Gouache: Paint Natural Worlds from Imagination
Choosing a Color Palette
A course by Cécile Berrubé , Painter and Illustrator
About the video: Choosing a Color Palette
Overview
“It's time to apply the theory you learned in the previous unit to create an inspiring color palette! I will show you how to draw on color theory and your mood board to do this.”
In this video lesson Cécile Berrubé addresses the topic: Choosing a Color Palette, which is part of the Domestika online course: Gouache: Paint Natural Worlds from Imagination. Capture the magic of nature with gouache to paint whimsical worlds filled with adorable animal characters.
Partial transcription of the video
“Choosing a Color Palette In this lesson, we'll build the colour palette for our illustration. I'll start by importing some of the pictures from my mood board in Procreate. I know I want to paint an autumn scene, so ideally I'd like to work with a warm tone, nice oranges and reds. In order to build my colour palette, I will seek inspiration from some of the pictures I saved on my mood board. First of all, I'll use the Eyedropper to select an orange. I can use a different brush. I like working with the Syrup brush. This is pretty red, so I'm going for something a bit more orange. Usually, I w...”
This transcript is automatically generated, so it may contain mistakes.
Course summary for: Gouache: Paint Natural Worlds from Imagination
-
Category
Illustration -
Areas
Character Design, Children's Illustration, Drawing, Gouache Painting, Painting

Cécile Berrubé
A course by Cécile Berrubé
Cécile Berrubé is a French painter and illustrator based in Scotland. After completing a degree in art history, she worked a series of odd jobs before deciding to leave her native France to explore Asia and New Zealand. While traveling, she met like-minded artists who inspired her to try and make a living from her art.
Cécile has since settled down in Scotland and works full-time as an artist. She recently illustrated her first picture book and curates an online shop. She also shares her art with over 104K followers on Instagram.
- 98% positive reviews (53)
- 2,299 students
- 20 lessons (3h 0m)
- 17 additional resources (4 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: English, Spanish
- English · Spanish · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever