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Don't you feel happy when you find a lovely color?

Lots of yummy-looking colors in a cake shop.
Fancy colors that fashion models wear.
Cool and eye-catching colors on posters that you find plastered throughout town.
Wouldn't it be nice if you could use such colors in your works?

To tell you the truth, | was very bad at using colors.

Even when | painted the color boldly thinking that it would be beautiful, the picture
ended up looking unsophisticated...
So, | decided to observe each color and become friends with each of them.

Recently, | have begun to understand that there are many kinds

of emotions hidden inside colors.
A beautiful way to use colors is to find a suitable
emotion that matches the mood and by
doing so, delivering your message to people.

You can state your opinion, such as ‘| like this color!”

But, it is also important to listen to the voice of
colors. Some colors will say, “This is my mood.
This is what I'm good at.” Let's become friends
with them little by little.

There is no need to paint a color exactly the same

as the examples in this book. Your imagination
will no doubt be a little different from mine.
Please turn the world of white paper into an exciting
place with your magical power of color.

Gach’ L, Sates
 chasse
the color
Find an illustration that you like and find a color
that you want to use. Ask your family or friends
what kind of color they like.

Enjoy coloring as your mood dictates by using the

page on the left as a reference.

4 illustration school: let’s draw magical color

Copy somebody's illustration by just drawing a
picture on a notebook or on a piece of paper.
Try drawing it using different colors.

Show your favorite illustration to your family or

friends.
 (ee
—_—_
ara

It is difficult to Know which coloring tool to use, ‘

since there are so many of them. ey /
Let’s try them out one by one, starting with the vue
tool you already have. 4 vd

In this book, we will use a set of twelve colored

pencils.

Recommended!

You can get a warm, gentle finish using them. f

You can produce a faint color if you color with it
gently, or you can produce a thick color if you
color with it firmly. It is also beautiful to layer
various colors.

I colored with colored LL

pencils in this boole é-

6 illustration school: let's draw magical color

 ee

The feel of this pencil is some-

thing between a colored pencil and
a crayon. The color is bright and
you can erase it using an eraser.
Because you can color evenly us-
ing this pencil, it is easy to color a
large area.

Watercolors

The way they bleed is very beautiful. You can

dissolve them with water even after they dry
out. You can draw a precise line if you layer the
color after the first color is dry.

Wait until hayer the

the first second color
color dries on top of
the first color
before it dries.

introduction 7
 Transparent lrontransparent
Acrylics
a { y / { ]

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SePePreverrreerrrrrrrrirrrerrer irre

They produce a strong color and ga hag RBI

never dissolve in water once they _—th—-4tr—-41++4
dry. You can draw both thin and if

eo @»
thick lines. There are transparent Lf & ‘,
watercolors and nontransparent
watercolors depending on the Polishing paste

>
maker.

ee OEa
= _ . 4 = Hen —y
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Po
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UOu can qive

| Unodeling paste Vhatting paste U . .
your iklustration

co
| ionseraenee J texture

Use a paper palette because acrykic

paints get hard once they have dried.

The bottom color can

be seen trans arent ly if
you Layer the colors.

You can draw cheerful pictures

because they produce bright
colors. The way the ink bleeds
is interesting. Be careful when
coloring with them because they
often bleed through a sheet of
paper.

8 illustration school: let’s draw magical color

It is fun to layer thin lines using dots Horizontal and
various colors. The direction in Vertical Lines
which you move your hand is go-
ing to be the shape of the line. Try
drawing many lines so that you j SOs 2
can find new ways of coloring.
Tight Loose
scribble scribble

re Concentrated
scribble

Their thick and gentle lines give

a warm expression. They are not
good for producing delicate ex-
pressions. It is good to use them
on big sheets of paper so that you
can color freely.
 17 Color
is amagic!?
20 Everyone's face
3 Dearreader
avorite clothes
2 -% =How to read this book flowers
eer Sols for coloring and how to use them
26 Intriguing animals
12 PROLOGUE Mina the Color Wizard 28 Exciting vehi
30 Beautiful
32° Dreamy cas
34 COLUMN NO.1
Dark colors and faint colors
 36 CHAPTER 2 Colors’ feelings

