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    Colors that tell stories: the psychology of color in illustration
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    Colors that tell stories: the psychology of color in illustration

    1. Introduction 2. The same character can convey gentleness or danger just by changing the color of his clothes. Color is not only aesthetics: it is a silent language that communicates emotions and deep meanings. Color psychology studies how tones influence our perception and emotions, and in the world of illustration it becomes an essential tool to give life to characters and scenarios. Have you ever wondered why an illustration immediately calms you down or, on the contrary, instantly transmits tension? The answer usually lies in the choice of color.

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    Carlos Sifuentes Haro Carlos Sifuentes Haro @c17vfx Digital Artist / CG Generalist Lima, Peru
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    • ZBrush Study. 3D Modeling project by Carlos Sifuentes Haro - 11.20.2016
    • Bears. 3D Character Design project by Carlos Sifuentes Haro - 11.20.2020
    • Clocks. 3D, and 3D Animation project by Carlos Sifuentes Haro - 11.20.2020
    • Raton Perez. 2D Animation, and 3D project by Carlos Sifuentes Haro - 11.20.2020
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    Carolina Bello Carolina Bello @carobello Lic. en Diseño Gráfico Buenos Aires, Argentina
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    • Arts & Crafts
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    • Abecedario bordado. Embroider project by Carolina Bello - 06.10.2023
    • Minecraft Fox. Embroider, Arts, Crafts, Character Design, and Video Games project by Carolina Bello - 09.26.2021
    • Unicorn Doll. Arts, Crafts, Character Design, and Embroider project by Carolina Bello - 08.14.2021
    • My Course Project: Designing and Embroidering Dolls with a Magic Needle. Embroider, Decoration, Art To, and s project by Carolina Bello - 07.26.2021
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    Carles Marsal Carles Marsal @carlesmarsal Visual Artist, Art Director and Instructor Barcelona, Spain
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    • Matte Painting
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    • Glovo World. Art Direction, Concept Art, and Advertising project by Carles Marsal - 11.07.2023
    • Bird Riders. Matte Painting, Concept Art, and Photomontage project by Carles Marsal - 07.18.2023
    • White Sand Oasis. Matte Painting, ArchVIZ, and Concept Art project by Carles Marsal - 01.01.2018
    • Icons of Discovery. Photomontage, Photo Retouching, and Character Design project by Carles Marsal - 01.01.2021
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    Carlos "Zenzuke" Albarrán Carlos "Zenzuke" Albarrán @zenzuke Motiongrapher Madrid, Spain
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    • Panda AD360. Animation, Art Direction, Motion Graphics, and Music project by Carlos "Zenzuke" Albarrán - 12.27.2015
    • Papumba app splash screen y making of.. Animation, Traditional illustration, and Motion Graphics project by Carlos "Zenzuke" Albarrán - 12.01.2015
    • Nimbooks. 3D, Animation, Art Direction, Character Design, Motion Graphics, and Music project by Carlos "Zenzuke" Albarrán - 10.29.2014
    • Proximus, 3D scans.. 3D, Br, ing, Identit, and Lighting Design project by Carlos "Zenzuke" Albarrán - 10.15.2014
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    Natalia Rojas Natalia Rojas @losnaked Illustradora y animadora 2D Bogota, Colombia
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    • Feria latina. Traditional illustration, Character Design, Editorial Design, Sketching, Drawing, and Children's Illustration project by Natalia Rojas - 08.18.2021
    • Cartagena. Traditional illustration, and Architectural Illustration project by Natalia Rojas - 09.07.2020
    • Mi Proyecto del curso: Bordado XL con aguja mágica. Design, and Fiber Arts project by Natalia Rojas - 07.18.2020
    • Editorial for Semana Magazine 2020. Portrait Drawing, Digital Drawing, Editorial Design, Traditional illustration, Digital Illustration, and Digital Painting project by Natalia Rojas - 06.27.2020
  • Cynthia Hierro García Cynthia Hierro García @limoneti Ilustración Telde, Spain
