How to colour your Characters

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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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@isabelladelgado456 Жыл бұрын

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

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@lauraacevedo1308 Жыл бұрын

e.e

@princessthyemis Жыл бұрын

I agree! This is SO helpful!!!

@eldritchcupcakes3195 Жыл бұрын

Reminder: monochrome palettes with different shades are just as good!

@rxni10 Жыл бұрын

Bro took a thirsty mommy and made it a school lesson

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

haha I don't know about that 😅

@justasmltwngir1732 Жыл бұрын

@Deku_in_disguise Жыл бұрын

I was your 200th like lmao

@geeg4315 Жыл бұрын

mommy?! that’s a supermodel skinny 23 year old with a six pack…

@CosmiTwink Жыл бұрын

@@geeg4315it’s because she’s hot

@zerareota1560 Жыл бұрын

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

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

Interesting 🤔

@statusuyp Жыл бұрын

I'd say try make the skin tone kinda unanimous to the clothes/hair/whatever and not make it too bright/contrasting

@DreamtaleEnjoyer Жыл бұрын

Or any clothes at all lmao

@st4rrie. Жыл бұрын

especially for the purple one

@-Solidwater Жыл бұрын

Or just have other colors that attract your attention more! A natural skin color will never be as memorable as, say, a bright purple jacket, or fluffy pink hair

@neeevirus Жыл бұрын

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

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

Interesting 🤔

@whothehellneedhastag1309 Жыл бұрын

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

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

Hahaha

@lorelaimorace-kk1xz 11 ай бұрын

me too

@zeearts9484 11 ай бұрын

Same 😄💔!

@yuihanima 5 ай бұрын

Then you are a real artist?

@Maddie_TT7 4 ай бұрын

@@yuihanimayou don’t have to know color theory to be a “real artist”

@k1ttiesaves Жыл бұрын

I DONT COLOR MY CHARACTERS 🔥🔥

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

haha really? Then they are black and white?

@k1ttiesaves Жыл бұрын

@@LucasPeinador yeah i just use normal pencil and paper i don’t like coloring my art

@Muiii__ Жыл бұрын

Me neither, every time I color my characters they always turn out looking weird. I also like how it looks with just black and white

@frostybootz Жыл бұрын

But you'll never see your character's true colors. 🙁

@Mapple318 Жыл бұрын

@@k1ttiesaves same, i recently got alcohol markers so i *try* to use color more, but i usually only draw with my pencil and eraser

@PinkiePirate Жыл бұрын

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

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

haha what?

@nasgor22 Жыл бұрын

@@LucasPeinador The one with the girl on top of a dude with a rocket head

@PinkiePirate Жыл бұрын

.@@LucasPeinador The rocket and the fish globe head or whatever it was and put them in sussy mode. Great art, though.

@zillasart7222 Жыл бұрын

I thought no one was gonna talk about it 😊

@markjcm8968 Жыл бұрын

SHE WAS RIDING A ROCKET

@dka4928 Жыл бұрын

Great information and simple breakdown. Thank you.

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@confu5ed_ Жыл бұрын

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

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

haha that makes me v very happy

@2fortsmostwanted Жыл бұрын

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”

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@axeri_ Жыл бұрын

bro casually drew bangladesh Edit : and also palau hehe

@Nazmi_Nafio_Esha Жыл бұрын

Yes! I was thinking the same😂.

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

haha what? sorry I don't understand

@Vishnu-jo2wq Жыл бұрын

@@LucasPeinador red dot in dark green , thats like a bangladesh flag

@LazyArtyz Жыл бұрын

@@LucasPeinador one of those complementary colours. There was on with green rectangle with a red circle in the middle. That the exact flag of Bangladesh

@danganrooonpa Жыл бұрын

And palau sorta 🇵🇼 though it’s a darker blue in the video than on the flag

@roboreverie Жыл бұрын

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

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

@_Bezuga_4269 Жыл бұрын

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

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

Glad I could help!

@nightfallnoir Жыл бұрын

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

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

haha good luck 👍

@B4ldY0imiya 9 ай бұрын

The jumpscare,j thought it was a random nsfw going to pop on my screen but its a rlly good lesson that helped me a lot lol

@LucasPeinador 9 ай бұрын

haha happy to hear that 👍

@agnese2944 Жыл бұрын

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

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

Happy to help 👍

@kalystagutierrez1607 Жыл бұрын

This actually makes sense to me

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

haha awesome, happy to help

@megantheescallion8565 Жыл бұрын

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

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

However you prefer it as a creator... but the 20/80 rule is about the whole illustration 😉👍

@corasundae Жыл бұрын

Yeah, if you only draw people with natural skin tones, I'd imagine this would be very limiting.

