Sci-fi and Fantasy Illustration in Procreate
basic colors
A course by Rafael Sarmento , Illustrator
About the video: basic colors
Overview
“With the foundation of the composition already in place, let's begin to glimpse the universe of colors that will fill the characters with life. In this class, I'm going to talk about color palettes and what choices will be meaningful to fill the atmosphere I want to create.”
In this video lesson Rafael Sarmento addresses the topic: basic colors, which is part of the Domestika online course: Sci-fi and Fantasy Illustration in Procreate. Learn how to create images of a fantasy universe with illustration, composition, and digital painting techniques in Procreate.
Partial transcription of the video
“Basic Colors Having finished the sketch, in this lesson, we’ll start to define the basic colors to achieve the ambiance I want for my illustration. I’ll duplicate this layer so I can keep it as reference. I’ll access a color palette, in which I usually already have some colors, the ones I most use in my illustrations. With the Touch menu, I go to Recolor, an automatic filler tool that has Flood, which determines the area that will be filled. That's how I’ll basically define the color palette of my illustration. I usually test colors. When I first thought about my illustration, I hadn't thou...”
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Course summary for: Sci-fi and Fantasy Illustration in Procreate
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Category
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Areas
Design, Digital Design, Digital Illustration, Traditional illustration

Rafael Sarmento
A course by Rafael Sarmento
Rafael Sarmento is an illustrator from South Brazil. Both his artistic and professional trajectories have always been inextricably linked to fantasy and sci-fi, and it is between these two worlds where his creative strength and passion for creating illustrated narratives lie.
Over the last few years, he has worked with big names like Wizards of the Coast, Riot Games, ArtStation, Universal Pictures, DeviantArt, Procreate, ImagineFX, MaxPacks, and many more. He also works as a cover artist for Dark Horse Comics and DC Comics, and writes his own music in his spare time.
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