Children's Book Illustration: A story in a moment
Selecting and Mixing Color
A course by mark hoffmann , Author and illustrator
About the video: Selecting and Mixing Color
Overview
“In this lesson, you will address how to best set yourself up for success in the final production. Let's avoid the headaches. I will create the palette for my course project and show you how to mix the colors.”
In this video lesson mark hoffmann addresses the topic: Selecting and Mixing Color, which is part of the Domestika online course: Children's Book Illustration: A story in a moment. Learn how to create children's book illustrations that serve the narrative whilst telling its own tale..
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson we're going to be talking about color selection and mixing. I'm going to go through why I chose the colors that I have. I'm going to go through some examples of mixing so you have a sense of what I can get out of the colors before us. Remember I'm using that RYB DLF, the red, yellow, blue, dark, light, and focus. Now I have some variations in here but I want to walk through why I chose those and how they're going to be helpful over time. So the first thing I start out with is a titanium white and I use acrylic heavy body. This is my highlights, this is things that I want to l...”
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Course summary for: Children's Book Illustration: A story in a moment
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Acrylic Painting, Children's Illustration, Colored Pencil Drawing, Drawing, Picturebook, Traditional illustration
mark hoffmann
A course by mark hoffmann
Meet Mark Hoffmann, a talented author, illustrator, painter, and professor, who truly embodies a kid-at-heart spirit. With a career spanning nearly 20 years, Mark has collaborated with esteemed publishers and showcased his goofy and fun illustrations through various avenues. From editorial illustration to animation and gallery work, Mark's passion for storytelling through illustration is evident in his work.
Through his extensive teaching experience, Mark believes in the power of discovery and experimentation. In this course, he aims to emphasize the importance of thinking about each image as a story rather than just a part of one. Mark's hope is to impart his knowledge on how to approach text and ideas, allowing for multiple storytelling paths that captivate readers and enable artists to control the narrative direction.
With a wide range of accomplishments, including working on 13 picture books and winning numerous awards, Mark's artistic journey continues to evolve, making him the perfect mentor to guide you on your picture book illustration adventure.
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