Professional Children's Book Illustration with Procreate
Color Design: Color Theory
A course by Meike Schneider , Character Designer and Illustrator
About the video: Color Design: Color Theory
Overview
“Now you will learn the basics of color theory. We analyze the color wheel and deal with color psychology and the different properties of colors. I also show you how to create beautiful color palettes for your illustrations. ”
In this video lesson Meike Schneider addresses the topic: Color Design: Color Theory, which is part of the Domestika online course: Professional Children's Book Illustration with Procreate. Learn the fundamentals of illustrating children's books and create a coherent concept for layout, drawing style, and character design.
Partial transcription of the video
“This lesson focuses on the topic of color theory. I'll provide tips on selecting a beautiful color palette for your children's book. We'll cover some theory basics to help you understand the foundations. Let's begin with exploring the different color wheels. which are essential tools for creating harmonious and visually appealing color schemes in your illustrations. Here are three examples listed for you. Firstly. consider the conventional analog color wheel featuring red. blue. and yellow. This tool is frequently utilized in traditional contexts. such as creating artwork by hand on paper o...”
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Course summary for: Professional Children's Book Illustration with Procreate
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Character Design, Children's Illustration, Digital Illustration
Meike Schneider
A course by Meike Schneider
Meike Schneider is a German illustrator and character designer who regularly works with animation studios, publishing houses, and advertising agencies. She knew she wanted to work in the creative industry from a young age, which led her to study 3D animation and VFX art. Her animation style is inspired by children's shows, Disney movies, and Nintendo games from the '90s. Illustrating children's books is her artistic outlet and allows her to feed her passion for creating characters and stories.
Her portfolio is a showcase for a wide range of projects, from editorial illustrations, character design, and visual development to product design and packaging, 3D scenery and character modeling, and look-development. Her client list includes big names like Adobe, Lidl, Dell, My Best Book, and 3dtotal. In addition to her freelance career, she has experience in education, working as the head of the 3D modeling and character design department and teaching classes at PIXL VISN and SCHOOL OF GAMES in Cologne.
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- Audio: German, English, Spanish (Latam), French, Italian, Portuguese, Turkish
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- Level: Beginner
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