Color with Kurt | Photoshop Comic Book Coloring: The Basics v2.0 - great for beginners (how to color comic books) @colorwithkurt | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
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Photoshop Comic Book Coloring: The Basics v2.0 - great for beginners (how to color comic books) @colorwithkurt
![[Tutorial] How I Color Comics with CLIP STUDIO PAINT - Coloring Basics v3.0](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/8GVCTFN1mRI/hqdefault.jpg "[Tutorial] How I Color Comics with CLIP STUDIO PAINT - Coloring Basics v3.0
In this massive tutorial, I will show you my process for coloring sequential comic book pages with Clip Studio Paint Pro. All of the links mentioned can be found below:
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Links mentioned:
1. Artist Adam Gorham
https://twitter.com/AdamTGorham
2. How to put your line art on a transparent layer with Photoshop or Procreate:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRMTs0rYoZA
3. Edward Witts CSP flatting options explained:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLVb4Hckoq0
4. How I flat in Photoshop:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4Qg6Svszy0
5. Why I like Hard Light blending mode:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjyXvarRJps
6: Rendering workflow trick:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvPVu-19FPI
My key shortcuts:
C: Toggle between active color and transparency
F: Airbrush
E: Lasso
A: Polyline
G: Fill
W: Auto-select / “Magic Wand”
R: Rotate
Z: Zoom
S: Blend
B: Pen
Space bar: Pan
Ctrl + G: Hide selection border
Ctrl + H: Hue/Saturation/Luminosity
Ctrl + Shift + I: Invert selection
Time stamps:
0:00 Introduction
0:33 About me
0:56 Credits (Line art by @adamtgorham)
01:17 Put the line art on a transparent layer
02:03 Creating your PANELS layer
02:26 Quickly change tools with keyboard shortcuts
03:45 Using Polyline/Fill to separate the panels
05:10 Add or remove from a selection
05:54 “ELEMENTS” layer explained
06:55 Why I don’t use Clip’s “smart” flatting tools
07:50 How I flat major elements
12:14 Why I don’t put different elements on different layers
13:47 How to flat everything else
19:47 How to create Quick Access buttons
22:08 Creating the BASE colors layer
22:49 Auto-select / Wand settings for Reference layers
24:31 Adjust the base colors
25:57 Why I start with more neutral colors
26:49 Pro:tip: All colors are based on comparisons
31:58 Setting the AMBIENT light
33:55 How Hard Light blending mode works
37:56 Adding SHADOWS
41:19 Adding the primary lights
44:32 Adding secondary lights
45:47 Changing the color of the lines with a clipping mask
46:49 A tip regarding changing the line colors
48:07 How to do glows/special effects
49:38 Process overview
51:12 Conclusion
52:21 Clip Course sale (link in desc)
53:47 Thank you!")
![[Tutorial] How I Do Motion Blurs When Coloring Comics](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/9vAbKYxfW1o/hqdefault.jpg "[Tutorial] How I Do Motion Blurs When Coloring Comics
In this video, Ill explain how I do motion blurs in the pages Im coloring. This is specific to Photoshop, but the principle should work in any major art app with layer masks and blurring tools. Line art by Adam Gorham.
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