Illustrating Emotions through Color
The expressiveness of the characters 2
A course by Gaby Zermeño , Illustrator and Concept Artist
About the video: The expressiveness of the characters 2
Overview
“It is time to start putting our characters in pose, for this I will show you a tip with photographs that I use so that their poses look more naturally.”
In this video lesson Gaby Zermeño addresses the topic: The expressiveness of the characters 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
“The expressiveness of the characters And then see, here is my collage of references. The mirror exercise of course helps first to let go of the hand, to observe us, but already precisely these photographs, that work the same as the mirror exercise, will help draw my character now yes with all the necessary pose requirements. To start with, I will use a different color to paint them, not to make me balls. Anyway and I can lower the opacity to my background to 20%, to 50%, The thing is that we do not complicate our lives, on the contrary, help us, that digital tools are in our favor. And then...”
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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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