Books I Read in August
Hi-Fi Color For Comics: Digital Techniques for Professional Results
Brian Miller and Kristy Miller
Hi-Fi Color for Comics teaches a popular method of coloring comic book art, called the cut-and-grad or cut-and-brush method (depending which of two subtle variations you use).
The early sections about how to scan the art, block in flat color and basic Photoshop skills was pretty much just a review for me, but once it got into the actual rendering method, I learned some valuable new techniques.
This is a great book for beginners to digital coloring because it starts from the ground up, but it's not bad for moderately experienced artists who want to learn some new tricks.
Here are a few pictures I colored using the techniques from Hi-Fi Color for Comics:
Green Man - colored by ~JohnRaptor on deviantART
Sinya and Rhanya 2 by ~JohnRaptor on deviantART
Cloaky by ~JohnRaptor on deviantART
Watchmen
Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons
Usually, when a book is being made into a major movie, I make an effort to read the book, preferably before going to see the movie. In this case especially, I'm glad I did.
I finally understand what all the fuss is about. Watchmen is every bit the complex, layered and poignient story everyone goes on about. And utterly engaging as well. I could hardly put it down.
I'm really not sure how I feel about the ending (which I think is kinda the point). Was it a happy ending? Sad? To me it was bitter sweet, heavy on the bitter, but I'm not sure what the intention was. It sure left me thinking.
I also now understand why people have been saying that it will be difficult if not impossible to make into a movie. I just hope they don't screw with the ending to make it all roses and sunshine like moviemakers often do to good books.
Brian Miller and Kristy Miller
Hi-Fi Color for Comics teaches a popular method of coloring comic book art, called the cut-and-grad or cut-and-brush method (depending which of two subtle variations you use).
The early sections about how to scan the art, block in flat color and basic Photoshop skills was pretty much just a review for me, but once it got into the actual rendering method, I learned some valuable new techniques.
This is a great book for beginners to digital coloring because it starts from the ground up, but it's not bad for moderately experienced artists who want to learn some new tricks.
Here are a few pictures I colored using the techniques from Hi-Fi Color for Comics:
Green Man - colored by ~JohnRaptor on deviantART
Sinya and Rhanya 2 by ~JohnRaptor on deviantART
Cloaky by ~JohnRaptor on deviantART
Watchmen
Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons
Usually, when a book is being made into a major movie, I make an effort to read the book, preferably before going to see the movie. In this case especially, I'm glad I did.
I finally understand what all the fuss is about. Watchmen is every bit the complex, layered and poignient story everyone goes on about. And utterly engaging as well. I could hardly put it down.
I'm really not sure how I feel about the ending (which I think is kinda the point). Was it a happy ending? Sad? To me it was bitter sweet, heavy on the bitter, but I'm not sure what the intention was. It sure left me thinking.
I also now understand why people have been saying that it will be difficult if not impossible to make into a movie. I just hope they don't screw with the ending to make it all roses and sunshine like moviemakers often do to good books.