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Tutorial: Coloring Comics in Photoshop
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How do you color comics in Photoshop? HOW?! Come into my tree based web said the spider to the YouTube viewer. From the creator of the retro game comic WelcometoPixelton.com : www.welcometopixelton.com
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November 16th, 2009 at 6:54 pm
Hey HigeLuver,
It sounds like you’re running into one of three problems:
1) Using a low resolution. You’re document resolution should be 300 dpi or larger. Low dpi will make things look blocky.
2) Using the wrong tool. When using the brush tool, with a 100% solid brush, the lines should be crisp.
3) If the lines are smooth before you color but jagged after: this is why we use two different layers. Selecting a line an coloring on the same layer will make a jagged edge.
Hope this helps!
November 16th, 2009 at 7:25 pm
outline them in flash. thats the cool way to do it
November 16th, 2009 at 7:50 pm
Okay, to anyone who will answer because I’ve asked and still havent gotten one, maybe I will here. How do you get the lines to look not so much like crap? Because I cant seem to figure it out
November 16th, 2009 at 8:03 pm
Hey thanks Bowen,
I’m planning on launching a whole series of these videos next year, so feel free to subscribe if it might be useful. Great idea for a video!
Take care!
November 16th, 2009 at 8:32 pm
great tutorial! thanks for making this. Question. Do you have a “Making Line Art” tutorial? and if not, could you make one? I’m having a hard time making line art on photoshop. If i’m not zommed in a lot, the lines come out al squiggly. Is there a way to go around this? I usually scan line art and color on Ps, but I want to go all digital. Thanks for your time!
November 16th, 2009 at 9:12 pm
Thanks a lot man, this was very useful.
November 16th, 2009 at 9:34 pm
Hi Paul,
I do actually create the line art in Photoshop as well. This is done by using an Intuos 3 tablet, which allows me to draw with a pen like I would on paper. You can also draw the line art outside of photoshop, scan it in, and follow the same method.
Thanks for the kind words!
November 16th, 2009 at 9:37 pm
by the way pretty cool comic … love your style.
November 16th, 2009 at 10:18 pm
did you do the outline in photoshop too? and if can you tell me how? or have you done them in illustrator or something? please answer me =)
November 16th, 2009 at 11:16 pm
i need you help, i work on ps desiging T’s,
and i problam( this is a first). I have the T design on the background set to multipy
as the other two layers are. And ever time im on any of the other two layers and i try and add highlighhts or colour, it doesnt appear on the back but under it ……. ??
November 17th, 2009 at 12:03 am
how do you make comic templates in photoshop? i have been trying for the longest to find out
November 17th, 2009 at 12:46 am
the select, modify, expand part really was helpful to me, I’ve been so frustrated for the longest time about my color never reaching my lines completely!
I especially liked how you dumbed it down for us, though I knew what the pop up menu for the pen sizes was, but the menu at 3:41 I must say I’m unfamiliar with.
November 17th, 2009 at 12:57 am
thanks for posting this.:)
November 17th, 2009 at 1:35 am
Before you print click the size to fit option in the print menu.
November 17th, 2009 at 2:10 am
How do you get photoshop from NOT trimming off the edges when you print it.
November 17th, 2009 at 2:43 am
That was very helpful, especially for a beginner like me. Thanks!
November 17th, 2009 at 2:55 am
do you have any upcoming tutorials? A tuturial on the different kinds of brushes and effects would be helpful.
November 17th, 2009 at 3:13 am
thanks i always wanted to knew how to aply texture
November 17th, 2009 at 3:43 am
Wow, this helped me a lot! ^^
Thank you for this, you explained everything really great!
November 17th, 2009 at 4:15 am
Jesus! That thing is a tree?!
November 17th, 2009 at 5:13 am
Thank you so much the dodge and burn tools look like they will be very useful to me.
November 17th, 2009 at 5:24 am
He mentions that he uses a Wacom, wich is indeed; a tablet. So yap :3
Nice tutorial btw ; )
November 17th, 2009 at 6:08 am
What kind of brush do you use for your outlines to make them look so fine? Do you use a tablet?
November 17th, 2009 at 6:40 am
put you layer settings to multipy
November 17th, 2009 at 6:45 am
Umm, what settings do you have for your brush? I always have most of mine standard (hardness 100%), but every time I try to select something then expand it, (it works for that) there is still a white line between my color and the line art. I’m stuck! I love the tut though, it’s great!