hello wow i just saw your art and its really amazing,,, if u dont mind, could i ask u how u get so many different colors to blend together so well? or maybe like a coloring process, i absolutely love how u do colors and id like to take some insp from it !!! (ofc u dont have to answ if u dont want to lol)
oh hi! Thanks for the kind words <3
In terms of physically blending colours, I’ve played around with the smudge tool in Photoshop and find it quite fun. There’s also the mixer brush. Both can create nice effects and help blend colours together in fun and interesting ways, so I’d encourage you to experiment.Â
https://www.deviantart.com/johnsilva/art/John-Silva-Smudge-Pack-2-0-Painterly-Edition-457146526Â this one has some jazzy options
For painting in colour, I like to reference a mix of photos (for seing how light/colour works), artworks (if they perfectly capture a mood I’m aiming for, I look closer to examine how they have achieved it), as well as my own memory bank. I also muck around a great deal. I play with things like colour lookup and colour balance and honestly sometimes just puddle until it looks “right”.
Sometimes I start with a greyscale sketch and use layers to dump colours on top, sometimes I have clear colours in my head and sketch in colour from the get go. If you want more tips, I’d encourage you to look up artists’ painting/colouring processes on youtube, or books on colour/light/painting (see Color and Light by James Gurney) as there are many great people out there who can explain it a lot more eloquently than myself. (Another great resource is the Muddy Colors blog).