#the lighting the shading the colors

[liteee]

Inverted default outfit colors

[saltcosmos]

im just a big fan of silly, nonverbal, genderless, sometimes homicidal, feral little protagonists

[hotdogmchiggin]

I guess DARE wasn’t a thing in Goron City

[bixels]

I think 90% of my gripes with how modern anime looks comes down to flat color design/palettes.

Non-cohesive, washed-out color palettes can destroy lineart quality. I see this all the time when comparing an anime's lineart/layout to its colored/post-processed final product and it's heartbreaking. Compare this pre-color vs. final frame from Dungeon Meshi's OP.

So much sharpness and detail and weight gets washed out and flattened by 'meh' color design. I LOVE the flow and thickness and shadows in the fabrics on the left. The white against pastel really brings it out. Check out all the detail in their hair, the highlights in Rin's, the different hues to denote hair color, the blue tint in the clothes' shadows, and how all of that just gets... lost. It works, but it's not particularly good and does a disservice to the line-artist.

I'm using Dungeon Meshi as an example not because it's bad, I'm just especially disappointed because this is Studio Trigger we're talking about. The character animation is fantastic, but the color design is usually much more exciting. We're not seeing Trigger at their full potential, so I'm focusing on them.

Here's a very quick and messy color correct. Not meant to be taken seriously, just to provide comparison to see why colors can feel "washed out." Top is edit, bottom is original.

You can really see how desaturated and "white fluorescent lighting" the original color palettes are.

[Remember: the easiest way to make your colors more lively is to choose a warm or cool tint. From there, you can play around with bringing out complementary colors for a cohesive palette (I warmed Marcille's skintone and hair but made sure to bring out her deep blue clothes). Avoid using too many blend mode layers; hand-picking colors will really help you build your innate color sense and find a color style. Try using saturated colors in unexpected places! If you're coloring a night scene, try using deep blues or greens or magentas. You see these deep colors used all the time in older anime because they couldn't rely on a lightness scale to make colors darker, they had to use darker paints with specific hues. Don't overthink it, simpler is better!]

[booklovertwilight]

the death of a god savior human

[deerspherestudios]

He’s such a wonderful boy! 😭 I wish you good luck in developing the game, I am absolutely delighted with the art and style of the game! You’ve got a really interesting character!!

[cainternn]

evil art style challenge!!

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

happy halloween! hope everyone watched a scary movie that'll keep you up tonight but was nonetheless enjoyable! i sure did!

[triple-pupil]

Because I think he deserves both sides of the coin.

[tdillustrates]

[lesbian-parappa]

waiter! waiter! more polysho circus yuri please!!

[canisalbus]

I adore the slightly lighter coloured fur you put under Vascos eyes and the slightly darker fur just around his beauty marks, it's so cool to see these little details in your art. Vasco is a favourite of mine <3

Ah, thank you! I had been wondering if anyone ever noticed the lighter color under his eyes. I always add it there but it's so subtle it often gets drowned out by lighting overlays or other late color adjustments. But I think it adds a little bit of openness to his face and makes his eyes pop, especially when paired with the darker upper lids.

[zytes]

4/8/2024

[crunchchute]

bonnie man

[rabbitoid]

Adventures of Chimkin!

I just really just this moment. Dream leaping with no hesitation for the no thoughts head empty Chimkin

[chrisrin]

After 5 months of work, it’s finally complete. 

How Far We’ve Come, a Hermitcraft S8 Finale Animation (ft. all 26 Hermits from the season.)

Premiering tomorrow, June 19th 12pm EST. (EDIT: NOW POSTED!)

https://youtu.be/mgZU9cKOcTU