Illustrated Sketchbooking in Full Color

Overview

“Taking our sketch from the previous lesson, I’ll demonstrate how the pens work in action by colouring it with a specific colour scheme to replicate reality in a simplified way, using a few key colours to draw attention of the audience, while still keeping it all instantly recognisable.”

In this video lesson James Chapman addresses the topic: Using a Palette to Replicate Reality 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Illustrated Sketchbooking in Full Color. Explore your imagination and create vibrant illustrations with acrylic paint markers.

Partial transcription of the video

“Using a palette to replicate reality Now we'll talk about one of my favourite things, colour. I will be colouring one of the sketches we did with a realistic palette. These colours are a great way to think about colour because you can use the colours you see in real life. It's great to lead the audience to a picture, as they can recognise the colours of bananas, and trees and apples. When you bring these colours together, they can look a bit busy. Sometimes it's nice to alter them or make the background more muted compared to the foreground, or highlight one item in particular by using a sp...”

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Course summary for: Illustrated Sketchbooking in Full Color

• Level: Beginner
• 99% positive reviews (198)
• 4336 students
• 4 units
• 13 lessons (2h 29m)
• 5 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Creativity, Drawing, Sketchbook, Sketching, Traditional illustration