Art and other controlled chaos...
Color Cube Challenge
About the Project
In March, I purchased a set of 500 color palettes by Sarah Renae Clark. I decided off-hand to attempt a digital doodle for all 500. Am I crazy? Yeah maybe. But it's been a fun challenge. I am able to play with digital work that can be done anywhere AND I learn about color AND I might come up with ideas I want to see in finished work.
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Most of these will not be "finished", which is why I call them doodles. I told myself I wouldn't spend too much time perfecting details or being obsessive about the drawings. Basically it is a digital sketchbook.
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On July 4th, 2024 I finished my first 20 and started this page.
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Palette 400
Where it started. I asked a coworker to pick a random number, found a muse on sketchy and did a sketch. This was the day I decided to try and do all 500.
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Palette 293
I really enjoyed this palette. Also, things might get weird in this process. It's just how my brain works. It's not going to be a lot of planning it's just - what my brain does.
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Palette 022
If Portland was a person? Another Sktchy app muse doodle.
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Palette 017
The all bold palettes can be rough to work with. I find I need at least a little bit of something dark or muted to really make things pop like I want.
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Palette 025
Thanks, I hate it.
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Palette 175
This number was picked by a coworker who was moving on to bigger better things. I never showed her the finish because - well. I dunno if she would appreciate the vibe my brain took with this color combo. ha...haha
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Palette 096
Unexpectedly enjoyed this palette and the finish product. Another Sktchy muse.
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Palette 236
Warm on warm - just a Sktchy muse portrait.
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Palette 224
Another Sktchy muse.
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Palette 069
This is probably going to be a painting at some point. It's an idea I have had floating around in my head a long time....
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Palette 498
What in the 80's graphic heck did I do here?
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Palette 097
This palette just screamed for something simple, graphic, and cute.
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Palette 337
I swear the muse this was done from was not a scary baby... I kinda hate drawing babies...why do I keep doing it????
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Palette 500
Saint Sebastian is my jam. I love the imagery. This was done as an homage to Odilion Redon's painting of Saint Sebastian, just with a Bambi twist. Also I LOVE this color palette!​
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Palette 003
Warm palette, Sktchy muse,
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Palette 305
This palette just screamed for something simple, graphic, and cute.
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Palette 375
Aunt Donna, but with red hair and a weird face. This is the point where I discovered how to put a texture layer into my doodles...and yeah, this is pretty great...
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Palette 250
I enjoyed playing around with this. This is the first time I discovered textured backgrounds in the digital space.
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I can actually make things look more natural media now and that has me STOKED.
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Palette 078
Wheatheads!
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Palette 123
Initially I hated this, but it grew on me. I like the almost glowing effect.
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Palette 041
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Bunnerific.
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Palette 007
Meh
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Palette 489
Fiddling with more texture and more brushes. Another very monochromatic palette. Basically black and white.
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Palette 264
I found my fav paper texture and brush combo so far while doing this. It's just enough tooth to be really fun to work on. I will be experimenting a lot but this combo will be back.
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Palette 333
Cthulu wants you. *smooch
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Palette 077
Been on a monster kick lately apparently. This was a unique palette I wouldn't have put together myself but I enjoyed playing with it.
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Palette 257
More monsters. More awkward poses. lol
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Palette 028
This was a fun combo of colors but I just decided to do a simple floral doodle to play with them.
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Palette 317
Bright n fun. Eyeballs are great.
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Palette 491
I am finding I have a lot of fun with palettes with a lot of muted tones and one or two really bright suckers.
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Palette 27
1 fish, blue fish. Fish sticks. I need a day off.
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Palette 402
I like this moody set with a fuchsia pop.
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Palette 411
BIRB
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Palette 315
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Palette 406
Another head another tree. I dunno why I cannot stop doing that.
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Palette 347
This is on my list of top ones so far. I love the slash brush. I used to do similar things on my sculpture back in school - it's something I really like doing and it always comes back
