Illustrating Emotions through Color
Let's add the color to our illustration 2
A course by Gaby Zermeño , Illustrator and Concept Artist
About the video: Let's add the color to our illustration 2
Overview
“Now I'm going to show you how to work in layers to paint our characters more easily. I will talk to you about the importance of our anchor colors to follow the logic of values that we previously established.”
In this video lesson Gaby Zermeño addresses the topic: Let's add the color to our illustration 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
“I'm going to focus on setting up the main character. laura. As you can see. i've already separated all my layers. which makes everything much easier to manage. This is always how I begin my process. When I paint a character. i start with their skin color. More than what accessories to add. what color sweater will be. and all that. I believe I first follow the color of their skin and hair. From there. i determine the color of their clothes. Let's use this as an example. I'll begin with this step first. deciding on the clothing colors accordingly. First. i always duplicate the folder. This en...”
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Course summary for: Illustrating Emotions through Color
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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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