Comic Book Coloring Tutorials
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A tutorial that shows how to set up your tools, prep a bitmap file, how to flat pages, and talks about the business of flatting.
Updated from an old tutorial with all new screen captures and updated information.
Applying RGB filters to CMYK Files
A tutorial that shows how I apply RGB filters to CMYK files.
How to set up files for coloring, from the original bitmap file through to multi-layered files with color, lineart, color holds layers.
Also covers Trapping, RGB vs CMYK and more.
Prep Finished Flats for Coloring
OK - you finished flatting the file and you're ready to color. Now What? Adjust your flats and set up your color schemes.
Establishing Depth in Pages and Panels
Different techniques to greate depth in a page or panel through value, saturation, texture, lighting and more.
Textures and Repeating Patterns
Want to add a texture to something with a repeating pattern, and avoid having it look like you just "Photoshopped" an image into the lineart?
12 MB, 60 pages long.
This covers just about every step I did coloring a Spiderman page for portfolio samples. Updated, with bookmarks and hyperlinks to easily find what you're looking for.
Using Layers, Layer Masks and Color Holds
How to use Layers to reduce coloring time; Use Layer Masks to make Color Holds; and use Layer Masks with the Blur Tool for creating a more organic, Painted feel to your colors.
Advanced Layer Masking Techniques
How to use Layers masks for special effects like making Sue Storm partially transparent so the background showing through.
Layer masks are ideal for this as you can alter the mask to reduce or increase the transparency without having to recolor or repaint the figure or the background again and again.
