Why do my digital paintings get muddy so fast?

I start with bright colors, but by the time I'm done, everything looks brown. I've tried working on separate layers, but it still happens. Any advice on keeping colors vibrant?

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ryan_gibson457mo ago

Yeah that bright-to-brown shift is so familiar. I stopped over-mixing on the canvas so much, using fewer brush strokes and picking cleaner colors from my swatches instead of constantly blending.

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ruby5047mo ago

Cleaner colors from swatches really helped me too.

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grant527mo ago

Watched a friend fix this by picking new colors for shadows instead of just darkening the base tone. They stopped making mud by grabbing a fresh blue or purple from the wheel.

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