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Okay, I wish this could be a hundred pages longer. Color's such an intense and complex subject, there's so much that you can do with it...

Also I'm a little less than impressed with how the colors look when I switch to my other monitor after having drawn on the Cintiq. That always irks me, monitor differences :/

I didn't want to type it out because I think more about what I'm saying when I write it, and when I type I tend to ramble. Like now, I guess.

Anyway, if this helps even a couple of people, then it was worth the hours I spent on it. I'll be happy to answer any questions anyone has, to the best of my ability. If you want to tell me I'm wrong about something, OK, but make sure it's only a factual thing we're discussing. Color is completely up to each person, so let it be something factual if you'd like to debate something I've said.

Anyway... Yeah, thanks a ton to *YooMe for compiling all the images for me and making little buttons and the preloader and stuff. I don't know how to work Flash very well.

Also, if flash doesn't work for you, Eevee uploaded it in a simple format for me: [link]

And, here's the last page with sample palettes: [link]

I hope it's useful to you guys!

Edit: fixed a problem with the color wheel

EDIT: FRENCH VERSION: [link]

Edit again: I understand, RBY is a bit outdated. Perhaps in another iteration I can include RBG and CYM, though it doesn't matter as long as you understand how they relate to each other, really.
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Given 2010-11-05
How I See Color - A Tutorial by =purplekecleon has spent the past few days flooding my inbox with DD suggestions from so many deviants that I figured I should feature it before they start a revolt against me! ;P It's a highly informative and thought provoking Flash presentation on color theory. This Daily Deviation was suggested by *ZulayaWolf, ~HarajukuLoversMusic, *chu00master, ~sketchLark, =Bhansith, =MzzAzn, *alicexz, `PearlEden, =Kikariz, ~dumcuibap, ~shadowsblood360, *NMNA...

(...And a few others to whom I am sorry that your names were accidentally and irretrievably deleted because my brain sucks.)

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Thank you so much for putting all of this down in a tutorial. I knew before reading through it that playing and experimenting were probably the only way to learn, but this has made me feel a lot more excited to actually try it. It sounds like a lot of fun.
I thank you again for the effort you must have put into this<3 The fact you're handing us some ready-made pictures and colour pallettes to play with was a brilliant end to a brilliant tut.
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THANK YOU SO MUCH! This was so incredibly helpful!
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~Roflmao-the-Clown 1 day ago  Hobbyist General Artist
This is extremely helpful, I will probably need to look over it a few times and try this out myself before it starts to sink in. Colors are more complicated than they at first appear.
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i love this thing. even though i have a very old version of paint, it helps out a lot with color choices and shading and highlights. thanks for making it! so helpful! X3

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~Beastiarex 2 days ago  Student General Artist
I realize this is terribly delayed from when yo posted this,
but thank a lot!
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*Meguja 3 days ago  Hobbyist General Artist
This tutorial is sooo usefull.... I think I know how to draw... time after time I become better at it... though I still have problem with colors... soo....
This will help me a lot. Thank you! :)

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Mood: Big Grin ~Talonas May 15, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Ive been an artist for about 20 years now, and no matter how hard I tried, colors just baffled me. I can shade well, I can draw in proportion like any artist, but colors? Hell no. THANK YOU for this tutorial, I have it bookmarked and am trying the exercises you have shown. You have explained this in a way that my brain understands, for that you are AMAZING!
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That's a scary thought, going for so long and for something to have such an alien feel to it, even though it seems like such a natural thing. I've only been drawing for three years, but I think I have a good grasp on tones and such, colour seems like my last big hurdle before I need an overall better understanding/overview of all my knowledge. I hope this helps me as much as it helps you, and I'm happy it did help you.
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~jamesrennert May 14, 2012  Student General Artist
I love how the 'next' thing sticks its tongue out...overall, great info/tutorial. thank you!

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~xooxu May 14, 2012  Student General Artist
Very useful! :D

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