of painting vibrantly. She also has an inactive youtube channel where she shared her beautiful watercolor portraiture. It’s still up.
- A fun extra:
- Jane Blundell is a watercolor artist that has the most extensive swatch library blog I’ve ever seen for watercolor paints and adjacent materials. It’s incredibly organized and an excellent resource for finding watercolor dupes, but also great for choosing color palettes. I can stay on her site for hours.
Woop woop! hope you found something helpful. And hey, feel free to share any helpful stuff about color in comments you’ve found useful!