@nevisnebis1207 Жыл бұрын

I’d say if your character shows a lot of skin, include it in the color palette. If they’re fairly covered up (especially if they have a natural skin color) you can leave it out of the color palette or think of it as a tertiary color.

@BambiTrout Жыл бұрын

You could maybe just vary the colour temperature? Like keep it beige/brown, but nudge it a bit towards your main colour. e.g Main colour blue = cooler skin tone, main colour orange = warmer skin tone.

@xxcreating._.chaosxx Жыл бұрын

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

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

👍👍

@jelofisk Жыл бұрын

How can I do this with more than two colors?

@skilamalink Жыл бұрын

Still pick a primary color, then pick 2 secondaries that are equidistant from your primary color on the color wheel. They can be close to your primary or far, but they should be the same distance. Then if you want more than 3, divide the space between your secondary colors (from the side that doesn’t have your primary) into equal segments. Between each segment is a new color choice, so that all of your secondary colors will also be equidistant from each other. ((But only the first 2 secondary colors are equidistant from the primary) But be careful, since the more colors you add, the busier and more complicated the drawing gets. It’s also a good idea to give your secondary colors a hierarchy. Still prioritize your primary, then pick a secondary for 2nd priority and so on. For example, if you have 3 colors, color your piece with 60% for your primary, 30% for secondary-1, and 10% for secondary-2

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

You use a bit of a different method and divide it accordingly.

@StrxwberryHxrmony Жыл бұрын

Why is nobody talking about her weird pose for the drawing 😂?

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

weird pose? how weird?

@hacky_sackin Жыл бұрын

Not to mention the beginning. Y did he do that 😐

@AnaOhKay Жыл бұрын

@@hacky_sackin whats wrong with the beginning?

@pandakatiefominz Жыл бұрын

@@LucasPeinadorI mean women simply do not sit like that lmao, not if we're just on our phones

@tsuki3752 Жыл бұрын

@@pandakatiefominzi mean it doesn’t look like she’s just on her phone lol it looks like she’s taking a sexy mirror selfie. it looks like it’s a pose for like an only fans or smthn.

@thedrawngamer2777 11 ай бұрын

Only time I had a physical reaction from a drawing (on KZfaq)

@LucasPeinador 11 ай бұрын

haha

@Melanie.5 Жыл бұрын

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

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

@peppermiinti Жыл бұрын

in interior and graphic design, there’s a 70-20-10 rule: 70% is the main colour, 20% is a secondary colour and 10% is the accents.

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

Yes, that is also a very good distribution 👍

@으으으으으으으으으으 Жыл бұрын

aw the 80 20 theory

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

Yeah of course 👍

@Woak.1 10 ай бұрын

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

@LucasPeinador 9 ай бұрын

awesome, happy that it was useful

@servxl3406 11 ай бұрын

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

@LucasPeinador 11 ай бұрын

I'm so glad! Happy I can help

@coolnoobalert Жыл бұрын

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!

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

haha thank you very much

@noneyabeezwax6904 Жыл бұрын

Those brushes are insane bro

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much - the link is in my description (if you would want them)

@elliewinfield1533 Жыл бұрын

Bro really snuck in a spicy drawing at the end 💀

@LucasPeinador 11 ай бұрын

😅😉

@shadowdroid776 Жыл бұрын

This was more helpful than my color theory class! Also, funnily enough, that 80/20 ratio is the same thing for inking panels. The more you get away from it being 50/50, the more dynamic and interesting the panels look!

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@Raccoonheart Жыл бұрын

Your army style is so creative j love it!!

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

👍 Thank you very much

@yorealkat4177 Жыл бұрын

Please draw more shrimp they are cute

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

haha I will publish a shrip on my IG in a few days 👍

@Scott....... 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tips, bro!

@LucasPeinador 11 ай бұрын

Happy to help

@snnuglex 10 ай бұрын

the main color of my character; yes

@LucasPeinador 10 ай бұрын

haha

@CherryXXCola Жыл бұрын

“But nobody knows how to use them” *laughs in art scholar*

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

haha

@breadbird Жыл бұрын

bro really said “no one knows how to use complementary colors” like complementary colors are a recently discovered artifact that nobody can use

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

A lot of people don't know how to use them properly... in what ration and in what way... so...

@tesoroofall8499 Жыл бұрын

Dang this actually makes so much sense, thank you

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

haha happy to hear that :D

@desihirohamada 10 ай бұрын

i've been using complementary characters to color almost all my ocs holy schist

@LucasPeinador 10 ай бұрын

awesome 👍

@bethanymckinney7607 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! That's me! I don't know how to use complementary colors! 👋

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

Great, happy to help 👍👍

@rishanraaj7367 Жыл бұрын

The intro tho 💀

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

haha what?

