Hi, to restart the journals in 2018, I'm posting a complete  list of all our journals. As some of you know, we've been using this Weekly Journal Idea Request! :update::Update: Members suggestions added to bottom of the journal.
July 2017 update: Additions to the lists.
Hello Everyone, :iconcharlot-sweetie: charlot-sweetie here! Long time no post.
Sad to say our weekly journals stopped a while ago, this is in parts to admins being busy, but also because of a lack of ideas.
So lovely members do you have any colour based questions you would like us to answer in ways of a journal?
Below are all journals we have done so far. ^.~ Just in case you missed any.
Colour Theory
https://cloud-of-colours.deviantart.com/journal/Weekly-Journal-15-Color-Theory-611976070
Hue, Saturation and Value https://cloud-of-colours.deviantart.com/journal/EDIT-Hue-Saturation-and-Value-Weekly-Journal-5-593162506
Warm and Cold Colours https://cloud-of-colours.deviantart.com/journal/Warm-and-Cold-Colours-Weekly-Journal-1-587410408
Colouring-Summer https://cloud-of-colours.deviantart.com/journal/Colouring-Summer-Weekly-Journal-2-589214152
Flat-Colour-and-Shading http://cloud-of-col
as a list, however this should be easier to find. :heart:

Quick List of Sections:
1. Colour Theory Journals
2. 'The Colour:' Journals
3. Generalized Journals  (with subsections)
4. Traditional Colouring
5. Digital Colouring

1.   Colour Theory Journals
Colour Theory (Journal 15) cloud-of-colours.deviantart.co…
Hue, Saturation and Value cloud-of-colours.deviantart.co…
Warm and Cold Colours cloud-of-colours.deviantart.co…
Flat-Colour-and-Shading cloud-of-colours.deviantart.co…
Pairing-up-colours cloud-of-colours.deviantart.co…
Choosing-Color-Palette cloud-of-colours.deviantart.co…
Value-Study-and-composition cloud-of-colours.deviantart.co…
Lighting and Shading- fav.me/dbfj1qr
Groups of Colour (definitions)  fav.me/db6sth4
Lighting and Shading (Journal 35) fav.me/dbfj1qr

2. 'The Colour:' Journals
Pink - fav.me/dbi8625
Red - cloud-of-colours.deviantart.co…
Orange - fav.me/dba1tcz
Yellow - fav.me/db7z4q2
Green - cloud-of-colours.deviantart.co…
Blue - fav.me/dbdx62x
Purple - cloud-of-colours.deviantart.co…
Rainbow - cloud-of-colours.deviantart.co…
Black - cloud-of-colours.deviantart.co…
Brown - fav.me/dblepx9
White - fav.me/dbku8fs
Metallic:
Gold - fav.me/dbnp018

3. Generalized Colour (with subsections)
Colouring-Summer cloud-of-colours.deviantart.co…
Colouring The Seasons: fav.me/dbk5z7b
The Emotions of Colours cloud-of-colours.deviantart.co…
Coloured-Lineart cloud-of-colours.deviantart.co…
Realistic-VS-Unrealistic colouring cloud-of-colours.deviantart.co…
Colour-Palette-Website cloud-of-colours.deviantart.co…
Colouring-the-Dark-Side cloud-of-colours.deviantart.co…
Spooky Colouring- fav.me/dbp01ww
Monochrome - fav.me/dbrvlgi
Monochromatic with Colour details fav.me/dbd6lbu
How To Deal With Art Block:
High School and Art Class: fav.me/dbnd9lf
Colour and Fanart fav.me/dbgw9q7
Poses and Positioning (Journa 31)l fav.me/dbca5kx
Environment Tips:
Guide to Environments fav.me/dbbsh49
Background vs Environment fav.me/dbao7w8
Skies: Part1 (Journal 26)fav.me/db8aje6
Skies: Part2 (Journal 27) fav.me/db9273t
Clouds  (Journal 6) fav.me/d9u0fgd
Tips for Characters
Colouring OCs and Adoptables fav.me/dbey7dh
Hair-Colouring-Tutorial cloud-of-colours.deviantart.co…
Comic and Manga Tips
Comics The Bare Bones: fav.me/dbtnrmt

4. Traditional Colouring
Traditional Art and Colour (Journal 37) fav.me/dbhbie1

5. Digital Colouring
Digital Colour Tips (Journal 39) -fav.me/dbizk5w
Tips for colouring inS Paint Tool SAI
cloud-of-colours.deviantart.co…
cloud-of-colours.deviantart.co…
The Bare Bones of Sequential Panels.
This journal  is a little like anatomy, or shading practice, it seems disjointed, but we need these parts to hold our comics together. It gives one a firm starting point, which can then be used to create something else. However, I recommend you look at other sources of information as well.

