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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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Well thank you! I'm glad it was of use to you
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Fuck me, you are so good at this. I almost feel bad taking shortcuts from you because the INCREDIBLE PROFICIENCY you have developed in the course of working them out is so, so far ahead of what anyone could achieve by just "following instructions" and yet your tutorials are so good, they actually DO cut down enormous amounts of slog for anyone following them.
So uh
UR ORSUM
WE SUK N R NOT WURTHY
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haha XD Well, I'm glad it was useful! I don't know if 10 hrs coloring = INCREDIBLE PROFICIENCY but it is nice of you to say.
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You, sir, are hilarious and also inspiring. Well done, clearly planned and if you need to make a little extra cash might I suggest teaching classes. You are VERY good.
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I can't even tell you--I've been looking for a straight-forward colouring tutorial like this for ages. THANK YOU.
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This is an incredibly comprehensive tutorial coming from someone who legitimately knows their shit. Referring to the way our brains process info from left to right, commenting on contrast, and rendering a scene before adding characters... you definitely make this more than a hobby, you're a great example to those on this sight who lack self-imposed standards!
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CHINCHILLIN >8V
sweet tutorial. 10 extra awesome poitns for kick ass chinchilla
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First of all, thank you SO MUCH FOR SKETCHUP. Seriously, holy crap. Secondly, thanks for this informative break-down of both practice and theory. It just decreased my learning curve like no-one's business.
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This may help me to stop being lazy and actually do well on these kind of "I WANT TO DIE" coloring projects. And thank you for the tip to do the background first, then the figure. It's really hard to remember, but it does make a difference. This is so great, thank you so very much.
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this is just what i needed to finally get my act together and learn sketchup.
Another really exemplary tutorial from you- thank you SO MUCH for sharing with us.
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okay,I don't know what to say but wow
this really helps..really!
Thanks a lot
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Yay, free modeling programs! Can't wait to try out ^^
Thank you for this
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Thank you for that. Though even if I would use such a wondeful linebase like the one you did ( I totally suck a backrounds) I would be able to shade them so wonderful like you do.
Such tutorial like the one you made are wonderful for people like me who want to understand the process step by step.
I hope that one day I will be able to reach such a high level.
I really love your work.
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:3 I'm so glad you like it!
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THANK YOU!! Do you have a line art tutorial? And what is Sketch Up?
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I don't have a lineart tut (yet)! I just use the default hard brush with my tablet though, if that's enough info XD As for sketchup, there is info in the comment box under the walkthrough
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Lol I saw the information about sketchup right after I posted and felt a massive ping of shame xD Thank you for responding! I fan girl'd all over the floor xD
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Very cool. I always wondered how you got that warm atmospheric tone in your backgrounds!
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Thank you sos os sosos os much. The idea of creating a room first before drawing is so.. *A* relevant to my interests. Thank youu.
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Your art makes me cry with tears of win XD
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Wow, thanks! Great tutorial, as usual. 
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CHINCHILLA'S ARE AWESOME. 
ANyhoo, great tutorial, great detail and easy to follow!
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very very very helpful, man. thank you so much for sharing your talent
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THIS is amazing. Because I learned about an EXTREMELY useful program that I actually happen to have a need of just this instant. I was just about to embark on my first full-comic-style piece and was worrying about the backgrounds and cohesiveness. Particularly because I have to reuse the backgrounds. And this is PERFECT. So thank you so much for multiple tips that have come to me just in the nick of time! : D
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This tutorial is AMAZING - THANK YOU. I've never heard of Sketch up... looks really useful though. Thanks for really emphasizing referencing too :3
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Thanks, that was very insightful. Where did you learn this? This is the kind of thing I wish they'd teach us in college, not that there is any digital art course in the country.
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I learned it through trial and error XD And through the scientific method. I color differently depending on the page, but recently I've been breaking my backgrounds down like this.
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I don't know if I may use this for anything in the near future, but I had to collect this purely for the chinchilla.
OBEY THE CHINCHILLA
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As always, your tutorial is both entertaining and educational!
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You. Are. The. Best! Your tutorials are always clear, concise, and comical. The. Best.
Thank you!
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I LOVE this detailed tutorial you've created! Very informative and a useful tool!
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My favorite part of this tutorial is The Thinker.
But I love the rest of it too! 
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Sweet! Nice to see how the magic is done^^
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The amazing thing about this tutorial is how easy it is to follow, using simple methods to create such mood and scenery. Most of the works are on the lines actually XD
Thanks for sharing
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Thank you for this, this is faboo. I need to learn to do these... these mysterious BACKGROUND things.
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Oh my god a Meek coloring tutorial yesssss
Just a quick question. When you're adding the colors to a character, how do you usually make them fit in with the environment's colors? Do you have a base pallette that you apply, then add in some layer overlays? Or do you steal some colors from the environment and adjust with that? Or do you just change the colors manually? Or... something else? [/barage of "or"s]
Anyways, this is an wondeful tutorial. I actually want to start doing comics someday (pff, someday... still so much shit to learn fjsdkl) so it's helpful to see how someone else goes about coloring their own.
oh no 666 downloads :0
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I know I answered this exact question before in this thread XD Sorry, I get tired typing the same thing over and over, I'm sure you'll see it if you look?
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Oh, huh, there it is. I tried looking through the comments beforehand so I guess I missed it somehow.
Sorry about that xD
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oh my goodness, Sketchup is going to help me so much with my awful architecture/backgrounds
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