Drawing for Comics with Procreate

Coloring

A course by Laura Athayde , Illustrator and Comic Artist

Illustrator and Comic Artist. Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Joined June 2020
99% positive reviews (77)
2,813 students
Audio: Portuguese
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About the video: Coloring

Overview

“In this class, I will apply the knowledge about colors from the previous class and finish my comic strip.”

In this video lesson Laura Athayde addresses the topic: Coloring, which is part of the Domestika online course: Drawing for Comics with Procreate. Combine text and drawing techniques on an iPad and turn your ideas into powerful comic strips, from the initial idea to the final publication.

Partial transcription of the video

“coloring Now, I'm going to apply the knowledge about colors that we saw before and end the strip. As I drew plants, I found it interesting starting from the color green to build my palette. I think it's cool to use the similar colors green, yellow and orange. Orange can serve as a focal point of my drawing and yellow as the background. I chose an orange on the Procreate color wheel that wasn't oversaturated, but still very vibrant. I copied the color code to put in Colormind and so look for other colors that can complement it. I fix this color here and I'm testing several others. Once I've ...”

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Course summary for: Drawing for Comics with Procreate

  • Level: Beginner
  • 99% positive reviews (77)
  • 2813 students
  • 4 units
  • 12 lessons (1h 23m)
  • 15 downloads
  • Category

    Illustration
  • Areas

    Comic, Design, Digital Design, Digital Illustration, Traditional illustration

Laura Athayde

Laura Athayde
A course by Laura Athayde

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Illustrator and Comic Artist

Laura Athayde is an illustrator and comic artist from Manaus, based in Belo Horizonte. Her comic strips, which convey reality with humor and warmth while also tackling important questions, have been published in magazines such as The Nib and POMEgranate.

She has also produced pieces for names like Netflix, Nivea, Telecine, and Casa Fiat de Cultura as well as illustrated for Record, Companhia das Letras, Planeta, and more. In 2018, she was a finalist for the Jabuti Award for Illustration and in 2019 she received the prestigious Troféu HQMIX for Best Independent Sole Publication with Histórias Tristes e Piadas Ruins. In 2022, her piece Aconteceu Comigo: Histórias de Mulheres Reais em Quadrinhos won the 37th Angelo Agostini Award.


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Drawing for Comics with Procreate. Illustration course by Laura Athayde

Drawing for Comics with Procreate

A course by Laura Athayde
Illustrator and Comic Artist. Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Joined June 2020
  • 99% positive reviews (77)
  • 2,813 students