Illustration with Markers: Find Your Style
The use of colors
A course by Caio Yo , Illustrator
About the video: The use of colors
Overview
“Now I'm going to talk about the importance of studying which colors we want to use in our works and how this can define what sensations and feelings a drawing or painting can convey. ”
In this video lesson Caio Yo addresses the topic: The use of colors, which is part of the Domestika online course: Illustration with Markers: Find Your Style. Develop your own artistic language using markers to play with volume, color, and texture.
Partial transcription of the video
“the use of colors Colors may be an aspect of a drawing or painting that most suggests an emotional bond. They have the power to create associations and change the way you see a job. For example, in these two drawings, they are different colors made on the same lines. We can observe that one seems warmer and cozy and the other, colder and more ghostly. The two designs convey different messages. The artist, throughout his studies, begins to understand how to use color to work with these messages. I, for example, have a preference for a specific palette. I like to work with warmer colors, but ...”
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Course summary for: Illustration with Markers: Find Your Style
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Category
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Areas
Color Theory, Comic, Painting, Traditional illustration

Caio Yo
A course by Caio Yo
Caio Yo is a Brazilian illustrator and comic artist based in the state of São Paulo. Since starting his artistic career in 2008, he’s illustrated textbooks, children's books, and advertising pieces, all characterized by influences rooted in manga, printmaking, and classical illustration. He’s participated in collective illustration and comics exhibitions around the world, including Norway, Iran, Japan, and the United States.
He currently works creating art for video game studios, advertising agencies, and animation and character design projects, but his true passion lies in his personal illustrations.
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