None of these guidelines are set an stone and can vary greatly depending the budget and needs of the production and/or director(s). Here's an example of how it's used to separate objects in Gundam UC. Notice the blue is being used to highlight additional shadows for a better sense of the atmosphere of the shots. Here is an example from 5 Centimeters Per Second: The color blue is typically used as a secondary color, do add more detail and depth to the storyboards.

Other times the yellow can be used to highlight an active foreground object like a person, take a look at this example from Mushishi:

Take this storyboard from Arrietty:Ĭompare it to this uncolored storyboard from Evangelion 2.0: A variety of subjects including animals, landscapes, still life, and portraiture are all covered as well as various colored pencil forms including wax-based, oil-based, and. The yellow is typically seen being used to highlight shadows or break up object in the background (like clouds), because shading with a regular pencil might drown out the details especially in a elaborate or darkly lit scene. This course is designed for students wishing to learn professional colored pencil techniques and applications through concise modules that include videos and ebooks. The use of colored pencils and related mediums vary depending on the artist or production that does them.

Colored pencil animation