@rishanraaj7367 Жыл бұрын

You know what you did ,nice "hook "

@PepperedCatt.. Жыл бұрын

I usually pick one warm color and one cool color, (ex: green and yellow, blue and red,) and use those colors do do most of the coloring and then I pick a complimentary color and add it in places I want to pop.

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!!

@somethings9090 Жыл бұрын

I have a blue and orange character! I use blue for their furr [ they are a cat ] and orange for accessories, scars, nose/ears, and the mouth!

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

interesting 🤔

@sanzu3759 Жыл бұрын

KAKYOIN

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

what? 🤔

@Layshortcake_3450 Жыл бұрын

@@LucasPeinadorit's from Jojos bizarre adventure

@belleve2understand Жыл бұрын

Cool!!!

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

Thank you, happy you like it

@Banannalisse Жыл бұрын

One tip I will throw out there is to use the colors in thirds (or somewhere around there) and have the two complimentary colors, plus a color that is next to one of the complimentary colors on the color wheel, like blue, purple, and orange. The blue and purple go together nicely and the orange adds a little pop of contrast

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing

@Iotuseater Жыл бұрын

Thank you for explaining this so simply! Very underrated :DD !

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@izzyclaire123 Жыл бұрын

Dang this is so cool! Thanks ! Can you tell us how you deal with Art block?

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

Thank you 👍 Will make a video in the future 😉

@imhereforfun9852 Жыл бұрын

i spot genya's demon form👀

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

haha what?

@imhereforfun9852 6 ай бұрын

@@LucasPeinadoroh i meant about the color complementary thing,since the character Genya Shinezugawa from demon slayer consists of purple,when it was revealed that he could temporaly turn into a demon,the tips of his hair and his eyes would turn yellow! I was actually a bit curious as to why that was but now i know!

@ManofGeese600 11 ай бұрын

THE 80 20 RULE IS FIRE ONG 🔥🔥🔥🔥

@LucasPeinador 11 ай бұрын

haha happy to help 👍

@ReiTheMarshmellow69 Жыл бұрын

I love this concept and use it a lot! I didn't know how useful it actually is but I use it for character designs all the time and it really helps!

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@natsukytakahashii9554 Жыл бұрын

does the skin color necessarily need to have the same color as the main color, or can I use different ones?

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

It depends on what you want

@natsukytakahashii9554 Жыл бұрын

@Lucas Peinador oh ok! thank you for the video. It was really helpful

@ishiguru. Жыл бұрын

Do you understand the Bangladesh comments? lol

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

hmm no?

@ishiguru. Жыл бұрын

@@LucasPeinador Look up the Bangladesh Flag, then you might understand

@golden_opal6050 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, i struggle with complementary colors

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

Happy to help!

@echohoover5820 Жыл бұрын

Finally! Someone who knows what to do! I do block sketching and with that I use my character's "color personality," then for coloring them I use clipping, so the layer I'm clipping has the color that I'm MOSTLY using.

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

Good 👍 I m glad this video was useful

@el.oh.you. Жыл бұрын

tldr it depends on the placement

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

👍

@boopdoop2471 Жыл бұрын

Where do I go to get your set?

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

I made it - here is the link to my store: shop.lucaspeinador.com/products/lp-brushes

@boopdoop2471 Жыл бұрын

@@LucasPeinador thanks

@derbjfgof3807 Жыл бұрын

Aw ty 😂❤

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

No problem 👍

@franbowstherapycenter9319 10 ай бұрын

Finally! Now I know that ratio I need instead of leaving my drawings black and white 😭😭🫶

@LucasPeinador 10 ай бұрын

haha that's great. happy to hear that

@Grace-ui8cv 10 ай бұрын

This improves my coloring a lot better! Thank you :D❤❤❤❤

@LucasPeinador 10 ай бұрын

Glad I could help!

@Nori_official489 Жыл бұрын

You actually made my flag but you crossed it >:(

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

What? What are you talking about? This has nothing to do with any flag or any politics... it is an art tutorial

@Skrimbi Жыл бұрын

🇧🇩

@aduckinggporcupine. Жыл бұрын

@@LucasPeinador Bangladesh 🇧🇩

@Ka-Chow95_ Жыл бұрын

Sus

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

what?

@Ka-Chow95_ Жыл бұрын

@@LucasPeinador the rocket guy and the astronaut

@Jennyy_YT 11 ай бұрын

omg. Tysm for telling me this. This REALLY helped! Tysm! (And Awesome drawing btw!)

@LucasPeinador 11 ай бұрын

Glad I could help!

@Dot_o 11 ай бұрын

This video just showed me that i was doing something correct without even knowing. Thanks!

@LucasPeinador 11 ай бұрын

Glad I could help!

