Isometric Animation with Illustrator and After Effects

How to Color the Illustration 1

A course by Ana Pérez López , Illustrator and Animation Director

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1,952 students

Audio: English

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About the video: How to Color the Illustration 1

Overview

“By now, you should have completed the lines of your illustration. The next step is to color them in layers. I will provide you with a palette of three to four colors, but you are welcome to use whatever you like since we will briefly touch on how to choose colors. I will teach you an easy way to change colors in Adobe Illustrator, keeping a shortcut cheat sheet close to work efficiently. ”

In this video lesson Ana Pérez López addresses the topic: How to Color the Illustration 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Isometric Animation with Illustrator and After Effects. Learn to how play with lines, shapes, and perspective to create isometric illustrations in Adobe Illustrator and bring them to life with After Effects.

Partial transcription of the video

“ How to Color the Illustration In this lesson, we'll talk about how to colour our illustration. I won't get very into colour theory because it is very complex and we don't need to get that deep into it, but I'll let you know how I choose colours. I'm usually drawn to one or two, and for that, I use books like "A Dictionary of Colors." This is a dictionary of colours and what that means is it has different colour combinations that tend to work. I don't use this religiously, which means I don't get these four colours and go for it, but it is a good way to find something that you're drawn to....”

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Course summary for: Isometric Animation with Illustrator and After Effects

Level: Beginner
100% positive reviews (37)
1952 students
5 units
31 lessons (7h 22m)
8 downloads

Category
3D & Animation, Illustration
Software
Adobe After Effects, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Areas
2D Animation, Animation, Digital Illustration, Vector Illustration

Ana Pérez López

A course by Ana Pérez López

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Illustrator and Animation Director

Madrid native Ana Pérez López is a digital illustrator and animator based in London. As a restless spirit, she’s changed career paths and countries multiple times, but has always been driven by storytelling. She started as a journalist in Chile and went on to study animation in California before landing in the UK. Her illustration style is characterized by expressive color palettes, playful shapes, and a creative use of perspective that adds a touch of surrealism to her art.

Since switching from written to visual narratives, Ana has worked with clients like Culture Trip, Spotify, Vimeo, Samsung, UN Women, The New York Times, Harvard Business Review, and The Economist. Her films have been featured at festivals such as SXSW and have earned her several awards, including a Young Guns in 2020 and an Emmy for her collaboration on an animated short for CNN.