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Dang so this is the biggest file ever, haha.
This is a quick (?) walkthrough of how I did the colors for the most recent page , using the first panel as an example.
I was going for a more general overview here, more of my thought process than a set of instructions of how to color like I do. Personally I don't think you should color the way I do, I take kind of a long time and anyways, everyone should develop their own style.
If you're one of those people who NEEDS TO KNOW RIGHT NOW what settings and such I use, here is a list for you:
- fill tool
- gradient tool
- default round brush
- default soft brush
- dropper tool
As of March is use Photoshop CS4, and as of last month I use a Wacom Cintiq (before that I was using an Intuos 3)/
I don't use fancy brushes or settings in Photoshop other than messing with opacity and pressure.
And my final color file for this page had these layers:
- Frame + Text
- Lines
- Soli Shading
- Soli Base Color
- Room Details (several layers flattened into one file)
- Room Shadows
- Room
- Base
Google Sketchup, a free and simple 3-D modeling program, is available here .
Hope that satisfies your curiosity
The Meek (c) me
My other tutorials:
Pose tutorial
Expression tutorial
Hand tutorial
Foot tutorial
Ladies tutorial
Fellas tutorial
Face tutorial
Commission Tutorial
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Comments: 527
Thank you very much for all the tutorials you've made! All of them are well written, easy to understand and really helpful! You have great teaching skills. C:
I look up to you, so thank you for sharing your art and tutorials.
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No problem, I'm happy to share them!
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i going to watch this video over and over
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Thank you, love your tuts
But please just tell e what a Soli thing is, i dont get it.
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Soli is the name of the character in the tutorial
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I love your tutorials so much! They're always helpful and informative! Thanks for the tips!
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Really helpful! Thank you.
Me and a friend are finally in the process of getting our web comic sketched out.
I said "You know what would be cool? A 3D program so we can map out the rooms and stuff." Cause i'm so bad with perspective and placing things.
So that google sketchup thing is perfect! I'm downloading it right now!
How long does it take you to finish a page? Colours and all?
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Pages can take anywhere from 12-10 hours D: I try to split it up over a day or two to make it manageable.
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Have you SEEN the backgrounds in my comics? They don't exist! They are in some magical sub-space! D,:
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Uh oh, I don't have a Chinchilla...
But the other steps were awesome. Thanks for making this!
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This could be well on it's way to making my life less of a living hell. 
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Ahhh I love your tutorials! Thanks so much for posting this!
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Yay I'm not the only one who makes sketchup models!
Also thanks for making this tutorial, it's great to get some insight into your comic making process!
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You've introduced me to sketchup, which is awesome, I can't wait to get the hang of it, it's a little tricky. I keep watching the tutorials, how long did it take you to get the hang of it?
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Like an hour? The only thing I do with it usually is make rectangles and cylinders of various sizes, so I didn't need to get super indepth XD
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Thank you so much. This was very helpful
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Wow this is really great! Gonna have to try some of this in my own coloring... back to practicing for now!
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That chrome program is making my head explode.
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this is the greatest thing... man, I think I just pooped myself. SUPER HELPFUL THANK YOU VELLY MUCH
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ewww!! sorry for that...wrong page...
anyway, great tutorial, you have a great sense of color
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So...helpful.... :'D Thank you!!
Also,thank you for gracing us with the prensence of DA CHINCHILLA.
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Thanks so much for this. :] I adore these kinds of tutorials, the ones that go beyond surface technique.
Also, someone else who uses Google Sketchup! )o) sweet.
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lovely tutorial! i've always wondered how you get your panels so perfect
on a side note...
woh woh woh...! Soli is a chick?!? O_O i thought she was a dude...
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Thank you so much for sharing! I am inspired now!
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this is really well done, im gonna look up what sketch up is now. thanks man
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The chichilla step is the most important one D:
Now talking seriously, great job with the tutorial
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Chincilla, indeed xD
Thanks for your great efforts on this tutorial! Seriously D8
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Thank you so much for such an amazing tutorial, and I think this sketchup program will help me immensely with any buildings I need to draw.
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Curiosity satisfied. Thanks for doing this for us, Alex!
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you, your tutorials and your chinchillas are awesome. there are some really great tips here, thanks for your help!
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one of the best tutorials *--*!!
chinchila ;O;!!!
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Fantastic! Very helpful!
I will be using this very soon for a "How To" do the colouring for my comic.
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I love your tutorials! They're all really helpful and easy to understand. Plus the chinchilla makes everything worth while
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You have no idea how much this has helped me. My biggest problem is starting with a base color through my entire drawing. Instead, I just eye the colors and it works just fine, but it takes much more effort and it's riskier than your method.
Thank you for posting this and I love your comic! I'll be using this as a reference for when I start mine.
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