Artist Spotlight l Guweiz
This week’s Artist Spotlight introduces freelance 2D illustrator, Guweiz, who is known for his muted color palettes, value range, and use of lighting and contrast.
⚠CW: Blood, slight gore, violence⚠
In this week’s Artist Spotlight, we will be examining a freelance 2D illustrator who goes by Guweiz. All his works have a dark, gloomy atmosphere, but Guweiz’s use of values and lighting also influence his visual identity.
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Though his pieces all have a muted color palette, Guweiz works with a range of values to create a ‘boundary’ between his character(s) and the background. Different sets of values for different subjects play a huge role in Guweiz’s works. Less contrast in the background creates atmospheric depth, and Guweiz’s work is a perfect example.
Additionally, the use of darker palettes in the foreground/midground vs. a lighter palette in the background helps the viewer focus on different subjects more clearly.
Though Guweiz sticks to dark colors, almost reaching pure black, his lighting also ties in with his use of values. In some of his pieces, there’s a glow coming from one or multiple sources. Specifically, in one of his pieces, Bad guys, Guweiz uses muted colors in the background and characters, but there’s a sudden contrast in lighting originating from the light in the bottom left corner.
Through his understanding of values and comfortable use of muted color palettes, Guweiz creates a visual identity for himself.
Check out Guweiz on his Instagram | Twitter | Artstation | Facebook!