Illustrating Emotions through Color
Application of tonal values 1
A course by Gaby Zermeño , Illustrator and Concept Artist
About the video: Application of tonal values 1
Overview
“In this lesson I will show you how I make decisions about contrasts and transform the sketch of our composition into an image with gray plates that will be our guide to apply the color later.”
In this video lesson Gaby Zermeño addresses the topic: Application of tonal values 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Illustrating Emotions through Color. Harness the power of color to create emotional illustrations that impact the eye as well as the heart.
Partial transcription of the video
“Application of tonal values In this lesson we will address how to make our image in tonal values, that is, in shades of gray. This will help us a lot to make our image read well and that that gives us a guideline for later applying color. Let's get started. As you can see, here I have the file and I have a layer separating each plane. This is the third plane, the back plane, this would be the first and second where my characters are. I am interested that in this section we are as organized as possible so as not to generate problems in the future when we go to paint our piece and we'll start...”
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Course summary for: Illustrating Emotions through Color
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Character Design, Color Theory, Concept Art, Digital Drawing, Digital Illustration, Narrative, Traditional illustration
Gaby Zermeño
A course by Gaby Zermeño
Gaby Zermeño is a freelance illustrator and concept artist from Guadalajara (Mexico). She specializes in digital illustration and character and concept art development.
She has illustrated children's books for publishers such as Macmillan, Cambridge University Press, and Storytime Magazine, created storyboards for Netflix, and animated projects for studios like Anima, Mighty, Lunch Films, and Sesame Workshop. She has also participated in advertising illustration projects for Cartoon Network and OhMyDisney.
In addition, Gaby teaches Professional Illustration at ESCENA, an animation and digital art school in Mexico.
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