What are colors’ feeli

ret tt ARS

48 Yellow
50 Light blue 74 Active
52 Blue 76 Tasty
54 Green 78 Cool
56 Light green 80 Strong
58 Purple 82 Mature
60 Brown 84 Warm
62 Black 86 Cold
64 COLUMN NO.2 88 A happy occasion
Vivid colors and austere elegant 90 Flashy
colors 92
Gentle
94 COLUMN NO. 3
Mixing colors

96 EPILOGUE Magical pictures for coloring

112 About the Author

— BO
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 Once upon a time,
the world was wade
Of bhack and white.
TP
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A gS, Re hee min a go TOT een inital eT Tee

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ac thought it was an Oo s| I ate the T'm ale right with

apple, but it was a pear! Lauiqhing mushroom! bhack and white.
12 illustration school: let's draw magical color
P)\ PAR
TH’s kind of bland isn't it
— EES A A OTOL
ea gy pre COE Pt $A ty OY PERRET

|jaethe flowers are white

pn
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}i. oo ee A EE EA a tetas ce ten Figaniainant eral
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fight blue

And the
apple a red

14 illustration school: let’s draw magical color

See how wonderful the world Looks!

prologue 15
CHAPTER1
color ia magical

Color is magical!?
Everyones face
Favorite clothes
New flowers
Intriguing animals
Exciting vehicles
Beautiful seasons

Dreamy castle
COLUMN NO. 1 Dark color
and faint color
 coler ia magical!’ >

If you color an empty cup...it looks like there is juice

BA
NA
NA
>
inside.
You can make as many kinds of juices as the number of
colors you have.
Is it aa sweet juice? Or is it a sour juice?
Just by coloring a certain shape, your imagination is
stimulated.
The impression of the illustration is going to be totally
different if you color it with a different color.

In this chapter, let's enjoy using many kinds of.colors as

if you are using a magical power.”

illustration school: let's draw magical color

ee
 er atpe se TE Oy ms °
te re ae ee FIRE ARF aE

het’s color
these candles

Let's color
these cups

Let's color these

intriguing herbs

colorismagical 19
 A Westerner Same bhacle hair She is hatina
but she is Asian

The earth that we live on has many beautiful colors. Of course, we area
part of those colors. Everyone has adorable colors in their eyes and hair.
You can visualize the faces of people all over the world just by combining
the colors of hair and eyes.

20 illustration school: let’s draw magical color

coloris magical 21
 classical

young fresh

On a sheet of paper, it takes only a second to change one character's

outfit to a different one.
Think about someone and use the colors as you like. You can try on
as many clothes as you like and hold your own fashion show.

22 illustration school; let's draw magical color

 warm active cook young

strong mature elegant

.

MN

refreshing gentle

Do you know how many kinds of flowers there are in this world? There are flowers of all
sorts of colors and shapes. We cannot even imagine the great many variations. It may
even be infinite. I’m sure that there must be a flower that nobody has seen yet.

24 illustration school: let’s draw magical color

coloris magical 25
 active

precious
.

steady cook Loves to be pampered

Animals have many kinds of colors and patterns on them to hide their body or to
threaten their enemies. On paper, it is OK to draw such animals as yellow elephants
or pink zebras.

26 illustration school: let’s draw magical color

coloris magical 27
 fast fair ploy strong

active fresh refreshing

Don't you feel excited when you are waiting in the line to ride a colorful Ferris wheel?
Don't you always look for your favorite color when looking at vehicles? Let's think about
cool, cute and fun-colored vehicles.

28 illustration school: let's draw magical color

coloris magical 29
 You can feel the transition from one season to the next not just by the change of the
temperature, but also by the change of the colors. Spring colors make you feel excited,
and autumn colors make you feel calm. The colors cieated by nature express the four
seasons perfectly.

30 illustration school: let’s draw magical color

 &
fey, fu,%
Shri shrill. ak of de isdi

TPE Me Teee8 see

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Awco
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Tw @ cicadal Ss =

am ih amm allstm (1 mo

BOS Ss

coloris magical 31
 Viewing castles is captivating. What kind of kings and princesses were living Inside
these castles? What kind of colors were they surrounded by? Your imagination expands.
It is also fun to imagine what kind of castle you want to live in.

32 illustration school: let’s draw magical color

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coloris magical 33
 O24 BAM MABAB& =~ EO BABB 440° — OBOMa
COLUMN NO.1

Even with the same color, the object

looks different when looking at it in the
dark or in the light.
This is because the object looks whitish
when the light is bright, and it looks
darkish when the light is not so bright.
The range of expressions gets wider by
coloring the same color in a different
Way.