Terminology:
Tough Love by IrrelevantMoons
There are a few terms I wish to clarify before I start the main part of the comic. These terms are just from en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossa… , though most of them come from Scott McCloud’s books. If you have the pleasure of studying a graphic novel in class, your teacher will probably use some of these terms.

Page -one single page of panels. The DC guide to comics has some really good examples of cross page composition, I will not talk about that for the sake of simplicity (and word count)

Tier -a row of panels.

Splash page -a page (or two) that consist of a single panel or image. Here is an example:   Dreamtamers Chapter One Cover by Griffonmender

Panel -a single image or box that is part of the whole page. These are usually have a border (generally a black line) around them, but it is not necessary.

Border -a line completely surrounding a panel. This helps to create define one panel against another. Here is an example with borders :thumb644096973: , and here is one without Magic Advisor Q and A page 2 by missmagicgirl .

Gutter -This the space between panels. it's usually white or black. This helps make the comic more readable, especially if you have a fast paced action comic. Here is an example of a page with a gutter CAS Adventures chapter 1 page 7 by charlot-sweetie and here is a page without a gutter Dreamtamers Ch1 Pg6 by Griffonmender

Speech bubble - a dialogue or thought ballon separating the characters speech from the rest of the page. The bubble is clearly connected to one character who is usually visible in the panel. Here's an example Page 1. by glitchyberry

Text box - a place where text that is not directly connected to the scene, or is being told by a narrator is. This may give information about a character, add irony to a situation, or might just be used by a narrator. Here is an example that has a lot:

Page Format:
Chateau Grief 127 by chateaugrief
This is what separates western graphic novels, from comic strips, from manga, how the panels are sequenced. Some illustrations, like political cartoons, only have one panel. Others, like western comics and graphic novels, go from left to right, then down to the next tier. Manga does the same, except they go right to left. Personally, I find flipped manga pages are harder to follow, than if it's not, as many things are pointing in the wrong direction. If you choose a format, stick to it for the rest of the comic.

For a western comic book page, the basic format is 3 tiers with 3 panels. Artists often change some things, for example, making the amount of panels two instead of three, but this basic layout remains. If you are switching the amount of panels you have, please consider paying attention to your gutters and panel borders, as this will help keep your page readable. A western comic book is not the easiest format to use, but there are lots of resources on it compared to other formats.

There is one particular format that is not unique to the internet, but has gained popularity because of it, this is a format where you read top to bottom. This allows a reader to scroll down on their mobile devices, and helps fit in with sites like Taptastic. If you want to post online, consider how each site you are posting to works.

Panel Composition:
Yu-Gi-Oh! - D-Stortion Page 5 by TingandWal
This could be an entire journal on its own, every panel should be considered like it's a single piece, as well being able to fit in the whole of the page.  There are multiple panel compositions that you could use, such as close ups, or landscapes.  Unless you have  large panels, try to keep most panels focused on one thing, movement or object. Usually everything stays within a panel, however if you want to create a sense of movement or impact, consider having something going over the borders of the panel as it does in this CAS Adventures chapter 1 Page 8 by charlot-sweetie you could also have panels on top of another panel to create an interesting effect like this page does:   Yu-Gi-Oh! - D-Stortion Page 1 by TingandWal

The most important thing for your panels to do is to tell the story together as a page. To facilitate this try to keep a flow of movement between your panels. A quick tip for keeping your movement understandable is the 180 rule, where you only show 180 degrees of the space. (A half circle, essentially so the audience angle does not change to much, making them behind a character one panel and in front of that character the next. Always ask yourself, or a beat reader if you have one, if each page makes sense when you are reading it.




Colour in Comics
Fire by zyune
Just as with page format, a consistent colour palette will help a comic seem complete and professional. If you want to create tension or suspense, consider using the saturation of colour to express the mood, like decreasing it for a sad scene, or increasing it for a scene about anger. I would suggest checking out some of the other journals we have on colour for a specific topic of colour, such as characters.


Text
0001 Magic Advisor by missmagicgirl
Figure out what text is necessary for your panel, but draw the full draft of the page before putting them in. This allows you more flexibility in the size and shape of your text. Look at writing books for novelists to help you get ideas for plots and characters. Plan all of your text out ahead of time, and use a computer to but it in digitally if you can.


