Editorial Illustration: Create a Visual Narrative
Color and Composition
A course by Laura Wächter , Illustrator
About the video: Color and Composition
Overview
“In this lesson I will show you the key concepts to understand and manage color and composition, simplifying the theory and seeing practical examples. I will talk about color, palettes, harmonies, hierarchies and contrasts; also of the composition, the weights, balance of masses and tensions. ”
In this video lesson Laura Wächter addresses the topic: Color and Composition, which is part of the Domestika online course: Editorial Illustration: Create a Visual Narrative. Transform texts into meaningful images with Procreate and Photoshop.
Partial transcription of the video
“Color and composition Now I will show you the concepts that I consider important to manage color and composition. Go for it. COLOUR To talk about color, we talk about its properties. Depending on these, the colors will relate to each other in a certain way. First, the hue or tone refers to the color itself, its tint, or the wavelength in light colors. Depending on the hue we can tell if a color is green or blue. Saturation refers to the degree of purity of this color. When mixed with each other, they lose purity and tend to gray. When it happens we say that they lose saturation. And lastly,...”
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Course summary for: Editorial Illustration: Create a Visual Narrative
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Digital Illustration, Editorial Illustration
Laura Wächter
A course by Laura Wächter
Laura Wächter is an illustrator specializing in the publishing sector who has created a curious universe where bright pastels coexist with contrasting black and white details that represent the harshness or irony of different situations experienced in day-to-day life. Although they appear light-hearted, her illustrations convey complex emotions that are often difficult to explain with words.
Her work is regularly featured in El País Semanal, Salto Diario, and Fundación Telefónica, among others. Throughout her career, she has also been recognized for her work on numerous occasions, including the INJUVE award in 2009, a nomination for the sixth Ibero-American Illustration Contest in 2015, and an award in the Book Cover Category at the 2020 World Illustration Awards.
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