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Vol. 16, 28 November 2023
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The Use of Colour in Illustration
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Abstract
The influence of color on illustration is significant. For different color uses, it can make the picture present a different artistic performance, which shows the importance of color. Using color well can bring a more impactful effect to the illustration, more layered language, and the audience can indirectly feel the author’s thoughts and emotions through color. Therefore, this thesis focuses on interpreting the techniques of using color in illustration works by analyzing the use of color in strongly stylized illustration works, and enhancing the understanding of them through some theoretical knowledge. It includes an explanation of the basic definition and properties of illustration, a detailed study of the expression of color in illustration, the scope of application and development trends. The conclusion obtained from this thesis is that the saturation of color, brightness, shades of color, and different combinations can create a different feeling to the illustration. This gives the viewer a different visual experience and conveys a different message. Nowadays, more and more illustrators like to use color to enhance the style of their images, and they become more adept at using color to attract the viewer’s attention.
Keywords
illustration, use of colour, emotional expression, perceptual impact, colour theory
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- Volume Title
- Proceedings of the International Conference on Global Politics and Socio-Humanities
- ISBN (Print)
- 978-1-83558-165-0
- ISBN (Online)
- 978-1-83558-166-7
- Published Date
- 28 November 2023
- Series
- Communications in Humanities Research
- ISSN (Print)
- 2753-7064
- ISSN (Online)
- 2753-7072
- DOI
- 10.54254/2753-7064/16/20230021
- Copyright
- 28 November 2023
- Open Access
- This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited