
A preview of the videos from this course
Explore color theory fundamentals in this introduction, breaking it into five principles: hue, color schemes, color intensity, color temperature, and value.
Learn how color temperature uses warm and cool hues to set mood, guide the eye, and indicate focus, with purples and greens shifting by blue versus warm color balance.
Download the attached line art file that you'll be working on, then begin the video. This line art was provided by Matthew Dow Smith.
Color the characters with warm yellows and oranges to attract attention, balance foreground and background using analogous and complementary schemes, and refine with the color picker and shortcuts.
Check values in grayscale proofing in Photoshop, then refine with selective brushwork, gradients, and blending modes to add flourishes while keeping a primarily flat color comic look.
Once you've finished this video, take a look at my work files (attached).
Matthew Dow Smith provided some additional artwork for you to practice on. Take what you've learned during this course and try coloring some of the attached images.
Learn the principles of color theory and then apply those principles while coloring a piece in a flat style.
This course uses Adobe Photoshop to demonstrate the process, but the theories taught in this course could be applied to other art programs and mediums.
Line art for this course by Matthew Dow Smith