Advanced Digital Illustration for Manga Characters
The importance of choosing colors for the character
A course by Catalina Carlesi , Cartoonist and Illustrator
About the video: The importance of choosing colors for the character
Overview
“Color will always play one of the most important roles when designing characters. It's one of the first elements we perceive and carries a lot of meaning in and of itself. Therefore, you'll see how to define character colors.”
In this video lesson Catalina Carlesi addresses the topic: The importance of choosing colors for the character, which is part of the Domestika online course: Advanced Digital Illustration for Manga Characters. Learn to give your manga characters a unique identity through their body language, clothes, and hairstyle.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson. we delve into the significance of color choice in character design. We explore methods for selecting appropriate color palettes and assessing their effectiveness in defining a character's identity appeal. utilizing examples from popular media. Color always plays one of the most crucial roles when designing characters. It's among the first things we observe and carries its own significant meaning. Keep in mind. every culture or group assigns unique meanings to colors. This diversity in interpretation can make altering Therefore. altering that perception can be quite a difficu...”
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Course summary for: Advanced Digital Illustration for Manga Characters
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Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Character Design, Digital Drawing, Digital Illustration, Drawing, Manga
Catalina Carlesi
A course by Catalina Carlesi
Catalina Carlesi, better known as Alpaca, is a Chilean cartoonist and digital illustrator specializing in manga characters. She began her career as a graphic designer, but soon decided to pursue her dream and devote herself full time to illustration.
She's always been a huge fan of manga, anime, and video games, especially JRPGs, as well as Japanese culture in general, which have heavily influenced the style and content of her drawings. She loves creating original characters and weaving their stories into her illustrations through the use of light and shadows, colors, and expressive details.
- 144 students
- 17 lessons (2h 56m)
- 16 additional resources (2 files)
- Online and at your own pace
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- Audio: Spanish, German, English, French, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Turkish
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch · Turkish
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
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