How to do half assed digital colouring without learning colour theory

If you want your colouring to look really great, colour theory is an invaluable tool. Here's a tutorial I found super useful.

But if that's all a bit intimidating and you just want some tips on how to make your colouring look ok without having to learn much theory, then the half-assed method I'm about to describe is a good place to start. I've used a flat anime-ish style but if you soften the shading the same technique works for other styles. Most of my art uses variations on this technique.
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