coloring: FLAT vs NON-FLAT

i know this may sound stupid to some of u ... and some of u may even say that i shouldnt care about this ... but this has been bothering me for quite some time now .... so i thought i should bring it up to your attention.

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as u guys may have known by now .... my digital coloring methods pretty much fall under the FLAT COLORS category. it has been like that for quite a long time. nowadays i have been trying to figure out how to digicolor things in the more painterly way (and see if it is suitable for me...). but to me, i found it to be quite difficult since i have been so used to using flat colors, or relatively flat colors in my illustrations. though i used to be taught on color theories in oil painting, but if u dont use it often .... u just forget about them >.
after seeing everyone else who r just SO GOOD at coloring in the painterly way, i am beginning to wonder if most people judge your coloring skills ... MOSTLY based on whether u can color your illustration in the painterly way or not. i have heard people say that if u can only color with flat colors, u r pretty much out of the league. but personally, i still think that some flat colored illustrations can convey a lot to the viewers than some painterly-looking work. there is still some beauty to flat-and-graphic-looking work (in this case ... graphic does NOT mean pornography @_@). for example, alphonse mucha.

.... so what do u guys think?? i am really curious to hear what u gotta say. so sorry for the random weird brainpoop >_<


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