Round 1
With warm and cool browns
Round 2
Uses Mist as a substitute for white
Tan
Light Grey
Dark Grey
Yellow
Underpainting
Torturing more pears
Experiment:
What does it look like to use a monochromatic/grisaille underpainting technique in Riso? What if it's warm or cool, does this affect the colors?
Plus:
- This was worth exploring. It's not a "traditional" approach for Riso (if I can say that about Riso) but the colors are very interesting
Minus:
- I've used this approach in painting where it feels somewhat intuitive. For me, it's harder in digital to break down warm and cool. But think its worth continuing to explore.
- The yellow background was a bit of a wild card - it was worth trying but since the mist reads as darker the values are off.
More:
- Paper makes a difference! Though it photographs well, the tan paper is too light and has some type of slight coating on it - the inks tend to be mottled.
Next:
- Try a darker yellow as Mist actually reads as darker in value against this yellow
- Use an uncoated, and more mid-value tan
- Work with a more developed image
- Spend some time looking at what colors are in the swatches. Is there a way to use this similar to color separation in comic books (20%C, 40%C, 60% C, 80%C, 100%C etc)
Color Captures
Experiments
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