Illustrating Emotions through Color
Application of tonal values 2
A course by Gaby Zermeño , Illustrator and Concept Artist
About the video: Application of tonal values 2
Overview
“In this second part I am going to teach you to assign values to our characters and we will modulate the colors so that they are according to the lighting of our atmosphere.”
In this video lesson Gaby Zermeño addresses the topic: Application of tonal values 2, 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 Ready. After a round of adjustments, I think I already have Laura finished. Many times it happens that when we are drawing, expressiveness is as strong and when we start to plaster and paint that subtlety of expressions is lost, but I wanted to rescue his expression as much as possible, which, of course, can be emphasized more with color and lights. What I really changed a little bit was the hand, the little arm, felt that being a continuous line here where his ear is, created a slightly complex silhouette, a little difficult to recognize, so I just opened his ar...”
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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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