A Pros Guide to Digital Comic Book Coloring

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Cost

Paid
Provider

Udemy
Certificate

Paid Certification
Language

English
Start Date

2020-01-11
Learners

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Duration

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Instructor

Kurt Michael Russell

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K. Michael Russell, a professional colorist with over 70 comics published, is offering a comprehensive course on digital comic book coloring. Learn how to color in comics, think as a storyteller, and gain new skills or expand on your knowledge of sequential comic book coloring. With over six hours of real-time, easy-to-follow video lessons, downloadable Photoshop Tool Presets, Photoshop Actions, and professionally-drawn line art, this course is the most comprehensive available anywhere. Enroll now and gain instant access to the entire course!

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A Pros Guide to Digital Comic Book Coloring

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Updated in [July 25th, 2023]

K. Michael Russell, a published colorist for companies such as DC Comics, Image Comics, IDW, Top Cow, and Oni Press, offers a comprehensive course on digital comic book coloring. With over six hours of real-time, easy-to-follow video lessons, students will learn the basics of setting up their workspace, installing presets for brushes and tool settings, setting up line art and layers, color theory, storytelling, rendering styles, brush modes, creating special effects, multiple light sources, adjustment layers, textures, prepping pages for printing, building a portfolio, and more. This course is the result of everything Russell has learned the hard way and is designed to teach students new skills or expand on their knowledge of sequential comic book coloring. With lifetime access to the course, students will gain the skills to make their pages read properly, lead the reader's eye to the important aspects, and be a storyteller throughout.

Course Syllabus

Getting started

Preparing your Photoshop file

Photoshop tools - tips, tricks, and settings

Color theory for colorists

Flatting

Storytelling concepts

Rendering

Coloring exercise

Beyond the basics

Finalizing your pages

The "business" of being a colorist

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