From the course: 21 Foundations of Animation

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From roughs to final color

From roughs to final color

From the course: 21 Foundations of Animation

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From roughs to final color

- [Instructor] Color shouldn't just be about the appearance of the character. It can also tell you something about the personality, so in this case I wanted neutral colors for somebody who is fairly sensible and grounded. Traditional animation often used ink lines instead of pure black to soften the appearance between some color areas. You can see it here between the cheeks and the ear, and the color separations between the boots and the trousers. It's good to experiment with different color models, so don't be scared to create different variations, but do remember that this isn't just about making designs that look cool. It's also about telling us something important about the personality or the character. In the traditional era we would paint these onto cels, which was very time-consuming and expensive, whereas now it's all done by computer, which is much faster, so today, with software like Photoshop, Harmony, Animate…

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