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    • My course project: Creating an illustration scrapbook. Traditional illustration, Painting, Collage, Paper Craft, Creativit, Bookbinding, DIY, and Sketchbook project by Cynthia Hierro García - 08.25.2024
    • Mi proyecto del curso: Claves para crear un porfolio de ilustración profesional. Traditional illustration, Portfolio Development, Management, and Productivit project by Cynthia Hierro García - 04.22.2024
    • Mi proyecto del curso: Introducción al cómic autobiográfico. Traditional illustration, Comic, Stor, telling, Stor, and board project by Cynthia Hierro García - 08.01.2023
    • Mi Proyecto del curso: Ilustración y creación de GIF en Procreate. Traditional illustration, Character Design, Character Animation, 2D Animation, Digital Illustration, and Digital Drawing project by Cynthia Hierro García - 10.01.2021
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    Belen Senra Belen Senra @belensenra Diseño textil con técnicas tradicionales Jakarta, Indonesia
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    • Doble Rainbow. Decoration project by Belen Senra - 08.10.2019
    • Velvet. Decoration project by Belen Senra - 08.10.2019
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    • Private residence in Miami, USA. Decoration project by Belen Senra - 08.10.2019
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    Otman Amesnaou Otman Amesnaou @otmanamesnaou Ejecutivo de Marketing Digital Madrid, Spain
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    • Lover for Haters en Pompeii. Social Media project by Otman Amesnaou - 02.23.2018
    • Lluvia de interacciones en Pompeii. Social Media project by Otman Amesnaou - 02.23.2018
    • Huawei: Reto a los Ingenieros. Social Media project by Otman Amesnaou - 02.23.2018
    • Marta Calcuta con Pompeii. Social Media project by Otman Amesnaou - 02.23.2018
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    Diego Catalan Amilivia Diego Catalan Amilivia @diego_catalan Madrid, Spain
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    • Traditional illustration
    • Digital Portrait. Fine Arts, and Painting project by Diego Catalan Amilivia - 02.08.2018
    • Portrait Painting. Painting project by Diego Catalan Amilivia - 02.06.2018
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    • Ilustración . Traditional illustration, and Painting project by Diego Catalan Amilivia - 02.05.2018
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    Adolfo Serra Adolfo Serra @adolfoserra Ilustrador Madrid, Spain
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    • Shelter and Wings Sheet. Traditional illustration, Art Direction, Arts, Crafts, Editorial Design, Graphic Design, Painting, Collage, Creativit, Pencil Drawing, Drawing, Digital Illustration, Realistic Drawing, Artistic Drawing, Children's Illustration, Acr, lic Painting, Digital Drawing, Digital Painting, Ink Illustration, Editorial Illustration, Children's Literature, and Decorative Painting project by Adolfo Serra - 12.22.2022
    • Libretas Notebooks Redonda Shop. Traditional illustration, Design, Art Direction, Br, ing, Identit, Arts, Crafts, Editorial Design, Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Packaging, Painting, Product Design, Creativit, Pencil Drawing, Drawing, Digital Illustration, Watercolor Painting, Realistic Drawing, Artistic Drawing, Bookbinding, Children's Illustration, Acr, lic Painting, Creating with Kids, Digital Drawing, Digital Painting, Color Theor, Editorial Illustration, Naturalistic Illustration, Gouache Painting, Floral, and Plant Design project by Adolfo Serra - 12.01.2022
    • ArticketBcn. Art Passport.. Traditional illustration, Advertising, Art Direction, Editorial Design, Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Marketing, Painting, Sketching, Creativit, Pencil Drawing, Drawing, Poster Design, Digital Illustration, Watercolor Painting, Artistic Drawing, Children's Illustration, Digital Design, Communication, Digital Drawing, Digital Painting, Ink Illustration, Color Theor, and Editorial Illustration project by Adolfo Serra - 09.12.2022
    • Walden. Thoreau. Traditional illustration, Art Direction, Editorial Design, Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Creativit, Drawing, Digital Illustration, Artistic Drawing, Ink Illustration, and Editorial Illustration project by Adolfo Serra - 02.09.2022
