Wells for starters I love drawing! and I'm working on my newest drawing called 'Leader Of The Rats' based on my Sailor Nega-Moon and her Nega-Senshi,it's supposed to be a night scene but I have no clue how to colour it correctly. I kknow I'm supposed to have alot of shades of blue and then what? umm...Help please?
2006-07-03 04:43:18 · 6 answers · asked by Chelseychan 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
To get a night scene. Use primary color blue and yellow. And secondary color violet. Than mix the color with black and white hue to get a value night scene.
2006-07-05 08:57:54 · answer #1 · answered by Tori 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well first off it will be a LOT easier to illustrate that with paint ( preferably oil) then pencil coloring ( which it sounds like youre doing ) Remember pencils and sketching of actual scenes ( not just a pre sketch to be painted later) are a lot harder and look a lot worse than a finished piece does. Drawing is not the same as painting, contrary to what many people think. Anyway having said that - to depict a night scene, I suggest you put a moon somewhere - that way you will be able to use white hilghlighting on many subjects in the picture and also make the blue/ black baground more interesting. DO NOT use just Blue as your entire background - mix it w another color of the same tint / or same color famliy. Make sure if you are picking an entirely different color that it is at least a cool tone, and if its a warm one Id go for meek yellow - it will look better w blue. Because if you use straight outta the tube ( in youe case pencils) colors it will already make your finished piece unrealistic and less alive looking. Just experiment with mixing colors and dont be afraid to try smething other than blue ! Have fun
2006-07-04 12:44:14 · answer #2 · answered by Jackie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with the second answer as well. Stay away from grey. But it also depends on what you are painting in. If it is oils or acrylics do your darkest first then lighter later.
have a try at just using two or three colors first. Sort of like a B/W foto but in this case your favorite dark blue with another color you choose and an un-tainted yellow. There are obvious difference between the yellows so choose one that is not warm.
2006-07-04 07:16:42 · answer #3 · answered by chris_blau2000 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with the second answer. You may also want your moon to be a full moon or almost full moon. You may also want to touch the tips of your trees (if any) with a soft white to make it appear that the moon light is shining on it. If you have a lake or pond or water on your picture, you can glisten the water with a little white on a blending brush too. To make it look like moon lit water! All kinds of ideas there! Good luck with your painting and I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!
I love to draw and paint scenery on wood and then wood burn it on top of it. The wood burning gives it a nice touch too!
I hope I was some what helpful!
2006-07-03 17:38:25 · answer #4 · answered by Lyndee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use blues toward the navy & deep violet side, avoid black, it will kill the painting. Silvery whites for highlights. For glows around the moon or stars you can add the tiniest touches of rainbow colors....Have you ever seen a moonbow? Awesome.
Sounds like a good project, good luck with it.
2006-07-03 14:29:45 · answer #5 · answered by Mandalawind 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
use shades of blue and gray. include yellows and oranges for the light. yes light . there will be some light from somewhere.
2006-07-03 11:47:44 · answer #6 · answered by otown 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