Hey all, this is a blog written by my partner Arkhaismos, they are not on the site these days so I'm posting it here for them :D

In collaboration with dumbass I mean Arkhaismos and dreamCritting, we present to you a uhhhhhhh yeah! Let's get this party started

(Made this because I had some time in between a busy life :>)

Disclaimer: what is presented and shown isn't showing you how to do things* we all have our ways with art/colours, this is solely made for entertainment purposes and also made because of people complimenting my colours!

I have gotten so many compliments on my colours throughout the years, so here's a very straightforward guide (not a tutorial) on how it all goes/works!

• Understand basic colour theory

• Know where to place the colours so they enhance each other • If there's more to add that share the same colour group then do it!

• You can make colours that don't complement each other, complement each other by hue shifting/colour shifting on the spectrum

Now, with this fan art of CaelChan (which still isn't finished, sorry Cael) it's the perfect example of what I'm about to explain.

The skin colour (olive/tan) and the hair colour (deep blue/sea blue/cyan/white) complement each other.

Darker skin tones naturally complement bright/light hair colours because it makes it pop!



The colour of the sweater (multiple blues) also complements the leg colour (multiple colours, more so the mermaid palette aka pastel rainbow) This is because blue and any shades of blue go nicely with shades of yellow, orange, coral pink and coral purple. Orange and blue are the main colour story here, mostly because orange and blue dominate this piece. Goldfish also complement the blue in her hair! And they are pretty cute





I also put a difference between complementary colours and non complementary colours + their colour groups!


I also did a mini explanation on why complementary colours are sometimes important and to why and to how they stand out more compared to colours that don't complement each other


Also, another thing is:

• complement means to complete each other

While:

• compliment means to say something nice, (hey, this wall post is great!) As an example :>

So, Ghibli is the first thing that comes to mind when it comes to complementary colours, have you always wondered why their movies stand out and the colours grasp you in? Well it's because the colours go well together and make beautiful backgrounds :>



So much green! Green, green, green, green for days



Especially this one!

Other examples of complementary colours are bedrooms! And let's aaa gooooo!




See how lovely they look? :> so pretty and of course art work by the lovely AidaIro comes to mind when I think of complementary colours

This artist not only does the whole complementary colours, but, they also go the extra mile by huing, light sourcing, colour theory and of course making adorable art of my favourite manga characters

Purple and brown may seem like they go against each other but they don't! Reminds you of Cadbury's chocolate or so Charlie In the Chocolate Factory - Wonka bars! (cut my life into pieces, this is my chocolate barrughuuughhh)



The other is very heavily light sourced, the light blue acting as a light against the harsher dark blues and the sneaky bits of orange and yellow makes a lovely contrast :>



This is also using light source! See how the signature colours on the characters are unsaturated to seem like they are in the imaginary spotlight? It works well doesn't it? :>



Very festival like if I don't say so myself Now, this is where colour groups come into place here, because this colour palette gives out a warmth feeling to the eyes and creates this celebration yet slight romantic touch with all the pinks and reds sneaking in :>



You can tell just by the colours alone the artist wants you to feel for the characters whilst the others are faded into the background playing no particular importance to the two characters who harbour feelings for each other :> Of course the classic orange and blue! We love to see it :>



Should I say anymore? Maybe not! Pink and cyan work well together, reminds me of desserts, it's very inviting, maybe I just love the two colours too much-



And yes, fashion! Clothes! Unfortunately not particularly aesthetically-pleasing, more so just for fun and to be creative with colour!



Don't you see my condition? The fiction, is gonna run it again, can't you see now, illusions? Right into your mind

Deja vu, I've just been in this place before, higher on the street, and I know it's my time to go

Calling you, and the search is a mystery, standing on my feet, it's so hard when I try to be me

Woah!



Not part of the jam that's going on, it's bad timing

Cael's original skin: https://www.planetminecraft.com/skin/aerwyna-1-year/