Pictorial Techniques for Digital Painting
Creating the color palette
A course by Javier González Pacheco , Illustrator
Joined October 2012
About the video: Creating the color palette
Overview
“In this lesson you will learn how to use the chromatic wheel to select the color palette of your work, playing with the use of harmonic and opposite colors.”
In this video lesson Javier González Pacheco addresses the topic: Creating the color palette, which is part of the Domestika online course: Pictorial Techniques for Digital Painting. Learn coloring methods to achieve a pictorial feel in your illustrations using Photoshop.
Partial transcription of the video
“Creating the color palette The strength of the work you will do will be centered on the color. In this lesson I will teach you the theory of color with the so-called chromatic circle. We will create a custom color palette, from some references that we will look for. Let us begin. First I have looked for different photographic references, both to inspire me in the colors, as in what I wanted to draw. These are the panels that I have created. This one here is for reference of color combinations. This can serve as a color reference, but also as a reference for what I wanted to draw. In my case...”
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Course summary for: Pictorial Techniques for Digital Painting
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Color Theory, Digital Illustration, Digital Painting, Traditional illustration
Javier González Pacheco
A course by Javier González Pacheco
Javier G. Pacheco is an illustrator from Albacete, who has been based in Barcelona, Spain for over ten years. His passion for illustration began as a child, alongside his mother who painted and shared her passion for art and illustration to help develop Javier’s creative skills.
He obtained his first art degree in Escuela de Artes Antonio López in Tomelloso, Spain, and furthered his studies at Escuela de Arte de Toledo with a Higher-level degree in Illustration. He then started his first art and design studio with a close friend, where he was able to apply his traditional and digital illustrations to products, posters, branding projects, and more.
After several years working at his own studio, Javier went on to working with renowned fashion brands in Barcelona, Spain. Today, Javier is a freelance illustrator, with exhibitions of his work in countries like France, Mexico, Taiwan, Canada, Italy, and more, and has published his own Art Book with Omniki Ediciones.
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