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kiarakiller In reply to kiarakiller [2013-08-13 10:53:58 +0000 UTC]

oops the link kiarakiller.deviantart.com/art…

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TrinityMathews In reply to JTampa [2012-09-06 00:25:05 +0000 UTC]

Here's my process.
When I prep the line art, before creating the flats, I lay a 'threshold' adjustment layer above the original line art. This reduces the lineart to full black and full white. I tweak the threshold level until I can find the most detail.

Then I use the wand to select all of the black. I create a new layer, fill the selection with absolute black, and deselect. Then I create a layer below and fill it with absolute white. After that I delete the original line art and adjustment layers. So all that is left is a layer totally filled with white, and a layer with just the line art filled in black with no greys or fuzzy edges.

At that point I rename the two layers to "BG" and "Lineart/Lines/Hold"

Once that is set up I create a layer between those two (named "Flats")and that is where I add all my flat colors using lasso, fill, and sometimes the pencil tool.

That's pretty much how I set things up.

As for when I fully color a piece. I usually copy the Lineart layer into an Alpha channel, so it can be used for selection later. I check the box "Preserve Transparency" back on the Lineart layer and use it for color holds.

Hope that answers your question.......

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JTampa In reply to TrinityMathews [2012-09-07 19:59:54 +0000 UTC]

It absolutely does, thank you! That seems like a long process for each page, but I'm sure after you do it a dozen times, it gets less tedious and it goes by pretty quick. It would be awesome if you could just run a script for it. This method truly beats the way I used to have to color pages, that's for dang sure!

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TrinityMathews In reply to JTampa [2012-09-07 22:03:10 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, prepping the lineart takes me all of 5 minutes adjusting and re-adjusting.

Laying in the flats takes me a handful of hours(sometimes more than it should).

Since I'm still fairly new to all of this, and only started comic coloring in January, the main color work usually takes a lot longer. Due in small part to the fact that I like to experiment with techniques, and have a tendency to over-render.

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TrinityMathews In reply to IvannaMatilla [2012-08-18 15:26:18 +0000 UTC]

Considering the interest I'm getting, I think I'll need to set aside some time and create a breakdown of my process. I'm not the fastest yet, but I do have some tricks that will help.

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TrinityMathews In reply to BGWorxIntl [2012-08-18 15:24:30 +0000 UTC]

Thank you. I may have to do a tutorial after all. I'm getting more than a few notes asking for it.

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