Tutorial – Coloring Line Art and Alpha Channels
Have you ever notice how certain comics seem to have “softer” line art than others. You can’t put your finger on it, but the line art tends to blend well with its surrounding colors. Chances are,...
View ArticleTutorial – Scanning Inks
Comic book pages here in the United States are traditionally drawn on 11″ x 17″ boards. There are usually blue lines printed on these boards to help the artist determine where the live area, trim...
View ArticleDigital Inks – Making Peace with the Beast
I started using traditional inks using brush pens and liner pens back in early 2010 and I thought I had found my ideal method. However, the thing we must remember about the creation of comics on a...
View ArticleSetting Up Values in a Comic
I want to take a moment to talk about color values and why they’re important to make a comic page not look like a raging mess. Chris Oatley, character designer for Disney and Paper Wings guru, recently...
View ArticleThe Worst Speedpaint Ever…
…is still better than no planning at all. So let’s talk about the colors of this page. I think you guys have figured out by now that I take my coloring very seriously in this comic. The atmosphere I...
View ArticleDesigning the Integration
When it comes to doing a sci fi story, you have to design EVERYTHING. When I first set about this mad cap scheme of doing this comic, I had no idea how much product/vehicle/set design I was in for....
View ArticleAdia Redesign Work in Progress
Adia, tech officer, Redesign WIP. Alas, this was all I could get done this afternoon based on a sketch I made a week ago. But I’m getting better with painting.
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