I ran past this web site the other day imaginismstudios.com which is owned by Bobby Chiu this amazing artist. His designs are I think a bit dark and cute at the same time. Going through his portfolio I see some creatures and at first they seem really cute and cuddly but when you really go through the image they are vicious as hell. A lot of his paintings goes by the theme a little bit of humor and a little bit of terror that really puts a nice smile on your face. It seems he also run an online school featuring professional artist where you can learn how to paint digitally. This is an artist definitely worth checking out!

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Color is an element in design. It is one of the important elements of any design piece. The best way to gain more of a understanding of color is to observe and record the effects of colors. Good color combination creates some relationship and some contrast. Where colors relate in hue, they may have some contrast in value and or intensity.

Generating great color combinations require:

• Color theory.
• The properties of color such as hue, and value.
• How to add and subtract color.
• Color relationships, color contrast, tonal graduation.

Try to understand the mood you are trying to set and eventually your colors will come together. Look at other images with similar moods, and understand the color values.

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