Talk with Culrs — Week 02
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Illustrating a face is interesting. To put the face in perspective, using the right color tones on each part of the face is essential, to distinguish features like eyes, nose, ears, etc. For example, using the right colors to show the nose as elevated, or define the outer edge of earlobes.
Remember that time in childhood, when we used to just hold on to some crayons and start filling up our sketchbooks? Well, we did the same for the second installation of our series, “Talk with Culrs”. We got our hands on some cool animal face illustrations and decided to play with them in our own way. You can check them out at Animal Faces Illustration Vectors.
In the end, it’s all about using colors creatively. We used our color palettes to bring life into these illustrations.
The Fox
Dark green (#014E58) was chosen for the background. Using negative space, we were able to depict the protruding nose. The cream color (#FFF8D2) used for the face built a nice contrast with the dark background. For eyes and ears, we used pink (#F36893) to get it a little animation. A warm color always catches the eye, and that’s exactly we wanted to achieve. We wanted you to stare right into the eyes of the beast. And for the final touch, we used a little purple gradient (#9643EC) to enhance the jawlines.
Check out this beautiful tetradic color palette on our website.
The Dog
Who doesn’t love a cute little pup? But we wanted to make it even more adorable for you. We decided to use an unusual color palette consisting of monochromatic blue colors (#395ABD), (#2348B6), (#1D3B9C), (#0C1B46), (#08122F). We used darker shades for the mouth and the tag to grab the attention, and a mild blue tone to fill the face. For the big googly eyes, we used both light and dark tones of blue, with the white pupil to make it look cute. We went a step ahead by introducing a pink color, which is not in this palette, to highlight parts like the inner ear and tongue. Yes, it took some creative thinking to go beyond the palette and the result was awesome. That’s what it’s all about! Using each color correctly to maintain the harmony of the design.
Check out this monochromatic blue color palette on our website.
The Raccoon
A raccoon may not be the prettiest animal, but we did manage to make it look like one of the coolest! We used this triad palette consisting of some bright colors. The basic face shape and outlines were filled with dark maroon (#500449). We used yellow (#DCF344) to highlight the underlines on the face and the ears. With these two striking contrast colors, the face was certainly lit. The light and bright blue (#C3F8FF) was chosen for the background to neatly balance the image.
Check out this cool triad color palette on our website.
The Bear
A warm monochromatic color palette always pleases the eye. These shades of orange (#FF9800), (#FB8C00), (#F57C00), (#EF6C00), (#E65100), along with a little white, bring out the perfect characteristics of a grizzly. The Darker shades were used as the primary colors for the face, and the lighter ones were used to highlight facial features. If you notice the ears, you can see how monochromatic colors, if put together in order, bring life into a design.
Check out this warm orange color palette on our website.
The Rabbit
The combination of abstract shapes and a cool color palette can do wonders! For this bunny illustration, we used pink (#FFD9FE) for the face, to depict its soft-hearted nature. For the nose, we used orange (#FFA538) with a green (#024032) shade on top. Green was also used for ears, with a pattern on top of it, to give it an abstract feel. The greyish blue (#496B92) was used as the background, and also as negative space to fill the rabbit’s face.
Check out this beautiful color palette on our website.
The Wolf
An excellent hunter and a fearless protector of its pack, the mighty wolf is inspiring. We chose a royal color palette for this one: a monochromatic palette with various purple tones (#D7B7FF), (#AC7AE8), (#BE89FF), (#4A148C), (#3B1D60). The darker shades of purple were used for the mane and the eyes to create a clean variation from the rest of the face. The lighter shades were used to create specifics of the face like the jawline and the cheekbones. We played with all the purple tones for the ear, where the lighter ones are on the inside, gradually getting darker as we move towards the outside.
Check out this royal color palette on our website.
And that’s a wrap for Week 02! Stay tuned and we’ll be back with more exciting stuff next Monday. Subscribe to our Newsletter here if you haven’t already to get our publication right in your inbox.
