How to colour your Characters

Color theory is a vital part of art and design, highlighting the importance of choosing complementary colors for illustrations. Complementary colors, found opposite each other on the color wheel, create a captivating contrast that brings depth and intensity to your artwork. By using them thoughtfully, you can evoke emotions, set the mood, and make your illustration visually striking. So, embrace the power of complementary colors and bring your creations to life with an irresistible vibrancy.

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My name is Lucas Peinador, I’m a concept artist and illustrator. I am originally from Costa Rica, now living in Slovenia.
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[isabelladelgado]

Thank you so much. As someone who struggles making and understanding color theory and how to apply it, this really helps.

[neeevirus]

Ive noticed from some concept design artists that black, white or neutral colors are utilized to balance out designs, preventing the overall design from being too saturated or to add more interest in the focal areas
Someone told me we can optionally use white or black to set off the tone, and work with colors close to the set tone, and add accent colors to make the outfit/design more interesting

[zerareota]

Remember that if you don’t want the skin color to be the main color you can cover then with bulky clothes.

[whothehellneedhastag]

As an artist, I can confirm that I know nothing about color theory.

[rxni]

Bro took a thirsty mommy and made it a school lesson

[dka]

Great information and simple breakdown. Thank you.

[fortsmostwanted]

Thanks. The extent of color theory education I received back in high school and even in college classes never explained how to use color theory, so thank you. They just went “something something tertiary, something something complementary, something something relative, that’s you need to know!” Our critiques only went as far as “did you try to use a color scheme in this”

[confued_]

Dude literally made me understand Color Theory in a minute than my teacher has in a few weeks 😭

[PinkiePirate]

Wait a second….that drawing he showed for like a split second at the end be like 🫣😳🥵

[roboreverie]

This really helped, especially the 80/20 part, thank you!😊

[_Bezuga_]

This actually helps a lot, thank you for the help i always struggled to colour my drawings abd this helps a LOT

[agnese]

Thank you so much! I often have an idea of what color I want for my characters, but I dont want it so that the hair is the same colour as the clothing

[Woak.]

I love the way made it into percentages. It’s the perfect way to achieve balance

[servxl]

This helped me understand color theory better than 90% of the stuff out there, thank you. And gorgeous art as well!

[xxcreating._.chaosxx]

As an artist, I can confirm that this was very helpful and I'm saving this video for future reference

[megantheescallion]

Does the skin color have to be involved in the color design or can it be neutral and only have the color scheme affect the clothing

[nightfallnoir]

Us traditional artists: “Yes, we don’t have a color circle to exactly get the opposite shade— but we’ll get there, someday.”

[Melanie.]

You are so underrated 😭 I like drawing chibi but now I find mixing emoji interesting!

[coolnoobalert]

Y E S .

I’m not good at art, but I understand color theory very well!

🙏 And you explained what I couldn’t explain PERFECTLY!

[axeri_]

bro casually drew bangladesh





Edit : and also palau hehe