Learn 2 Color Comic Books
What you'll learn
- Comic Book Coloring
Requirements
- Access to Adobe Photoshop
Description
This introductory course will teach you the basics of comic book coloring. It will show you how to set up Photoshop for digital coloring, install and create brushes and actions, set up a page of comic book art, and color the page using a cut and grad technique. Once you've completed this course you'll have the knowledge you need to color a page to completion and have it ready for print.
(This course requires Adobe Photoshop)
Features line art by Chad Thomas (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Amazing Adventure, Mega Man)
Who this course is for:
- Beginner to experienced comic book colorists looking to improve
Course content
3 lectures • 33minIntroduction
- Preview06:48
- Preview10:23
- 15:21Required and Recommended Materials
4 lectures • 1hr 6minPhotoshop Basics
2 lectures • 1hr 18minLaying Down Flat Colors
3 lectures • 1hr 36minCut & Grad Rendering
1 lecture • 16minSpecial Effect and Preparing for Print
1 lecture • 5minExtra: Working in CMYK
1 lecture • 1minApply your knowledge
Instructor
![Charlie Kirchoff](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 64 64"%3E%3C/svg%3E){kind=avatar}
- 4.5 Instructor Rating
- 17 Reviews
- 84 Students
- 3 Courses
I'm a professional comic book colorist that has been working in the industry full time since 2003. During that time I've had my work published by all the major North American comic book publishers including DC, Marvel, Image, Dark Horse, IDW, Legendary, and many others.
I've developed an approach to digital coloring that helps to stream line the process. In my courses, I hope to demonstrate my approach in an easily digestible way and help others to improve their skills as a colorist.