hi so ive always been SO curious as to how you go around picking colors for your art? esp when it comes to clothes, fabric etc like you somehow just get such a very feeling with your color choices and i just adore it

typically, I cheat! I usually have an idea in mind of what I want the color scheme to be, or at least what feeling I want the colors to give the piece, and then I will find a photo that comes close to what I have in mind. a lot of the time, I’ll color pick from paintings by leyendecker, sargent, etc, but I’ll also use photos of skyscapes, bugs, plants, etc to nail down a color scheme and try to keep it consistent in my piece.

as for the process of coloring itself, the best tactic I have for making a surface look dynamic is to add hues — so, if I’m painting pink-colored skin, I’ll also mix in some greens and blues in the highlights or purples in the shadows to give it depth, and this applies to literally everything else! I hope this helps!