There is @ difference in
how it Looks when Looking
at things in a bright place
het's use the same color or in a dale place.
with a different brightness
iA One Picture.

Sun burn Red in the face

Difference between the

flesh and the skin of Fruit

&
Three-dimensional €3

a”
PF FOC U OK OVI FOV eowe~~ ewuvvuvuruvwe~”*

34 illustration school: let’s draw magical color

«= A Dm mRABMAMo &
§ + MAM bo pyeYYVYyYrS

difference monotone
between
Puppies

‘
Thickness of the
flower petals

Thickness of
i B
ee
the feat

a.

A focal point
The degree of
ripeness of the
fruit

coloris magical 35
36 illustration school: let's draw magical color
What are
colors feelings?
Red »

Pink

Orange
Faint orange-yellow
Yellow

Light blue ee a
Blue

Green

Yellow-green
Purple

Black

COLOUMN NO.2
Vivid colors and
austere elegant
 What.
aw colors’ forlings?
In this chapter, we will learn about colors’ feelings.
Now, what are color’s feelings?
Each color has its own impression and what people feel
from it is somewhat the same.
For instance, don’t you feel a sense of warmth from red
or a sense of coolness from blue? You can feel healed by
looking at green.
The character of each color, which inspires peoples’
feelings, is what | call the colors’ feelings.
Knowing these color’s feelings will surely help you to
express yourself.

38 illustration school: let's draw magical color

hy

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 a \. —T+ is abso a
IF color for hot
Red is often used things filee
in happy events cWih peppers

“Ko-haleu WAdinjr”
(red(white colored rice
A traditional
cakes stuffed with
Chinese Lion
sweat bean paste)

A bowl of “Oselei-han“
(real coloredsticlay rice
mixed with azul beans)

Rea urges Peo, fe

to ttke precaution

Red Ailes
motivation

Red Is a powerful color. | think you can be active and aggressive when you wear some-
thing red. We feel some kind of vital energy from red-colored things, such as mature
fruits and plum-colored cheeks, don’t we? In Japan and China, red is thought to bea
lucky color. Moreover, deep red represents passion. Red wines and red dresses look
mature. Red is said to be the most eye-catching color and it is often used to urge
people to be precaucious.

40 illustration school: let’s draw magical color

 lefig -heelec shoes

v q
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4

Vie tres

colors’ feelings 41
 e pink's folings =P
Tt helps women to bring
©
T+ is a fantastic color
~ out their femininity

It is one of
the colors which FO
represent spring & ef I+ represents babies
Eb vepresents and small lads
sweetness

Compared to red, pink is a more gentle and graceful color that always embraces our
feelings. Don’t you think that women look more feminine and men look more elegant
in pink clothes? Pink is also a color that tells us of the arrival of spring. Pink carries a
happy image for many people. Pink is also often used to express the world of fantasy.

42 illustration school: let’s draw magical color

 A floral
decoration

St rawberr Yy
doughnuts and
strawberry
cupcdkes

Water ilies

colors’ feelings 43
 ‘oer te

A delicious- T+ is a color that

fooleing color gives G warm feeling

" @@ “Ponleans “
@&
G Japanese oranges) ;
&

Li (cae a lN
NT AS ‘eon 4 T+ is a@ color that
gives vitality
EP iSh Gi
encouraging color

Orange is the color of sunshine’s blessing. It is a color full of life that gives you power.
You can often find fruits and vegetables that are this color, which means that orange-
colored foods increase your appetite. It is also a color that gives you a sense of warmth.
It appears that your sensory temperture increases a bit when you are surrounded by
orange-colored things. In addition, orange makes people happy because it is a combi-
nation of two colors, aggressive red and cheerful yellow. All things said, orange is an
eye-catching and assertive color.

44 illustration school: let’s draw magical color

 Anne of Green
Gables
The feathers of
parakeets

Golden brown pancakes

gap
ats Dp
Tt fools
=e A.
ge OY ic
range Jjuice
f=2s
THSe (o)) LI
A fox
QJ
A \

‘ee V7 Wy) sa

oe,
A fhowerbed with poppies The stripes of a cat

colors’ feelings 45
 A Foods of this color wale
It is good bo uss. he you feel comfortable
color be something Fluffy

»/ A dried fish

T+ is a color of A tree stump ou can feel the

Neate weabenate warmth of human slen

This color mixed with orange and lots of white makes us think of delicious-looking
bread and biscuits, or steaming hot milk tea and soup. It is a color that reflects a
relaxing, home warmth. | think this color can make anybody and everybody feel
warm. Faint orange-yellow makes us imagine fluffy and soft, natural materials.
| think this color is suitable for sheep wool and dandelion puff.

