
Comic Book Coloring in Adobe Photoshop
Digital comic book coloring isn't only about color, but so much more! Painting the details, shading and light adds realism and mood, which brings the comic book to life. In this video, one of today's leading forces in the comic book world, Jeromy Cox reveals his workflow and techniques as a professional colorist. Watch and follow along as Jeromy shows you the techniques and explains the principles and philosophy that have caused him to be so successful in the industry. Not only will you learn the building blocks that will enable your digital painting skills soar, you will also learn how to be efficient with your time in Photoshop. Jeromy walks you through a complete panel from his original comic book, Vampyrates, start to finish. The base sketch is included on the disk so you can follow along. The high resolution final panel is also available, so you can see all the details. This fast loading video contains around 5 hours of brand new, sharp video. The advanced interface allows the user to instantly jump to any of the lessons with complete control over the playback including Full Screen. All the lesson files are included, so you can follow along at your own pace! If you are a pro, enthusiast Lessons Include Workflow secrets Timeless Photoshop techniques Color theory, How to make a good composition Cut and gradient technique Background and midground Rendering foreground characters Special effects: Smoke and fire Special effects: Additional line work Dramatic lighting Texturing surfaces Separating from background Softer rendering for female subjects Overview and corrections Decision making
Your Instructor

Jeromy Cox started in the digital arts animating and art directing for Saturday Morning cartoons, video games and location based rides like Disney's The Virtual Jungle Cruise at Epcot Center. The appeal of comic books was strong and in 1992, Jeromy self published his first comic book, Zombie Love, using traditional hand drawn artwork alongside Photoshop 2.0. His artistic skills mixed with his knowledge of computers lead him to join Image Comics, more specifically, Jim Lee's Wildstorm Productions. Working on all of the earliest Wildstorm titles, including W.I.L.D.Cats, Gen-13 and Stormwatch. It wasn't until his work on Leave It To Chance, that comic book fans and peers seriously took notice of Jeromy's distinctive colors. His work on Leave It To Chance lead to nominations for Eisner's and Harvey awards aplenty. This notoriety lead to stints on Mage, Grendel, Rex Mundi and eventually too the more familiar titles of Batman, Superman, X-Factor and Amazing Spiderman. Today, Jeromy continues his work on X-Men, Batman and Justice League while still finding time to launch his own comic book title, Vampyrates. The tongue in cheek horror comic allows Jeromy to stretch his artistic imagination using Photoshop as his primary tool.
Course Curriculum
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StartIntroduction (2:03)
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StartOpening Page (4:29)
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StartTheory, Tools and Composition (14:27)
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StartCut and Grad Technique pt 1 (30:32)
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StartCut and Grad Technique pt 2 (30:30)
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StartBackground and Midground (25:13)
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StartSpecial Effects- smoke and fire (15:12)
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StartSpecial Effects- additional line work (4:53)
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StartDramatic Lighting 1 (35:06)
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StartDramatic Lighting 2 (10:28)
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StartDramatic Lighting 3 (6:52)
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StartTextured surfaces and foreground protagonist (26:37)
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StartSeparating Background (9:43)
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StartSofter Rendering- Female (22:55)
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StartOverview and corrections (45:55)
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StartClosing Thoughts (1:52)