Most colorists have assistants called “flatters” who do some of the preliminary work by separating all the different elements of a page using solid, flat color. We use color and value to add prominence to certain elements and recede others based on what is most important create or enhance the mood of a scene and help lead the eye through a page.Ģ. Comic book colorists are responsible for, well, the color obviously, but in such a way that helps clarify the storytelling. ( Click here.) You guys dug it, so now we have Tamra here to explain her craft with 13 THINGS You Didn’t Know About Comic-Book Coloring:ġ. )Ī few months back, letterer Nate Piekos put together 13 THINGS You Didn’t Know About Comic-Book Lettering. (The second volume of the three-part graphic novel is out from Dark Horse on 2/15. Tamra Bonvillain is one of the best in the business, with credits on a number of top books, including Margaret Atwood’s Angel Catbird, on which she enjoys major billing with line artist Johnnie Christmas. They’re responsible for an intergral dimension to the storytelling even if people don’t necessarily understand - or even appreciate - what goes into it. Over the last year or so, colorists have begun getting cover credits on comics, as well they should. Danįor 13 THINGS I Learned From Writing Comics, by Margaret Atwood, Chuck Palahniuk and others, click here.įor Johnnie Christmas’ ANGEL CATBIRD Spotify Playlist, click here. It was written in the context of her role in Margaret Atwood’s Angel Catbird but it’s universal - a great explainer on a grievously underappreciated aspect of comics art. UPDATED 1/24/18: Hey, it’s Colorist Appreciation Day! Perfect time to re-present this piece by colorist extraordinaire Tamra Bonvillain.
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