User talk:MjolnirPants/Colorizing

Eyes

Skin and hat and so on are much improved. But... eyes? FeatherPluma (talk) 02:18, 22 March 2016 (UTC)

@FeatherPluma: Well, there are two things to say about the eyes. The first is an excuse: I did this on a non-color corrected monitor using physical prints for references. I may have overdone it and not noticed at the time. The second is an explanation, and more to the meat: I've found that in almost every case, a realistic eye color is not seen as a realistic eye color. When I've done colorization for hire, the client tends to ask why I didn't color the eyes. When I pointed out that I did, they ask if I can "punch them up" a bit. When I've gone ahead and over saturated them, I generally get no complaints.

tl;dr: I may have overdone it just a tad, but they're super-saturated on purpose. People usually prefer it that way. MjolnirPants Tell me all about it. 13:57, 22 March 2016 (UTC)

@MjolnirPants: Very good. Maybe based on an interest in DeviantArt and Renderosity etc. this caught my (blue?) eye(s). Could be my screen, of course: if I lean back and half close my eyes, it looks OK, so maybe I have my screen settings too intense. Take care. FeatherPluma (talk) 14:18, 22 March 2016 (UTC)

@FeatherPluma: It's almost certain you do, but that's because most screens are not well color calibrated, and oversaturate everything. However, I did take a look after reading your comment (criticism is only constructive if the person listens to it!), and it does look like Mary may have been a spice addict.

One tip: If you're using a newer Mac or have Windows 10, there are color calibration features built in to the operating system. Usually, the display is oversaturated and tinted slightly blue (this is actually on purpose, as it improves our ability to read text and pick out fine details in images on screen). Check out this link for Windows 10 or this link for Mac OS X Yosemite or higher if you want to color calibrate your monitor. If you do that, you can get awesome results by comparing pantone swatches from any reputable website to physical pantone swatches you can pick up at any commercial painting or art supplies store. You'll have to calibrat,e compare, and calibrate again a few times, but the end result will be nigh-perfect! MjolnirPants Tell me all about it. 14:42, 22 March 2016 (UTC)