Illustrating Emotions through Color
Final Photoshop tricks 1
A course by Gaby Zermeño , Illustrator and Concept Artist
About the video: Final Photoshop tricks 1
Overview
“In this lesson, I'll show you the tools I use to put the finishing touches on a digital illustration. I will also show you how by altering certain properties of color, we can obtain highly varied atmospheric (and narrative) results.”
In this video lesson Gaby Zermeño addresses the topic: Final Photoshop tricks 1, 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
“In this lesson. i'll show you how to enhance your illustration by adding final touches in Photoshop. dive in and see how to perfect the details. We're about to finalize this piece by adding those crucial finishing touches to ensure it's both highly optimized and incredibly aesthetically pleasing. down to the last detail. To start. let me share that I've just a bit of light on this child. I felt it was dulling the colors too much. which we don't want. We contrast so the character stands out. Let's ensure there's a balance and the character is visible. It's crucial to maintain this harmony to...”
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Course summary for: Illustrating Emotions through Color
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Adobe Photoshop -
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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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