Gnomon Workshop - Comic Book Coloring with Steve Firchow English | AVC1 1024 x 768 | MP3 128 Kbps | 2.96 GB Genre: eLearning
In this third DVD of a seriessf on comic book illustration techniques, Steve Firchow gives an overview of how to color a comic cover from beginning to end in Adobe Photoshop . He begins with setting up a piece of black and white line art and describes his process for choosing colors, making rendering decisions and balancing color, light and detail. In addition, he discusses techniques for improving speed and the differences between coloring covers vs. interior comic pages.
Topic Covered Preparing Black & White Line Art for Color in Photoshop Establishing a Foundation of Light/dark Values Picking/Establishing a Palette Working with Imported Textures Finishing/Balancing Final Colors and Values
Chapters 01. Setting up Black + White line art 02. foundation gradients + textures 03. border colors 04. decorative elements / flags / mountains 05. Mountains / buildings / the horse 06. Finishing the horse 07. Starting the figure: Skin tones 08. Rendering the hair / starting the armor 09. Detailing the armor 10. Rendering the cape + swords 11. Rendering the shield / tweaks + cleanup 12. creating depth + separation 13. color + value balance / light bloom 14. RGB/CMYK conversion
