While writers and pencilers get a lot of love by comics fans, there are a lot of people who are involved with the process that don’t get nearly enough credit. Inkers, letters, editors — and in many cases, colorists.
Which is why this coloring tutorial by The Boys colorist Tony Avina is so interesting! Colorists really can make or break an art style — and there are a lot of different styles, whether it’s more photo-realistic, or expressionistic, or just plain flat. (For example, I wrote in yesterday’s Best Shots that colorist Peter Steigerwald made Art Adams’ work look more contemporary and vibrant than ever. Take a look, see what you think.) Artists, what do you think? What kind of tools do you use for your color work?
February 5th, 2010 at 2:33 pm
Great tutorial! We need more of these, Newsarame!!
February 5th, 2010 at 2:53 pm
Thanks for posting this. I plan on doing more of these in the future.
February 5th, 2010 at 4:50 pm
I learned a lot from this. Thanks you so much for sharing.
February 6th, 2010 at 11:02 am
Wow… Awesome technique. We definitely need to see more of these on Newsarama! Thanks a lot for sharing it, Tony. I am looking forward for other tips of the trade.