Watercolor Coloring for Comics and Illustrations
Creating the palette
A course by Sergio Bleda, Comic Book Author and Professional Illustrator
About the video: Creating the palette
Overview
“We will choose the palette that we are going to use for coloring the page by working it on a separate paper. A very important detail to keep in mind is that we must use the same type of paper that we will use with the final page. ”
In this video lesson Sergio Bleda addresses the topic: Creating the palette, which is part of the Domestika online course: Watercolor Coloring for Comics and Illustrations. Learn direct coloring techniques and how to apply them to your vignettes and illustrated stories.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson. we'll create a palette. Remember. comics are a form of sequential art. telling stories through images. In other words. the panels aren't standalone illustrations; they're part of a page containing panels. This page is adjacent to another. and all elements must share a consistent aesthetic. This While color serves as a decorative element. its true intrigue lies in its role as a narrative tool. To put it differently. in a highly violent scene. we can employ intensely vivid colors for impact. in a bucolic scene we can use sad colors. blues... Everything relates to the story you...”
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Course summary for: Watercolor Coloring for Comics and Illustrations
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Comic, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting

Sergio Bleda
A course by Sergio Bleda
Sergio Bleda began his career as a cartoonist and scriptwriter in 1991, making comic strips for the regional weekly Crónica; since then he has evolved his craft as a cartoonist and illustrator, excelling in the horror genre, although he also does humor, children's, adventure, and erotic works.
He has worked for magazines such as El Víbora and Kiss Comix, and with international publishers such as Casterman and Soleil, with which he has published series such as NSA and Dolls Killer He has also been awarded the prize for best illustrated album in the I Edition of the Carlos Giménez Awards for Cinco Relatos Apasionados, an erotic book with explicit content written by Ricardo Esteban and illustrated by Bleda.
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