Drawing Expressive Characters
Define the color palette
A course by Omar Lozano , Illustrator
About the video: Define the color palette
Overview
“Traditional media can be a bit difficult to control, so in order to prevent mistakes, I'll share with you how I prepare them in advance. In this lesson, you will get the color palette for your character. ”
In this video lesson Omar Lozano addresses the topic: Define the color palette, which is part of the Domestika online course: Drawing Expressive Characters. Capture every little detail to bring your characters to life through their facial expressions and body language.
Partial transcription of the video
“Define the color palette As we saw in Lesson 1 of Unit 2, color theory helps us a lot to complement the character. In this lesson we will do just that, we will define a color palette for our character defining which shades best suit your personality. To do that we must first experiment a little with the materials we have. I like to use watercolor. It is a medium that I can use to fill parts faster and I can easily carry it everywhere. I have an extra godet in case I need to make more colors and they don't fit on my palette. I carry a bottle of water to clean the brush. I carry a "water brus...”
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Course summary for: Drawing Expressive Characters
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Category
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Areas
Character Design, Comic, Drawing, Manga, Pencil Drawing, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting
Omar Lozano
A course by Omar Lozano
Mexican illustrator Omar Lozano has more than 10 years' experience working on comics, children's books, and character design. He seeks to express life and what it is to be alive in each and every one of his illustrations.
It all began with comics when he worked as a film colorist for DC, Marvel, and IDW projects, to name just a few. He worked as an artist in the remake of Ultraduck (a Mexican comic known for its '90s-style inspiration) before training as a conceptual artist for video games. He went on to illustrate children's books, some including DC characters such as Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, and the Justice League crew.
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