Doodle-Style Vector Illustration
Colors
A course by Mauro Martins , Graphic Designer and Illustrator
About the video: Colors
Overview
“Now that the composition is all done, it's time to add colors and test palettes. In this lecture, I will show you a process that I invented to perform this step. The color palette of your illustration is a very important part. In my opinion, when we have a very beautiful color palette, we can even just make random shapes with the colors, without much care, which is already beautiful. Therefore, the use of colors and the choice of palette deserve special attention. ”
In this video lesson Mauro Martins addresses the topic: Colors, which is part of the Domestika online course: Doodle-Style Vector Illustration. Learn how to create a composition that combines different elements, from the first sketches to the post-production.
Partial transcription of the video
“Unit 3 - Lesson 4 COLORS In this lesson our project is almost ready. The color step is one of the steps I like the most in the project, because we see the drawing come to life. It's useful to develop your own methodology, your way of solving problems. The way I add color to my project is a technique that I invented myself and that speeds up my process a lot. Let's see how this technique works, I'll share it with you. To explain it more easily, I took out a part of the drawing. The first thing to do is duplicate the final stroke layer. I'm going to name this layer "colors." Move the color la...”
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Course summary for: Doodle-Style Vector Illustration
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Category
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Software
Adobe Illustrator -
Areas
Digital Illustration, Traditional illustration, Vector Illustration
Mauro Martins
A course by Mauro Martins
After graduating in Graphic Design at UnB, Mauro Martins worked as an art director in major advertising agencies for more than 13 years, where he accumulated numerous national and international awards. At the last agency he worked for, CP + B in Boulder, Colorado, he worked with clients such as Kraft, Best Buy, and Infiniti.
He currently works as a freelance illustrator, focused on his auteur work. His work has been the image of brands such as Absolut, Domino’s, Amarula, or ESPN. His work has been published in numerous magazines, books, and websites around the world. He has won several awards, including the 6th AI-A International Latin American Illustration Contest, the Spoleto chain's national dish design contest, and Google's Nest illustration contest.
Mauro was recently listed as one of the 200 best illustrators in the world by the highly esteemed Austrian publisher Lürzer’s Archive.
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