46 illustration school: let's draw magical color

A paper baa

Eq shell of
*Awpan “ silky fowl

eo,
(a ban stuffed
with sweet
bean paste)

> ry Wille tea

colors’ feelings 47
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=
J ; \ | ‘ /

Yellow is a full-of- si
life, uplifting color
wi yRhBDGL FV dey
A carpet of ginlego

T+ is a color of harvest
—

08 HD G.
Be carefull
Tt also has an
impression of
youthfulness

Yellow is a bright color. It gives us the image of sunlight. It is a happy color that ex-
cites people and makes them happy. This color goes well with a dynamic and active
atmosphere. It is often used to get peoples’ attention, because it looks bigger than
the actual painted area. An obvious example is construction-related signs.

48 _ illustration school: let's draw magical color

 An exclamation

An element ary
school First year
0 C4 student's hat

; Cabrage

Black and yellow

stripes (Caution!)

A construction site

Field wustara

A helmet

colors’ feelings 49
 2

Te isa refreshingly cook color

A bottle
of cider

So cokdl
Tt represents
cheanliness

Light blue is a refreshing and relaxing color. It is also called “sky blue.” In Japanese, light
blue is called “mizu iro” which means “water color.” As this name suggests, light blue has
the image of water and sky which are generally considered to be a source of life. That is
why this color brings comfort to us. It is said that this color has an effect of lowering our
sensory temperature. We can see this color everywhere during the summer.

50 illustration school: let’s draw magical color

colors’ feelings 51
 Blue is a color
that gives us the
Feeling of trust

T+ is often used %
in sportswear and
Vehiches since it
has a sense
of speed
A suit t

ve
AY

A Japanese “tenuqui A blue fight

(a Japanese traditional represents wurkiness
hand cloth) with
“wameshibori. “
(the name of the
tie—dyed pattern)

Its a J apanese Feeling blue

traditional indigo
blue An umbrella
The night sky

The color of the deep blue sea gives us a feeling of coolness and calmness. Many
people get an intellectual image or a sense of integrity and trust from this color. In
fact, blue-colored things have the psychological effect of suppressing our brain's
excitation. Maybe this is why blue foods are not appetizing. Blue is the symbol
color of the Blessed Virgin Mary and is also thought to be the symbol of innocence.
Also, as we sometimes say ‘I’m feeling blue,” it is used to express the feeling of
disappointment.

52 _ illustration school: let's draw magical color

A surfboard

arasol (color
the x-marlked
areas)
\,

an)
el A swimsuit
Y A

Th

a ae
Palette
Q surgeontish
C5 1

A pair of jeans

A blue dress

colors’ feelings 53
 a ah ae }
4 felings
we pen

It gives the impression that

there is a Lot of mutrition
Shs
in the food wi #

Beds represents luck

of safety

A qreen forest
makes us feel calm Taq oe
sanitation
A gardening hose

The word “midori” (green) was originally the word to describe vegetation. As in, we
feel calm when we are in the forest, looking at green things is effective in comforting
our mind. Also, green has the power to provide us with freshness and harmonious-
ness. Green is also easy on our eyes, and we usually don’t get tired looking at green
for a long time. (For this reason, the color of blackboards in schools was changed to
green.) Green is regarded as the color of safety. It is also used in the emergency [first
aid) logos, emergency exit signs and in traffic lights.

54 illustration school: let's draw magical color

A turtle

colors’ feelings 55
 CR —Nittle ones icing
behind leaves are
qreen filee the
= feqves

A shoot

VYnuscat grapes

~ VV Sr—
eH

Light green is resembles the color of plant stems.

It is a color that refreshes our feelings. Also, it gives us the image of vitality and
regeneration.
Much like green, light green is the color of nature, but it has a more refreshing
impression. Light green is also a symbol of young leaves, which represents newborn
purity and a sense of hope that something new is going to happen.