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    Patricio Betteo Patricio Betteo @patriciobetteo Ilustrador Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico
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    • CHARACTER DESIGN. Traditional illustration project by Patricio Betteo - 09.17.2019
    • Digital painting in Photoshop. Digital Illustration project by Patricio Betteo - 10.30.2018
    • ILUSTRACIÓN. Traditional illustration project by Patricio Betteo - 06.01.2017
    • DIGITAL PAINTINGS. Painting, and Traditional illustration project by Patricio Betteo - 06.01.2017
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    la casita de wendy la casita de wendy @casitadewendy Diseñadora de moda Madrid, Spain
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    • Fall-Winter 2020 MOSS. Arts, Crafts, Embroider, Creativit, Fashion Design, and Costume Design project by la casita de wendy - 10.18.2020
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    Ana Victoria Calderon Ana Victoria Calderon @anavictoriana Artista Mexico City, Mexico
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    • Join me for a Watercolor Retreat in Greece! Spring 2025. Events, Education, and Painting project by Ana Victoria Calderon - 09.16.2024
    • Portugal Watercolor Retreat 2024. Events, Education, Fine Arts, L, scape Architecture, and Painting project by Ana Victoria Calderon - 07.05.2023
    • Magic Jungle Book: Un manual para desarrollar el espíritu creativo. Writing, Editorial Design, Fine Arts, Creative Writing, and Creativit project by Ana Victoria Calderon - 05.26.2023
    • Magic Jungle 2023 / English & Español!. Events, Creative Consulting, Education, and Fine Arts project by Ana Victoria Calderon - 10.05.2022
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    Quique Ollervides Quique Ollervides @quique_ollervides Acomodador de tintas y pixeles Mexico City, Mexico
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    • LOGOS. Graphic Design project by Quique Ollervides - 10.17.2016
    • GIG POSTERS 03 (music and other posters). Graphic Design, Traditional illustration, and Screen Printing project by Quique Ollervides - 10.17.2016
    • GIG POSTERS 02 (carteles/posters/afiches para la música). Graphic Design, Traditional illustration, and Screen Printing project by Quique Ollervides - 03.12.2015
    • GIG POSTERS 01 (carteles/posters/afiches para la música). Graphic Design, Traditional illustration, and Screen Printing project by Quique Ollervides - 03.12.2013
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    Ignacio Cruz Moreno Ignacio Cruz Moreno @igmoweb Desarrollador web Madrid, Spain
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      • WP Hummingbird. Web Development project by Ignacio Cruz Moreno - 02.14.2016
      • Berlin Startup Jobs. Web Development project by Ignacio Cruz Moreno - 01.27.2016
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      Yimbo Escárrega Yimbo Escárrega @yimbo8 Motion Designer Tijuana, Mexico
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      • Ventanilla de Salud - Covid. Traditional illustration, Animation, Character Animation, 2D Animation, and Character Design project by Yimbo Escárrega - 07.13.2021
      • Giftober 2021. Animation, Character Design, Character Animation, and 2D Animation project by Yimbo Escárrega - 11.01.2021
      • Giftober 2020. Animation, 2D Animation, Character Animation, Character Design, and Traditional illustration project by Yimbo Escárrega - 10.31.2020
      • Pelikan Combino. Animation, Character Animation, Art Direction, and Traditional illustration project by Yimbo Escárrega - 05.27.2020
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      Señorita Lylo Señorita Lylo @srtalylo Bordadora y Diseñadora Gráfica Barcelona, Spain
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      • Points and stitches, between dawn and dusk. Embroider, Knitting, Art Direction, Arts, Crafts, and Costume Design project by Señorita Lylo - 03.31.2023
      • Kits Katia Yarns. Embroider, Design, Traditional illustration, Vector Illustration, Arts, and Crafts project by Señorita Lylo - 10.07.2022
      • Love Embroidery Magazine. Embroider, Design, and Editorial Design project by Señorita Lylo - 08.29.2022
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      Aarón Martínez Aarón Martínez @aaronmartinez Diseñador e ilustrador Mexico City, Mexico
