Extremely helpful.
I found this course extremely helpful. Especially because Mr. Terry gave so many examples of what he would do in certain color situations. However he also kept mentioning to experiment which I believe is something that all artists should practice....
Extremely helpful
I find choosing colors to be more difficult when doing a children's book because for consistency sake, I have to retain the local color of characters or their clothing while putting them in different scenes, situations, and lighting. This was ver...
I found this course extremely helpful. Especially because Mr. Terry gave so many examples of what he would do in certain color situations. However he also kept mentioning to experiment which I believe is something that all artists should practice....
I find choosing colors to be more difficult when doing a children's book because for consistency sake, I have to retain the local color of characters or their clothing while putting them in different scenes, situations, and lighting. This was ver...
A lot of thinking goes into choosing colours - its more of a brain process than just an arm movement thing! Will Terry manages to distill this into a lot of useful information! I like how he presents this class as a series of ideas for developing ...
Judging by that front sketch beautifully rendered in three different ways, I was expecting something a bit more technical so as analysis of specific color schemes or how to set certain moods through color, or even a quick demo at the end. However,...
I found this very helpful for me. Thank you!
Will Terry
Illustrator
About the instructor
Will Terry has been a freelance illustrator for 26 years. He got his start working for magazines and newspapers in the Washington D.C. area. His early clients include publications such as Time, Money, WSJ and ads for Sprint, Pizza Hut, Fed Ex, and Master Card. He has illustrated about 30 children’s books for a number of publishers, including Random House, Simon & Schuster, Scholastic, and Penguin. When he's not mountain biking, hiking, or snowboarding he works out of the svslearn.com office in Provo Utah.
This class is designed to help artists develop a method for picking colors, color schemes, and light temperature when painting their drawings. Often artists develop the skills to create masterful drawings but constantly fall short in their color choices for objects, characters, clothing, and backgrounds. This class gives artists options and steps to begin logically making color choices for their illustrations. Will shows how you can neutralize your colors to avoid creating accidental focal points as well as making conscious decisions for your intended focal points. Controlling emphasis is to control the story you are trying to tell.
Will demonstrates how he picks colors, how he uses light to influence his colors, and how culture and symbols dictate what colors you should use. If you struggle with your color choices this video will help you develop a system of attack.
As with any skill practice makes perfect and with color this is especially true. Look at how other artists are using color. Step back from your pieces or zoom out so you can more easily see your color relationships and evaluate them for storytelling and focal point. Your color sensibilities will evolve over time if your are constantly mindful of the colors you experience in your daily life as well as those you choose to create your images.