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Shoutout to my old art teacher for pushing me on color theory
Honestly, I used to think color theory was just boring rules that didn't matter for digital art. My teacher, Mrs. Chen, kept telling me to use a limited palette of 5 colors max for my character designs. I ignored her for years, making super saturated pieces with like 20 colors. Finally tried her advice on a project last month, and the piece looked way more cohesive and professional. Now I'm torn, because part of me still loves throwing every color in the toolbox at a canvas. Has anyone else had a 'boring' art rule turn out to be totally right?
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jamesf266mo ago
Felt the same way about composition rules being pointless restrictions. Then I tried the rule of thirds for some landscape photos and it just clicked. Sometimes the boring stuff works because it's been figured out already.
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jenny3916mo ago
Rules are made to be broken, honestly.
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jade_singh6mo ago
Read a quote once that said you have to know the rules before you can break them well. Makes sense for stuff like photography or writing.
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