Here's some more comics from our folders. :heart:
The Moon and the Sun - Chapter One by MaeraFey Yu-Gi-Oh! - D-Stortion - Chapter 3 - Page 11 by TingandWal Page 11. by glitchyberry A rather unusual love confession... by imtehForest :thumb586031765: Tori no Uta (ENG) Cover by WindSwirl   DSA Chap 01 pg 09 ENG by imtehForest Sleep by Thyraize

Mature Content

Digimon: Tribulations, Prologue pg. 15 by Helios-No-Jinn
Res Mira 0006 by Grendelkin :thumb688141766: Artsypants (COMPLETED) by Beartie Chateau Grief 127 by chateaugrief Mindscapes, Mindscapes and More Mindscapes PG 1 by Br00kie-Draws
Greetings everyone~ fizzypopcake  :iconfizzypopcake: here. This marks as my very first journal entry for this group :D  I hope I’ll be able instill some useful info just like how my respectable co-admins did~


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For this week’s journal, we would be talking about monochromatic color schemes.  


Now some would perhaps think that monochrome illustrations would only entail colors of  black and white but in actuality, it also involves the use of  another color— it’s just that  it uses a single hue of that certain color.

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Color. What a deep and mysterious language. It is the language of dreams and emotions.
This GIF of Claude Faustus is one good example ^^
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The monochromatic color scheme uses variations in lightness and saturation of a single hue in which we refer to as a base color. It usually gives off a clean and uniform look to a piece. Because the colors belong to one hue,  color harmony is predominantly observed, making it easy to look at.

Here are some examples from our talented members:
+ Arya + by MroczniaK   Deep Sea Girl by Felielle   +~+ Vesper +~+ by MroczniaK

Why is it called monochrome?



Good question. The word monochrome was first used in the 17th century during the Renaissance period. It was the time when a lot of forms of art emerged.  Monochrome is based on Greek word monokhrōmatos meaning ‘of a single color.’ If we break it down, 'mono' means one and 'chrome' is the material where dyes or pigments are made of.


Elements of Monochrome Illustrations



In creating monochromatic illustrations we only use variations (shades) of a single hue, made by altering the saturation and brightness of the base color. Black and white colors are always added, as they in fact are the brightest and respectively the darkest shade of the color.

Another example from our awesome members:

:thumb469439596: Overwatch to the West!!! by RobotCatArt

We can use the monochromatic scheme to create palettes with very similar, less contrast shades, as well as combination of high-contrast shades. Just uuse tints, shades, and tones of the key color to enhance the scheme.

Examples from our members:
Shade by BabanIllustration AH, WHAT TO DO +speedpaint by nicolft

Advantages of Monochromes



- The monochromatic scheme is easy to manage, and always looks balanced and visually appealing.
- Selection of color shading and highlights is quicker since it only includes one hue.
- It gives off aesthetically minimalistic mood
- It is easy on the eyes especially on the blue and green colors.

Disadvantages of Monochrome



-This scheme lacks color contrast. It is not as vibrant as the complementary scheme.
-It also limits the range of colors that an artist may choose from.
- Highlighting objects that require some emphasis may be difficult.




Here are some works of our members that just shouts monochrome



Red is for Rage by MyEmeraldTears   CLOSED: Pumpkin Witch Cacteen Auction by hanacowo ~ Chibi Star Guardian Soraka ~ by MroczniaK lunatic red eyes by izumi07   Nier Automata 2b by RumbyFishy



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Thank you so much for reading! ~(^o^)~ Have any thoughts, questions or additional info? Don't hesitate to comment below and we will get back to you :hug:


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I need to start off on a sour note... please do NOT POST ADOPTABLES in unrelated folders. We have an adoptable folder, adoptables go in there that way anyone looking to buy can find you.
ADOPTABLES GO IN THE ADOPTABLE FOLDER. PLEASE~

Right, Ok, Good.
We are about to enter October, well known in present time for spooky happens, sweets, chocolate and Inktober (we have a journal relating to that next week). We are about to see a overwhelming amount of Halloween based art, so let's go over what it takes to make a creepy/horror based image.

1) Lighting-
A running theme with this journal will be avoiding the natural way. So for lighting by default we thinking light coming above (that is where is the sun). So you want to avoid that and set you lighting off to the side or below the subject of the image.
Notice the differences in the image and how different lighting provides a different effect.
Simple Face Lighting Reference by SYSEN
More examples.
Spooky Cadash by bablar The Black Book of Horror by pmoodie

2) Colours -
Again avoid the natural way. So light needs to not be white, yellow, given the feel of your picture pick a different colour that still looks good. Don't use too many colour. For example if you have a street scene and put in lots of colours it will feel like a disco (so never creepy).
The pink lighting in the image below combined with the sad expression and "dying flower" gives a feeling of lost innocence, dead romance. Basically taking the positive meanings of the colour Pink and making them negative/sad.
Flower Bleeding Colour by DestinyBlue
This image however is using both the positive and negative traits of Red to create an aggressive and domineering, powerful action action picture.
Horror Legends- Freddy Krueger by thedarkcloak

