Picturebook Character Illustration with Procreate
Coloring the Character 1
A course by Gozde Eyce , Picturebook Creator
About the video: Coloring the Character 1
Overview
“Colors can really make a difference! Therefore I'll show you how to work on a color palette and then color the character. ”
In this video lesson Gozde Eyce addresses the topic: Coloring the Character 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Picturebook Character Illustration with Procreate. Learn to create unforgettable picturebook characters to put together a portfolio and land the publishing projects of your dreams.
Partial transcription of the video
“Coloring the Character In this lesson, we will be working on our color palette and then coloring our character. Please consider your color palette as a big part of your work. Especially, if you're working on a book project your colors will be seen in the book as a whole. Not in a single illustration. Here I have created a Pinterest board. Let's have a look together. I mostly like working with minimal color combos, like this. Pinks and purples together, but not too many colors. It's like a minimal limited palette. Also, this one, blues and all the main colors here. If I'm going for preschool...”
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Course summary for: Picturebook Character Illustration with Procreate
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Category
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Areas
Character Design, Children's Illustration, Digital Illustration, Narrative, Traditional illustration

Gozde Eyce
A course by Gozde Eyce
Gozde Eyce is a freelance illustrator and picturebook creator from Istanbul. After completing a degree in business management and working in the corporate world, she decided to turn her passion for drawing into a career. As a self-taught artist, she developed her skills by observing, reading, and sketching. Gozde eventually realized that her colorful and artfully imperfect illustration style was ideal for children’s literature, and she began sending out her portfolio to publishers, landing numerous freelance jobs.
Since then, she has taken on many different projects all over the world, including children’s books, kids’ apparel, and editorial illustrations. She has also collaborated with NGOs and publishers like Justdiggit, UNICEF, and Mo’s Daughters, embracing these opportunities to support causes like sustainability and equality.
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