Illustrating Emotions through Color
The look of the characters 3
A course by Gaby Zermeño , Illustrator and Concept Artist
About the video: The look of the characters 3
Overview
“Finally we are going to detail a little more our composition. I will show you how certain characteristics can help us so that our characters have the appearance of the age we want as well as those that we can use to make them appear more serious, friendly, comical, etc.”
In this video lesson Gaby Zermeño addresses the topic: The look of the characters 3, 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
“The look of the characters Continuing with the design of this character, Well, I already have the initial structure, now we will only detail a little more. As I want this to be the most applied character, the most responsible of the three friends, I think his uniform should be more neat and give an appearance of someone who cares about order. Remember that the longer the face is, you can see someone a little more adult, what is happening with this character, so I'll make it a little more compact. I'm not interested in making my head so long I don't want you to get confused that you are alre...”
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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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