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
“Let's add color to our illustration Then I will plaster only the protagonist, Laura. I already have my layers here separately so that everything is easier. And I always start when I paint a character by his skin color. Beyond what accessories to put on her, what color will her sweater be and all that, I am guided first by the color of her skin and her hair, and from there I make decisions about what color her clothes should wear. So we will take this as an example. I'll take ... First of all, I prefer to duplicate this folder because I am interested that when I am painting I'm not losing my...”
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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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