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Gnomon Workshop - Comic Book Coloring
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gnomonGnomon Workshop - Comic Book Coloring


In this third DVD of a seriessf on comic book illustration techniques, Steve Firchow gives an overview of how to color a comic cover from beginning to end in Adobe Photoshop®. He begins with setting up a piece of black and white line art and describes his process for choosing colors, making rendering decisions and balancing color, light and detail. In addition, he discusses techniques for improving speed and the differences between coloring covers vs. interior comic pages.



TOPICS COVERED
Preparing Black & White Line Art for Color in Photoshop®
Establishing a Foundation of Light/dark Values
Picking/Establishing a Palette
Working with Imported Textures
Finishing/Balancing Final Colors and Values

 

    Setting up Black + White line art
    foundation gradients + textures
    border colors
    decorative elements / flags / mountains
    Mountains / buildings / the horse
    Finishing the horse
    Starting the figure: Skin tones
    Rendering the hair / starting the armor
    Detailing the armor
    Rendering the cape + swords
    Rendering the shield / tweaks + cleanup
    creating depth + separation
    color + value balance / light bloom
    RGB/CMYK conversion

 

Gnomon Workshop - Comic Book Coloring
Gnomon Workshop - Comic Book Coloring


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