Illustration of Characters with Style
The color is 50%
A course by Alberto Montt , Illustrator
About the video: The color is 50%
Overview
“The handling of color in a workspace is very important. In this lesson I am going to give you some tips to create a basic palette with small and controlled changes that always work at chromatic level easily and quickly. ”
In this video lesson Alberto Montt addresses the topic: The color is 50%, which is part of the Domestika online course: Illustration of Characters with Style. Learn an efficient method for creating characters with Illustrator and Photoshop.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson. we'll see how color is 50% of an illustration. At least for me. managing color within a is very. very important. and I have a little trick to keep a limited color scheme that works. Hope it helps. let's take a look. I once created a character before this moment. like a cooking show that pre-bakes a cake. revealing it at the end of the episode for the audience to admire. However. in this instance. it aids in demonstrating what I wish to present. The color scheme plays a role in any illustration. task. or character depiction. And it can become complex. Today. many programs let...”
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Course summary for: Illustration of Characters with Style
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Illustration -
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Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop -
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Character Design, Comic, Traditional illustration

Alberto Montt
A course by Alberto Montt
Alberto Montt was born in Quito, Ecuador, and began his career as an illustrator in Chile. In his own words, he has 45 years of experience as an illustrator but has only been doing it professionally for 20.
His work is well-known throughout Latin America thanks to his blog, Dosis Diarias, where he has published a cartoon every day since 2006. With more than 120K visits, his blog has received multiple recognitions, including the award for best Spanish-language blog by Deutsche Welle. This success has led him to illustrate more than 45 books, collaborate with major brands, participate in live shows with singer Kevin Johansen and, above all, be one of the authors of the Argentine publishing house Ediciones de la flor, known for publishing cartoonists like Quino, Fontanarrosa, and Liniers.
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