Rotohail's "Reclusive" SketchBook

[Rotohail]

Hey, Rotohail. Great sketchbook you have so far. Keep it up.

I just want to quickly piggy back on what Fedo said and add that it's not only the saturation that is making the image jarring, but the sheer amount of different colours you are using. The characters are great, but what really gets me is how many colours are in the background/fog. You have bright characters, but also the background has red, green, blue, purple and orange. Let your characters sing more and have them be the focus, not the background.

Hope that helps!

Heya! Thanks for the comment! I toned down the background to more grays, and shifted the hue, let me know if it feels any better. Edited the original page post.

Sure bro, most of what i did here was take a colorize layer with blue and just knocked down the saturation. It makes things grayer, which looks less jarring. You dont need overblown colors to appeal to a cartoon market, 

https://www.artstation.com/blueitems

This is a fine example, looks fun and kid friendly but the colors are dialed back, good shape and value carries the design. Also try to isolate the silhouette more, since your figures are dark, use that wisely to sculpt the background with lighter tones so they read better

Whoa! Well I really like the look now, more gritty, dramatic and has a sort of cloud/rain vibe, I do like the top side without as much red. I did a bunch of color balance and hue shifts, trying to match a bit what you have but still keep a bit of the original warmer light from the top, it might be a tad colder now than I hoped but maybe it looks better overall? edited the main post. Many thanks!

I also checked that artstation you linked, gonna have to study that one, I love it.