Join Von Glitschka for an in-depth discussion in this video Color dimension two: Value, part of Drawing Vector Graphics: Color and Detail.
…The first dimension of color was hue, the second dimension of color is value. Value…is the lightness or darkness of a…given color. In traditional painting, you would add…white to lighten a color, and black to darken a color. The principal digitally is…the same, but the methodology has changed…a bit. Since we're talking about vector artwork.…Suffice it to say that you want to avoid getting too light, or too dark, with…your illustration's color values. If your color values…are too light, it may appear washed out,…or faint. And this can make viewing critical…detail hard, to impossible. If the value is…too dark, everything can easily blend together, making…it difficult to discern the shapes in an illustration.…
When printed, both the lighter or darker…valued illustration can cause reproduction problems, as well.…So you wanna find a good balance between…the lightness and darkness of the colors in…your illustration. So they communicate your ideas…clearly and form a nice contrast for your…viewer. I'd like to show you more about how to do this now. So the primary…
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12/6/2013- Choosing a style
- Establishing primary and secondary light sources
- How lighting affects color
- Working with the color wheel
- Building a global color wheel
- Creating emotion through color
- Using gradient blends
- Spit detailing
- Using custom brushes
- Rounding detail with the VectorScribe plugin
- Adding depth
- Finding inspiration
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 18s
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Exercise files57s
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1. The Process
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Attention to details2m 20s
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Choosing a style2m 13s
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2. Lighting
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Understanding light1m 8s
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Drawing your light source3m 14s
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How lighting affects color7m 43s
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Artistic "lightcense"1m 44s
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3. Colors
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Coloring 1012m 39s
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The digital color wheel7m 36s
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The analog color wheel2m 18s
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Color dimension one: Hue5m 56s
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Color dimension two: Value9m 41s
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Base colors4m 5s
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Shadow colors6m 43s
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Highlight colors6m 47s
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4. Detailing Methods
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The method to the madness1m 30s
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Hot spots and deep shadows6m 39s
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Using custom brushes10m 41s
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5. Color Resource
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Color harvesting1m 12s
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6. Inspiration
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Inspiring illustrators2m 2s
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Conclusion
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Closing thoughts53s
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