56 illustration school: let’s draw magical color

 @
é
Wit
h
va

A lime
tree

Pastur
e

A melon

A sti
ck of
celery
A qree
n Ae
_
A phates
aloafd pe

colors’ fe
elings
57
 Ca Pe
) F ‘ay 1,
L ‘i. Se vy
Cae, ,

"Twelve level T+ is a color that meets the

ositions” (The First Old Japanese requirements, such
system in Japan to as elegance and moral tone
rank. officials into
twelve levels)

“Vaawashi“
(A belt
Tt is a color worn by
that symbolizes SUMO
high status wrestlers)
A Japanese traditional
wrapping cloth

Lavender

‘)
\e

Et 1S. GA
Tt is a wéature, noble- Ses ee inspiring color
Looking color apiece

Purple is said to be a mysterious color. The brilliant collaboration of red and blue
brings about a passion and coolness as these colors live together in one color. Since
early times, it has been regarded as a noble color in various parts of the world. That
is because purple-colored ingredients were very valuable. Most people get a high-
class and artistic impression from this color. incidentally, Japan's national butterfly
is called “Oomurasaki” (the giant purple.)

58 illustration school: let’s draw magical color

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,
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aw
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e
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es
n
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e

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A hanging
scroll

“Oowurastle“

7
Tris flowers

A “temari ball"
@ Japanese traditional
embroidered ball)

colors’ feelings 59
 r o4 u
sf e enl i n g s ° ea
Eeb
Brown is the
color of the
earth and trees 4 ) Tt is Gn old-Looking color
that brings back. memories

es
A cup of coffee

A chocolate

At is a
warm color

A fLeather-bound
boole

Long ago, people used to brew tea leaves to collect this color, so this color in
Japanese is called “cha-iro.” {the word “cha” means tea, and “iro” means color)
It is a color that makes us think of nature, such as soil and trees. It gives us a calm,
gentle feeling. It is also a color that calls up the sweetness of chocolate or the deep
taste and the bitterness of coffee. Dark brown is called sepia. This color is often used
to symbolize the color of old pictures and sweet memories of the past. In addition,
brown is considered a color that doesn’t spoil the view like white, gray and black.

60 illustration school: let's draw magical color

 Dried flowers

A homed owl

Chocolates

A cup of coffee

A rocking chair
Knitting wool

colors’ feelings 61
 ‘e black + feeling f.

“Kuroko" is G staqehand in
traditionak Japanese theatre A lacquered
¢Limplied that they are. invisible) multi-tiered box
A crow

A bhacle cat

/
T+ has
Tt has a splendid
a scary
touch of chassiness
reputation

Cook bhack is a
color that men
often file

4 eine
A thunder cloud

Tt is a color
that represents
a shadow ’ . 4 LAS J
Tt is a firw- A snadow
looking color

Black is the color of no light. It is a color from the world of night which reflects
quietness and anxiousness. It is also used to erase the sense of existence as in the
case of “kuroko” in kabuki. Moreover, black is the color that gives us the impression
of heaviness and hardness. That means it pairs perfectly with something or some-
body authoritative and in formal situations. It is a color that combines decency and
dignity.

62 illustration school: let's draw magical color

A arcana piano

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Ni HN
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An inle painting
colors’ feelings 63
 cm Mle De Ml, ali, MB, MB, By LB, A mn Ml Ml Ml Mh
A Ml, a
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COLUMN NO.2

austere kegant colors

Vivid colors match well with an active
child. Austere elegant colors match
well with a grown woman. Try using
these colors with this perception in
mind. By picking out colors with the
same brightness, you will be able to
*
make a picture that Is clear.

or im ¥,
eve
het’s use austere elegant
colors mixed with back
and qrey

wTwrvwvwvur w VVWwVWV vv we wew CwVvuvwrwz v~_

64 illustration school: let’s draw magical color

nw kD Bam A MARAs HB AAMAAAD GLA Aaa mm

A blue slay A cloudy slay

A flower in a
o U
A flower in a
southern country high mountain

A cup of qreen tea

eo# Which mushroom is edlible2

rwoUSe oo wwv wwTVTrrTe wer Fr

ewvvwvuwror wy.

colors’ feelings 65
oO ae < OW kK Lu ao 6
 What ia a colors message?

