21-Draw-Illustrators-Guidebook-vol-2-ebook-(2021)

One thing to note—it is important to
maintain the integrity of the strong
foundations built up in the thumbnail
stages. I don’t want to get so carried away
while painting the image that I mess up my
focal points and compositional elements.
Doing a block in based on the line drawings
helps me maintain control and avoid
painting myself into crazy tangents!
LESSON 6: BLOCKING IN FLAT COLOR
Take your color thumbnails and your
rough illustration and start to paint. Start
with a rough pass on the background
before moving to the base colors of your
characters. Remember this isn’t just about
coloring in—your design process continues.
You will be making design choices about
your characters and background as you
go. The key is to build on decisions already
made and refine them, moving from rough
to a more developed design.
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