@glowingforthe1654 Жыл бұрын

Omg i do this for my comic and even use the text to show every characters signature color

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

Awesome 👍 happy to hear that

@Donnieartzz 11 ай бұрын

I love using complementary colors. My favorite are orange and blue since the scenery can be beautiful with just 2 colors 😌👍

@LucasPeinador 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing!!

@Saverakay 11 ай бұрын

Finally something about colours that I actually understood by the end of the video.. 😂❤ Thanks a much!

@LucasPeinador 11 ай бұрын

You're welcome 😊 Happy to help

@Pastel_Artz 8 ай бұрын

This makes a lot more sense now Ty

@LucasPeinador 8 ай бұрын

happy to help

@starberriez9218 Жыл бұрын

Very helpful, for years I've struggled with this. Thank you!

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

You're very welcome! Happy to help

@ocelot420_69 Жыл бұрын

Go with a 90/10 ratio to not make it too obvious. An art teacher in highschool taught me that about clothes.

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

that is a bit of a weird proportion, but if it work for you, then that's great

@Number1RickyRatRappsFan 11 ай бұрын

I shall save this video for later because it’s cool and not any other reason

@LucasPeinador 11 ай бұрын

hahaha

@creamymintchicchip8454 Жыл бұрын

If you want to find the main colour after doing base colours only then merge all the layers together if you haven’t already, alpha lock the layer and blur it loads

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

Interesting 🤔

@air8536 Жыл бұрын

Definitely watching for the color theory...

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

Aren't we all 👀 haha

@kaylagordon3441 Жыл бұрын

I’m in love with these brushes 😲💖

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

Ohh that is so nice to hear

@NoorHendy 10 ай бұрын

I REALLY NEEDED THIS

@LucasPeinador 10 ай бұрын

haha awesome 👍

@tsuyumint Жыл бұрын

I think I unintentionally did this once, I mean a little intentional since I was considering the complimentary colours but I didn't know to use them an I basically did exactly this (it being orange (and red) and blue tho) and I'm proud of myself

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

awesome, hope this helps

@TheCookie13 10 ай бұрын

I usually use a few different colour like 2 or 4

@LucasPeinador 10 ай бұрын

hmm 🤔

@paulusiilonga1398 10 ай бұрын

Damn shawty lookin goOOood!🗣🗣

@LucasPeinador 10 ай бұрын

happy to hear that

@yingzheng2594 Жыл бұрын

I use bright orange to be the skin color because it looks like it

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

Awesome

@yingzheng2594 Жыл бұрын

i only use colors instead of skin colors

@Istanfyolaifyolaiislife Жыл бұрын

Alternative channel title: Gru does arts

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

haha that's cool

@firebonepg7521 11 ай бұрын

He got my attention all right

@LucasPeinador 11 ай бұрын

hahaha

@nocbvideos6458 Жыл бұрын

also think about desaturating one of the two colors

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

👍

@Venti.the.bard.613 Жыл бұрын

I spent years learning how to do pop art in illustrator and now you’re telling me there’s a halftone BRUSH??!! TAKE MY MONEY!!!

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

haha I am very happy you like them 👍

@samugames0 Жыл бұрын

My man just used the JoJo color changing at one point

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

👍👍

@CryingJackal Жыл бұрын

My character is purple and yellow and I find this to be so helpful

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

haha happy to hear that

@toasteebread2898 Жыл бұрын

there’s amazing books available at the library with set color combinations (like 5 colors that go well together for themes) that i found to be extremely helpful

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

awesome, thank you for sharing

@gyratedpastry Жыл бұрын

This is sort of the case with my main oc, she has red hair with yellow tips and yellow wings on her head but the rest (eyes, clothes and accessories) are blue and/or white

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

awesome 👍

@nicoleferreira8384 Жыл бұрын

More color theory videos please you say things so clearly and is easily understood 🙏🏻 ❤

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

haha okey, happy you like them

@kenny995 11 ай бұрын

He didn't want to wait for thirst traps so he drew his own

@LucasPeinador 11 ай бұрын

haha

@machaboba9392 Жыл бұрын

Something I learned in interior design was the 60-30-10 rule, three colors, one being your main, one your secondary and the last your accent color

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

Yes, that is also a very good way of doing it

@Chris_Edits12 4 ай бұрын

Thank you i took my character with no color with color thank you so much!!!

@LucasPeinador 4 ай бұрын

awesome

@lindseybrant7624 10 ай бұрын

Thank you

@LucasPeinador 10 ай бұрын

happy to help 👍

@Kodi_theoryorigin12 11 ай бұрын

Inappropriate art but useful way for learning anatomy!

@LucasPeinador 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

@GingerVixen Жыл бұрын

I’m an artist who has a very simple style with zero knowledge of this but I still manage to use complementary colours correctly. My Birb character is blue and orange and there are many other examples of this.

@LucasPeinador Жыл бұрын

haha 👍