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- Start with flat colours. Laying in ‘flats’ is a standard step for colourists in the US comic industry. Flatting is the process in which flat, contiguous, aliased shapes are laid in on a separate layer from the line art to make it possible to select areas when rendering.
- Don’t use too many layers. I’ve seen colourists use dozens of Photoshop layers on a page. I find it hard to keep track of so many (read: I think that’s crazy), so I usually limit myself to three or four.
- Decide on your painting style. By using an aliased Lasso or the Pencil tool, I can render in a flat, ‘anime’ colour style that’s easy to edit with the Paint Bucket.
- Consider how much detail to include. A hyper-realistic, detailed style can add weight to a story via grit, texture, stubble and so on, while a simple style can let the reader mentally fill some blanks and speed up the reading experience, without having to work through a glut of detail.
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Sep 21, 2023 · Use a Limited Color Palette: Having a limited color palette can help create a more cohesive look for your comic. Decide on a color palette beforehand and stick to it. Use Reference: Having a reference for lighting and color can be incredibly helpful. Look for photos or other comics that have similar lighting and color schemes to what you are ...
Sep 14, 2022 · In this tutorial, you will learn how to color a comic-style drawing in Adobe Photoshop. First, create a new document in Photoshop. The size of the document will depend on the size of the drawing that you want to color. For this tutorial, I will be using a document that is 8.5 inches wide by 11 inches high.
Apr 17, 2021 · The color will be added to your currently selected Color Set. You can now reorder it, rename it, or delete it. It makes sense to create a Color Set for each recurring character in your comic! You can do so by clicking the little wrench icon up top, which opens up this window:
