Umbrella wrangling in colour
September 21st, 2009 § 11 Comments
Yay! I finally finished my Windy Day illustration, despite my runny nose. I’m starting to wonder if I manifested the snots myself, out of pure sympathy for these poor umbrella wranglers.
The colours are actually brighter than what they appear here. They always seem to lose a bit of ‘oompf’ when I download them. Compensating for it in Photoshop sometimes works and sometimes doesn’t. Still puzzled about that one. Also, I couldn’t settle on the final colour scheme, so thought I’d post both options to see which gets the audience tick of approval. I’d really love to know, then maybe I can stop noticing (or obsessing over) these colour schemes absolutely everywhere I go. Funny, I thought I only did that with shoes.
Edited to add : I have reloaded the two full size images and left the detail as it was so you get some idea of the colour difference between them. It turns out that merely checking that the document was switched from CMYK to RGB mode in Photoshop was a big part of the muddy colour issue. Apparently the umbrella peeps aren’t the only ones doing some wrangling.
Thanks very much! I really appreciate all the feedback. I think the main sway has been toward the blue and orange scheme, and I am leaning that way myself. I think there is a touch more drama in it, and I do love a bit of that. I love the other scheme too, but it is prettier and much softer … think I’ll keep it in mind for something else. Again, thanks so much! What would I do without you!? : )
Cheers, Alisa
Great final pics! Love both…maybe prefer the red and green one slightly…maybe…but then the orange one is lovely and Autumnal…hmmm, .the more I look, the more I can’t really choose between the two. That’s not very helpful is it? Sorry!!
Hope you’re feeling better?
Lovely photographies and illustrations on your blog.
Great work !
Ok, maybe my computer screen is totally out of whack, but I see greys and ORANGES. I like the blue/grey and orange, by the way. More autumn-like. Plus, orange happens to be my favorite color. Fantastic movement here! I can really feel the wind whipping about.
And thanks for the tip about colors in Photoshop. I noticed the duller colors, too, whenever I saved.
Definitely red and green.
Love the pic!
Fantastic, I love the movement and the energy of this piece! Which scheme are you leaning toward? I think each brings a different feel to the piece as the others have already noted, but what color set tells the story you were intending? Yes, digital color can be the bane of an artist/illustrator. Though as one of my digital art friends always notes: I can offer the Art Director any color pallet he or she wants without a headache
— so true.
Oh this picture is so in tune with my day today! My preference would be for the red and green but then I am a bit of a red obsessive… I do think they have different seasonal feels to them, blue/brown makes me think of Autumn but the red/green is more like spring rain (things are becoming greener but Winter is still trying to hold on).
I’m no help cos I like both!
maybe the red/green one slightly more (green’s my favourite colour)….surely you have one you prefer really!
Carmen the car is doing well….behaving most of the time!
Glad you’re not so snotty you can’t post…Get Well Soon!
x
Generally I would choose the green and red, but in this case, I do agree that the blue and brown seems to suit the subject matter better. Brrrr.
I think that maybe the blue in the second version makes the wind look a bit chillier! I love the movement in this one! Great work.
These look great. Love the expression on her face! Personally, I like the blues and browns, more of an autumn/fall feel which suits the weather in the pic.