1/20/2024 0 Comments Easy colored pencil drawings![]() ![]() Please apply lightly as you apply shadow color, because you can easily overpower your main color underneath and it will look harsh and unnatural and you’ll be so mad at me! ![]() I did the same for the yellow-orange pepper using blue. ![]() Then see what it looks like as I was applying the red back over the green. This next photo to the left shows the red pepper with the green having been layered onto the red in the shadow areas. The best way is to sandwich it between two layers of the main color.Īpply the shadow color lightly over your first layer of the main color.Īnd, you may have to do this a couple of times, repeating the layers – think double or triple-decker sandwich (OK, I’m getting hungry now!) – till you get the desired effect. So your shadow color will be sandwiched between the color combination you used for your main color.įor simplicity, though, I will say “main color” which would be your main color combination. that could add to your picture being flat.Ī mentor of mine told me-and most artists know-always mix and use at least two colors your picture will thank you for it! □ Special note: You may already know this, but most likely you’re combining a couple of colors for your main color-that is, if you just use one red, one green, etc. That is, you don’t want to layer it thick over the main color and leave it it won’t look too good, trust me. So you don’t want to necessarily be able to see the shadow color per se. Your end goal is to create a “shaded” or shadowy (now that’s a word, isn’t it? lol) version of the main color (or main color combination) you want to shade. Specifically, remember what your end goal is. My go-to approach for shading is what I like to call the “ sandwich approach”. Now that you have selected your shadow color, you just apply the shadow on top of the main color and forget it, right? You can now easily find a complementary color to use for your shadow color by finding it on the color wheel.īut please, read on for how to apply – your success depends on it!!! How to Shade – The Sandwich Approach You can see in the above referenced photo, the swatches where complements are used show a nice deep shadow. Purple is the complementary color of yellow and is a good shadow color to layer onto yellow (go very lightly and tightly as you apply-especially the darker shadow colors). This is the easiest way to find a great shadow color that will result in deep, dark shadows.įor example, if you are working with red, green-which is opposite red-is a great shadow color to layer onto the red.īlue is opposite orange and is a great shadow color to layer onto the orange. Look for colors that are opposite one another on the color wheel-these are called complements. =>get a very affordable color wheel here<= On the color wheel: Note: if you really wantmore in depth information on color theory (inquiring minds haveto know – yes, I’m one of those people haha! ), please refer to my post on color theory.Īnd, if you don’t have a color wheel of your own, click the link below: They are affiliate links – Learn more here. This article contains product links for your convenience. Look at this color wheel and read on and you will be all set. Please don’t click off!! This is not going to be complicated I promise! I mean using complementary (opposite) colors from the color wheel. Thank Heaven for ComplementsĪnd I don’t mean “ oh, hey, that’s nice shading!” (that would be compl- i-ment lol). Note: I will, however, sometimes add black to a shadow (never for light colors) to deepen the shadow color, but never by itself as a shadow color. Notice how the swatches using black for shadow just look harsh and lifeless and doesn’t really work well as the black more or less overpowers it and makes it look – well, yuk! The use of black is a surefire way to deaden your subject. Gray is great, however, when it’s being used to tone down the vibrancy of a color, but it’s not for shading. See for yourself how the use of gray just dulls your color down without really creating a shadow. Look at the swatches shown in the gray column. Many people may think that shadows are just gray or black and they can simply use those colors to create shadows. Not what you want! No Black or Gray Please So you can obviously see that on the squares on the left, I have just used the same main color to shade.īut instead of shading, it merely increased or intensified the main color. I will be referring to this as I show you the difference in using one color, gray, black and something called complements. The reason that doesn’t work is that all it does is increase the intensity of the color but does not actually darken it or make it look shaded. ![]()
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