How to Color a Comic | Methods and Tips for Digital Artists

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Need to color a comic of Gandalf absolutely shredding an electric guitar? Your highly specific search has rewarded you. A full walkthrough of digital coloring methods, broken down in comprehensible steps that tries to provide both the "how" AND the "why."
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0:00 Gandalf & Marmosets
1:03 Color Stages Overview
2:13 Pass 1: Flats
3:18 Flats: Background
5:03 Flats: Foreground
7:32 Pass 2: Form
7:56 Form: Background
9:22 Form: Foreground
11:56 Form: Inks
13:13 Pass 3: Light
13:58 Light: Background
14:31 Light: Foreground
16:24 Light: Effects
18:10 Tips
18:44 How to Add Texture
20:20 Avoid High Sat Colors
21:22 Experiment with Color
21:42 Let the Color Style Evolve
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@wrylikz842 7 ай бұрын

"Dwarves must really dig rock." Sold. I subcribed.

@jholtillus 7 ай бұрын

I'm glad. I knew it would get me either subscribers or threats, but you gotta roll the dice

@anselmcs595 7 ай бұрын

Could this be more endearing? Your silly humor and high levels of accessibilty make this so rewarding to watch. And i especially appreciate your "list of your fears" in the bottom layer of the marmoset. I think we all have that, whatever we create. Thanks for naming it.

@jholtillus 7 ай бұрын

Thank you and I'm glad you enjoyed it. Plus, teasing a list of my fears makes for obvious an obvious video topic once I start my downward spiral phase of my KZfaq career.

@bird7912 7 ай бұрын

this is one of the best art contents ive ever seen in yt

@jholtillus 7 ай бұрын

Hey thank you!

@thechadshow6830 7 ай бұрын

I dig your sense of humor and comedic timing in your videos LOL Keep up the good work! 👍

@jholtillus 7 ай бұрын

Thank you! I will keep them coming.

@spacefarer247 23 күн бұрын

Important note; you said that Mazzuchelli did the colors for Batman Year One. The colors were done by Richmond Lewis, then in an incredible feat of love for the book, she recolored the entire thing for the trade paperback release.

@jholtillus 23 күн бұрын

I learned this after the fact. A notable miss on my part. The color work in the book is superb.

@ConspiracyWizard 7 ай бұрын

Everyone He's good, listen to him!

@jholtillus 7 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@jcwdesigns82 7 ай бұрын

I understood you with the white box, but also had never heard that before. Very excited to know that now.

@jholtillus 7 ай бұрын

To my best understanding its related to thumbnail image --why that would be 40% (and it is pretty consistently 40%) of file size is a mystery.

@Sammy_47 7 ай бұрын

Your explanation was very easy to understand.....thank you. I always have a hard time choosing which colors to use

@jholtillus 7 ай бұрын

It's a tough process. The more you do it the more patterns start to emerge you can rely on. Thank you!

@Spookatz. 7 ай бұрын

dang, your channel really deserves more attention. this is some good stuff. clear and concise, as needed, with the perfect amount of editing and demonstration to both help new artists as well as provide solid information for someone like me who wants to hear other people's processes. good stuff!

@jholtillus 7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed and thank you very much! I assume subscribers will roll in if I provide good videos --in the meantime, thanks for watching!

@jorgebarreto5093 7 ай бұрын

Hey man, thanks for the "White on top of the layer's palette". Been working with PSD for a decade and didn't know that.

@jholtillus 7 ай бұрын

It's probably the single weirdest thing I've learned there.

@pteratato 2 ай бұрын

This tutorial is awesome, thank you. I enjoy drawing but never developed much skill with color. This type of style is perfect for me and I can't wait to try it with the illustration I'm currently working on

@jholtillus Ай бұрын

Glad you got something from it! Thank you for watching!

@the_neutral_container 7 ай бұрын

You're rekindling my interest in making my own comics video by video! The file size thing is baffling to me. Not sure what's happening there. As far as software, I have Photoshop (I use Adobe for the job) but at this point it's a matter of time before I'm crossing over to Affinity. Video requests? I don't know. You have such a cool style and presence you could do any number of things and it would be an entertaining watch. A video about other tools perhaps? Like, do you make the final layout in Indesign or some other layout app (I think I would tend to do that)? Maybe one about colouring traditionally? (Still a semi-big mystery to me how the old Marvel or Disney people or Hergé did it).

