I've been working on toning down my color palette for a while. I like my candy-bright colors, but some of the manuscripts I've been working on seem to be calling for something a little less bright.
I was inspired recently by fellow Texas illustrator, Mary Sullivan's work, to try an even more muted palette. She has an awesome sense of color (and detail by the way). I played with this image of a panic-stricken mom.
I'm not sure I really have the hang of a muted palette yet, but I had fun experimenting.
ha ha.....funny, i'm always trying to ramp my colors UP!!! most jobs i get want bright bright bright.....like yours. :-)
Posted by: Mary | October 02, 2009 at 01:37 PM
Well, Mary, I guess the grass is always a different shade of green on the other side of the fence. :-)
Posted by: Janee | October 02, 2009 at 01:45 PM
Really nice palette! Have you ever tried toning your paper (digital even) before painting on it. Sometimes that forces you to mix up your colors differently.
Posted by: bryan b. | October 19, 2009 at 03:16 PM