If you combine two or more colors to-

gether, the image of the colors reverber-
ates. Let’s learn about the messages
created by the combined colors in this
chapter. First, take a look at the illus-
li’ |
tration of colored pencils. Neighboring
colors are similar to each other. Colors
far apart are not similar. When two simi-
Quantit y of
lar colors are combined together, they
two colors
support each other and deliver a united
message. When two different colors are
combined together, they emphasize each
other's character. The impression of the
illustration differs greatly when the per-
centage of the two colors’ painted areas
are changed.

Quant ity of
two colors
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 We are the ww
neutral colors oe
Faint y ce
Try coforing orange Vee
with colors yellow df
that are te a ag Be
sinilar ‘rater © mm
1} —S #P Gold
Grey

Try coloring with

colors that are similar

colors’ messages 69
 ied Ly” .

ere
>

Orange. and
faint orange
yellow 4o Make. the
well together gym iRlustration
because they ; fashionable

are in the ss yi Pe Unakee. the illustration

se eee Ah csae cute by combining
a ie . warn colors. Use pine
\2 as the base color.

&
es ox ie ‘ e228
Ba) POs . ;

B.. Sigs 2 >

8 gCge,
Disgeks 500BS 2 > ¢

The illustration will become gentle Undkee the illustration fool. Fluffy by
and soft by putting ae or fight blue using the same portion of colors that
inside @ dark color. have the same tone.

What kind of feeling is required to make a cute coloration? Let’s put our feelings into
the color. It can be any kind of feeling, such as feeling of softness, sweetness, happi-
ness, naivety or it can be a feeling of love. | use pink most of the time in my illustra-
tions when | want to deliver a cute image. Pink has a soft impression. When you use
pink as the main color, it influences other colors and they mysteriously start to look
soft and gentle.

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Combine colors that are not similar

so that the illustration Looks colorful

A joyous coloration is made by a bright and cheerful collaboration of two or more

colors. Use colorful and warm colors rhythmically. It is also good to remember that
cold colors such as light blue, can be used upon warm colors so that it becomes an
accent to express.warmth.

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colors messages 73
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qarden—Fresh fruit

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more. boyish

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more wild than red owerful when the same
amount of bkue, red and
yellow are used

Don't you become more cheerful when you see children playing with all their might?
There's a strong message inside active colors that makes you feel good just by look-
ing at them. It is important to combine energetic and uplifting colors that are just
like active children. Try to use recognizable colors tagether, for example, red, blue,
yellow, and green.

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delicious when using colorful ;
wacm-—colored serving dish

Fresh baked breads, juicy steaks, cakes with lots of cream inside... Don’t you get
hungry just imagining them? There are as many yummy-looking colors as there are
yummy-looking foods.

Appetizing colors make us think of the colors of delicious foods. Yellow butter and
red strawberry jam are especially appetizing. On the contrary, cold-looking colors
close to blue are not appetizing and so we rarely see them in our daily foods.

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A bottle of
red wine

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white wine

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green salad CO) Ketchup

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, dynamic by combining thick cold
ie colors and thick warm colors.

There is always a sense of speed and activeness, or a firm and discerning sharpness,
in cool things. You can create a cool atmosphere by using blue as the main color, for
it carries with it an elegance. Furthermore, it is good to use brave and passionate
red or a high-quality and firm gray instead of blue su that you can create a different
irmage of coolness.

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placed beside black |

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other colors

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To deliver a strong impression, the coloration of the illustration must be very heavy.
Let’s set black as the main color and think about the coloring. Black itself is an
intimidating color, but it influences other colors in a good way so that they start to
emphasize their feelings strongly. For example, colors such as yellow and orange
look fluffy beside pink and light blue, but they change their impression and become
a strong color once they are used with black.

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Use ocher (qokd) to add
a rich impression to the Mee atm. it gives A sophisticated
iQustration impression to the illustration

You can add a

mature flavor
to a cute
iRlustration by
using pink,

Let's think about a sophisticated, calm, and elegant coloration. How about using
purple, which is elegant and mysterious, as the main color? Purple always embraces
other colors gently. If you use calm colors such as blue, black and brown with purple,
your illustration will become more elegant and mature. Colors such as gray (silver)
and ocher (gold) can also provide a gorgeous accent.

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colors’ messages 83
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Use pink in your illustration
to deliver a lind impression

Let’s think about “warm” coloring that has a sense of comfort just like your mom's
warm hands. Use brown as the main color rather than red because red seems hot.
| think brown is a reassuring color because it is the color of Mother Nature. You can
deliver a message of warmth by adding green, which makes us think of plants and
grass.