If using plants and grass are around avoid using dark or lush greens, greenish yellows or blues (or what ever light colour you have) will make the vegetation look off, wrong and set more unease or super natural feel.
Spirit Guide by PendragonArts-GEA

3) Setting -
Why is the area scary?
Bedrooms are safe zone, how can you twist that? The window has teeth? creepy shadows? something hiding outside?
Forests can be dark, full of mystery that can kill, animals making noises, eyes glowing.
Cities are full people, but what if it was an empty street? what if all  the people turned on you? got lost in the winding roads?
A good background can really bring out the best in your image.
Nightmares by jameszapata Forest by yagaminoue Dark Alley by Nele-Diel

4) Subject -
I think the biggest point of this section is are we suppose to be afraid of the person/creature/area in the image or are we trying to relate to the situation of the person of creature.
Expression is the key here. Given all the points above consider if it's best emotion for the subject to have.
If you swapped the expressions on the 2 below the image would have a very different feeling.
I will be beautiful again! by HirobArt
Likewise if this person was sad or scared, rather than happy/scheming, we would rather sympathy and not fear towards them.
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The "Uncanny Valley" is also a useful tip to remember here, altering the body to look just sightly off can have a big effect.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncanny_…
www.google.co.uk/search?rlz=1C…

I hope this helps you in up and coming month!
As always lets see what the members are up to.
Mr. Bolton by SoubiVee All OK. by KI0I Red is for Rage by MyEmeraldTears [SPEEDPAINT] live action soon... by eggswithbenefits Bendy and the Ink Machine by AiiBee Commission for Anyoka 02~ by miyukitamoe Sans by Halfa-Sleep:thumb669828117: Black rage by Utulivu

Thanks for reading, let us know what think in the comments.
Some of our members also give really good advice!
Hello everyone! Today we will be discussing the colour gold.

The colour of sand in the harsh sunlight, the warm glow of a sunrise, and the sparkle of a bejeweled crown. Gold is a strong and solid colour that symbolises wealth, prosperity, wisdom and victory. It is also commonly associated with warmth, magic and perfection.

:thumb704530878:  My Dream by Cocacolilla Pain by FlashW

Gold, the metal
Why is the colour "gold" called gold? It was named after the element gold, which is a yellow-orange hue. The gold metal isn't always the generic "yellow gold". There are also "white gold", "green gold" and "rose gold" variations depending on what metals are mixed with the gold alloy.

How is this colour different to yellow?
Gold is a type of yellow, however it is also an umbrella term for other types of gold, such as Goldenrod, Golden Poppy, Vegas Poppy and Old Gold. Gold generally stays between the colours yellow-orange and brown. This colour tends to be on the heavier, more saturated side of the colour wheel, which reflects the solid gold element it was named after.

Night Stroll in Spirit Kingdom by chinchongcha Zeno [Akatsuki no Yona] by Chiyuuhi

Matching gold
Gold can be matched with many colours. The basic warm colours, such as red and orange, really compliment gold and can give off a feisty or warm feeling.

afternoon by Junsopheii . : From The Ashes : . by Forumsdackel

Pairing it with brown can give it an autumn-like or muted feel.

Untitled by bibika1987 Yosemite Hotel by chateaugrief Hyuna Fanart - Hate by Halfa-Sleep

It works really well with green as well, since they are close together on the colour wheel.

[Commission] Merry Christmas :) by lydia-san Extra2 for [KiyasamatheInu] by JS-AdoptS

The beauty of it is that it doesn't necessarily have to take up a lot of the illustration, but it can assist in enhancing the other colours to create an atmosphere. This can be done by using golden lighting.

+Wrath Of God+ by ERA-7 Elf by Lama0113 Tino. by EarlyOctober


Essentially, gold is a very strong asset to any colour palette, and can be used to dominate or compliment other colours in a picture. Combining gold with lighter yellows will not only make the picture brighter, but it will also add more depth. To see the journal about the colour yellow, click here: cloud-of-colours.deviantart.co…

Here are some other artworks that incorporate the colour gold
Teenage Days by ArnesArts [COM] Hiii by BrownBlurry [Commission] I'm home by lydia-san Yang Xiao Long by Frappe7 :thumb673824035: Zootopia Fanart - Judy and Nick by pin100 Goodbye by Oniyfanss +LION SPIRIT+ by ERA-7

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