MSPAINT Galaxy, need suggestions for colour

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The image I used as a reference is


I'm not really used to experimenting with pallets in paint, any suggestions so i can have more colours in my images? Or should I use another program which would allow a larger variety of colours?

EDIT: Imageshack just butchered the image quality, fuck
EDITEDIT: Seems the image quality was butchered another way. Oh well.

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Too much darkness.

no, seriously. Look at the photo. There's at least a tinge of visible red everywhere. Yours just has the light drop off at a certain point, like it hit a wall or something.

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I would just draw it, not use the spray can tool. You can convey the impression of particulates without actually drawing thousands of tiny dots.

[FrostShell]

Anyone else see a big ol' cock and balls in that?

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Too much darkness.

no, seriously. Look at the photo. There's at least a tinge of visible red everywhere. Yours just has the light drop off at a certain point, like it hit a wall or something.

Yeah, I guess I was lazy or something, but I'll keep that in mind.

I would just draw it, not use the spray can tool. You can convey the impression of particulates without actually drawing thousands of tiny dots.

I'm inexperienced with things like this, would you be able to suggest how I could do that?

[Loki Clock]

I'm inexperienced with things like this, would you be able to suggest how I could do that?

Draw larger blocks of color more scribbly, so that the outline isn't smooth. Look at the image from a distance to get a rougher idea of the form. You want to draw the overall form of it, not every tiny fluid piece.