03-26-2013, 11:19 AM
No worries dude. Look working with grayscale is a great idea and it can be difficult to get a nice colour result with just using colour modes etc. At some point you definitely have to go in there and attack things by painting on them. Get James Gurney's Colour and Light book. It is awesome and cheap and is written in an easy to understand manner to be able to wrap your head around colour theory. Loomis' Creative Illustration does an ok job on Colour theory as well, but Gurney's is the bible
http://www.amazon.com/Color-Light-Guide-...0740797719
Rendering takes time! I am also really trying to learn the patience to get a good finish..and it can be tough. Don't be afraid to leave work once you've learned what you can from it and take on the next challenge using what you've learned from how you failed. Also remember concepts don't always have to be meticulously rendered all over, they do have to read and present well to get the idea across.
Good luck with the next.
http://www.amazon.com/Color-Light-Guide-...0740797719
Rendering takes time! I am also really trying to learn the patience to get a good finish..and it can be tough. Don't be afraid to leave work once you've learned what you can from it and take on the next challenge using what you've learned from how you failed. Also remember concepts don't always have to be meticulously rendered all over, they do have to read and present well to get the idea across.
Good luck with the next.