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 You can qive A wee2y
impression to your illustration
by adding fight bhue.

%BO Add a cold impression to

your iklustration by using
Using white is one option. dark. blue and dark green.
The impression of your
ifkustration becomes cold
because white is the color
of snow and ice.

The illustration will Loole

ea e 3s fresher if you add yellow
and fight qreen.

Colors like white and blue come to mind when we think of something cold. It is be-
cause we often associate these colors with ice and water. Most people feel a pleasant
cool sensation from colors like white and blue. Let’s use these colors as the main
color and think about the coloration. You can deliver a message of coldness by using
just these colors, but try adding colors such as yellew and green so that you can give
a juicy, fresh element to your illustration.

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colors’ messages 87
 The rareness
of metals
becomes the
color's image

By adding gold to colorful

colors, your illustration wikl
become more pompous

Red and white are traditional

ceremonial colors in Japan

Don’t you want to greet the arrival of holidays, such as New Year's Day, your birth-
day, and Christmas with special, unusual colors? Gold makes the illustration look
gorgeous because it Is literary the color of gold. Gold is also the color of rice ears
and the sun. It is good to use yellow and ocher instead of gold if you don’t have gold.
Colors for celebration differ by country and festival. Wouldn't it be fun to search for
such colors?

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 The Chinese
character “Fula “
Cluck, happiness) hung
upside down means
iS that the happiness
will come soon.

In Thailand,
white elephants
Gre thought to
be sacred,

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The thick colors
of green pea and
Os = strawberries are useful
to add contrast to
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The fetters stand out when Your character wilh stand out with
opposite colors are used. strong-colored clothes on them.

It is effective to combine opposite colors when one wants to create an outstand-

ing coloration. Such colorations can be the combination of red and green, blue and
orange, yellow and purple, for instance. It is also effective to combine thin colors and
thick colors. Moreover, the combination of red and yellow is often used in signs to
draw everyone's attention. This coloration alarms people subliminally.

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 Ou can crete a
soft atmosphere by
using just a fitthe The iffustration becomes wore
bit of pink
natural when you add Faint
yellow orange to the color
of soik or Lewes.

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with each other.

Search for combinations of colors that give the gentlest and the most humble im-
pression. Unlike the combination of strong colors, it is good to combine fluffy faint
colors together. Use pink or faint yellow-orange as the main color. The image of the
illustration becomes more girlish when pink is used, and it becomes more natural
when faint yellow-orange is used. Light blue and gray are also a good combination.

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colors’ messages 93
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COLUMN NO.3

What kind of color can you create

by mixing different colors? You can
increase the number of colors you
have by mixing colors. Let’s mix
colors you have and find the new
colors! The result will change if i ae
you mix them in a reverse order.
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out wore than
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about
the author
Sachiko Umoto, born in 1970, graduated with a degree in oil painting from Tama
Art University (Tokyo). In addition to her work as an illustrator, she also produces
animation works for Usagi-Ou Inc. She is the author of Illustration School: Let's
Draw Happy People, Let’s Draw Cute Animals, and Let’s Draw Plants and Small
Creatures; as well as An Introduction to Making Illustrations with One Pencil Work-
book and An Introduction to Sketching with One Pencil Workbook (both published
by MDN Corporation). She dearly loves dogs and Hawaii. Visit her online at http://
umotosachiko.com.

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 Created by one of Japan’s most popular artists, Illustration School: Let's Draw Magical
Color provides an easy-to-follow guide to illustrating with different colors and tools.
The author's special and distinct style is simple, happy, and cute, and offers artists,
crafters, and art enthusiasts—with and without drawing experience—the instruction
and inspiration to color in the Japanese-character style. This book is perfect for art-
ists and crafters of all skill levels interested in bringing their own illustrations to their
work. It offers both entertaining and fun coloring instruction as well as techniques
for using a variety of tools and colors that will bring your imagination to life.

SACHIKO UMOTO graduated with a degree in oil painting from Tama Art University in
Tokyo, Japan. In addition to her work as an illustrator, she also produces animation
for USAGI-OU inc. She is the author of IIlustration School: Let's Draw Happy
People, Illustration School: Let's Draw Cute Animals and Illustration School: Let's
Draw Plants and Small Creatures (all originally published in Japan by BNN, Inc.).
She dearly loves dogs and Hawaii. Visit her online at http://umotosachiko.com.

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