@jholtillus 7 ай бұрын

I don't know Affinity...I should do some research. The software landscape has changed a lot in the last five years. I'll definitely cover layout for comics (putting together an actual book) as well as printing. Traditional coloring would be interesting, but I'd have to practice that some more first...

@EarlyNicky 7 ай бұрын

This video has come to me at a good time. I usually just do blacks at %20 and whites at 45% (or close to) over my flats as I generally go for a clean toony look. And lately I've been groaning when it's time to color. Simply put, its not my favourite part of comicing. But I'm going to try and push myself. - Unrelated - I get a copper vibe when I see that greeny aqua on the orange armor. Rad. Thanks JH

@jholtillus 7 ай бұрын

Color can be a chore --the more I start to appreciate the harmony the less I feel I'm following restrictive guidelines and the more I feel like I'm discovering new ways to play with the harmonies. I have a colossal amount still to learn but it has gotten better, and I enjoy it a lot now. And yes, I was going for bronze (which is copper/tin) and I'm glad you picked up on that hint of oxidization. Thank you!

@graceo8648 7 ай бұрын

I really would like to see you create a comic page from start to finish 😊

@jholtillus 7 ай бұрын

That's a good idea. I'll keep an eye on my output for a particularly good one to record.

@nerdi4523 7 ай бұрын

Love your in depth explanations, loads of info explained in concise and easy-to-digest videos! Would be super interested in seeing a video about the many ways to use panels to best serve a scene or story. Thanks again for making these videos!

@jholtillus 7 ай бұрын

That's a good suggestion. Thank you!

@megaloopholeable 7 ай бұрын

Aw man another gem!

@jholtillus 7 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@seemeoutthere 3 күн бұрын

6:42 😭😭😭???? painfully accurate

@kitfuzzywhiskers 7 ай бұрын

I got to the rock joke and… instant thumbs up. Subscribe. All of it.

@jholtillus 7 ай бұрын

Of the possible outcomes, I'm relieved that was the one. Welcome aboard!

@courtneyjohnson3585 7 ай бұрын

Another great video!

@jholtillus 7 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@betarugula8886 7 ай бұрын

Thanks much for making this video!

@jholtillus 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the support!

@LilaCruz 7 ай бұрын

This is gold! I’ll watch it again lots of timess

@jholtillus 7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@kal-elmusic 7 ай бұрын

I looooove your work!!

@jholtillus 7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@EL-qw7rp 7 ай бұрын

thnx for sharing, this vid help me a lot.

@jholtillus 7 ай бұрын

Glad it did! Thank you for watching

@user-hn1zx2gf2j 7 ай бұрын

🎉😊 thanks for uploading worth time content

@jholtillus 7 ай бұрын

And you have my gratitude for watching it!

@mitchellsink2584 7 ай бұрын

Very cool. As a new comic creator. This is wonderful. Thanks for sharing.

@jholtillus 7 ай бұрын

Hey thank you for watching!

@Unknown-ym5gz 7 ай бұрын

Good info all the way through. thanks and dwarfs do dig rock ! lol

@jholtillus 7 ай бұрын

They most certainly do. And thank you!

@kennethearlwebb 6 ай бұрын

I hit the subscribe button for more "dig rock" style jokes, don't let me down !

@jholtillus 6 ай бұрын

I'll do what I can. Thank you.

@jestcurses9963 7 ай бұрын

I will be watching this 3-11 times over. I'm really struggling with the tech aspect of everything and how the program actually works. I don't know if that's too far from your focus on the actual art, but any advice you could give would be really helpful.

@jholtillus 7 ай бұрын

Using Photoshop particularly? Or another software?

@jestcurses9963 7 ай бұрын

clip studio paint. It's taking me like days to finish pages. I'm a complete beginner in both drawing the book and using the program.@@jholtillus

@doppelvishop2887 5 ай бұрын

Great videos about color remind me a little bit of Marco Bucci course. I use PS, it has everything i need with all the effects and tools. And yeah a play around quite a bit with effect, layers and filters. Almost forget, do you use a brush set of your own or the generic default from PS? I would assume like most of us, a collection of everything xd.

@jholtillus 5 ай бұрын

Collections from all over. I really enjoy brushes and I tend to buy brushpacks, especially for inks. With color I'm a bit more straightforward, nothing fancy. A few watercolor brushes for texture is as exciting as I go.