flat color

An image that is colored in solid blocks of color, without shadows, highlights, or gradients. The image is "flat" in that there are little to no indications of depth.

See lineart for the step before, with no colors. See anime coloring for one step beyond, with hard-edged shadows.

Examples

Top right: flat color
Bottom left: anime coloring

See also

• lineart
• anime coloring
• high contrast
• partially colored
• ligne claire (An art style that utilizes flat colors)
• limited palette
• no lineart
• blending (A possible result of flat colors)
• unfinished
• Tag group:Image composition
• Tag group:Colors

External links

• Comic Book Glossary: Flat Color Comics

The following tags are aliased to this tag: flat_colors (learn more).