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      • COOK WITH HUAWEI. 3D, 3D Animation, Character Animation, Design, 3D Design, and Traditional illustration project by Aarón Martínez - 08.25.2020
      • APP STORE. 3D, Art Direction, Character Design, 3D Character Design, and Traditional illustration project by Aarón Martínez - 04.04.2019
      • THINGS THREE D II. Art Direction, Character Design, Traditional illustration, and 3D Modeling project by Aarón Martínez - 02.11.2019
      • MORE 2D STUFF. Art Direction, Character Design, and Traditional illustration project by Aarón Martínez - 01.11.2019
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      Paulina Maciel · Canela Paulina Maciel · Canela @pau_maciel Diseñadora, Ilustradora, watercolor painter Guadalajara, Mexico
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      • LOVE GROWS IN NATURE. Traditional illustration, Botanical Illustration, Watercolor Painting, and Advertising project by Paulina Maciel · Canela - 11.08.2020
      • DIARIES - MY INSECTS. Traditional illustration, and Watercolor Painting project by Paulina Maciel · Canela - 10.04.2019
      • NATURAL HISTORY. Traditional illustration, and Watercolor Painting project by Paulina Maciel · Canela - 10.04.2019
      • ALARE LABS . Design, and Traditional illustration project by Paulina Maciel · Canela - 10.04.2019
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      Martina Flor Martina Flor @martinaflor Berlin, Germany
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      • Creative Quotes. Traditional illustration, T, and pograph project by Martina Flor - 01.29.2015
      • Letter Collections. T, and pograph project by Martina Flor - 10.21.2014
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      Ana Santos Ana Santos @anasantos Ilustradora freelance Salamanca, Spain
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      • Book: The Secret Life of Fairies. Traditional illustration, Creativit, Drawing, Portrait Drawing, Artistic Drawing, Oil Painting, Picturebook, Children's Literature, Botanical Illustration, Acr, lic Painting, Children's Illustration, Digital Illustration, Painting, Fine Arts, Character Design, and Art Direction project by Ana Santos - 11.04.2023
      • Campaign - Depression. "Elena's Journey". Traditional illustration, Animation, Art Direction, Character Design, Education, Fine Arts, Interactive Design, Painting, Web Design, Pencil Drawing, Creativit, Concept Art, Artistic Drawing, and Portrait Drawing project by Ana Santos - 09.16.2021
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      Yolanda Andrés Yolanda Andrés @yolandandres ARTESANA BORDADORA Madrid, Spain
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      • Portraying I hope.... Arts, Crafts, Fine Arts, Design, Painting, T, and pograph project by Yolanda Andrés - 06.13.2017
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      Tatabi Studio Tatabi Studio @tatabi We create brands and packaging with soul ~ Based in Spain, thinking ECO, working worldwide Valencia, Spain
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      • TANSET Cosmetics. Art Direction, Design, and Packaging project by Tatabi Studio - 03.30.2021
      • Cokowo, traditional and funny coco food. Br, ing, Identit, and Packaging project by Tatabi Studio - 03.04.2021
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      Mónica Muñoz Hernández Mónica Muñoz Hernández @moniquilla Madrid, Spain
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      • 2020 Handkerchief Collection. Accessor, Design, Product Design, Printing, Photograph, and Pattern Design project by Mónica Muñoz Hernández - 08.20.2020
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      • Print design for tea packaging. Pattern Design, Traditional illustration, and Packaging project by Mónica Muñoz Hernández - 01.31.2019
      • Collection of Printed Scarves. Design, Pattern Design, and Product Design project by Mónica Muñoz Hernández - 11.13.2018
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      Puño Puño @puno Medellín, Colombia
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      • Experimental cómic challenge / Confinement drawing journal. Drawing, and Traditional illustration project by Puño - 04.13.2020
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      Domestika Domestika @domestika Berkeley, United States
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