Product Description

This is an exciting and complete instructional package starting with the basics and progressing through step-by-step demonstrations that take you from line art to full, awe-inspiring colour.It features instruction on equipment, scanning, setting up pages, colour theory, flatting, rendering, special effects, colour holds, colour separations, and even details on the business of becoming a professional colourist.The bonus CD-Rom, includes Photoshop tools and actions that pro colourists Brian and Kristy Miller use to streamline their colouring work, plus sample Photoshop files so that readers can work along with the demonstrations.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #16056 in Books
• Published on: 2008-03-03
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 160 pages

About the Author
Brian and Kristy Miller own Hi-Fi Colour Design, which employs dozens of colorists to work with all the major comics and entertainment publishers, including DC, Marvel, Disney, Wizard, Lucasfilm (Star Wars) and many others. Hi-Fi Colour consistently achieves recognition for quality work, due in great part to the color theory training and the Photoshop tools and techniques that the Millers have developed for their employees.

Customer Reviews

Good Scripts
This book was a pleasant surprise, and provides a great deal of information. The techniques covered are solid, and provides some good real world advice.

The CD provide provides some good scripts for photoshop, as well as brushes.

A great book for anyone intrested in comic book art. Positive addition to any library.

The Real Deal on Colouring Comics!
Clear and concise instructions on how to colour comics by authors who do it for a living. The book is full of real world advice as to how to add colour to lineart, quickly, efficiently, and artistically.

What you will find inside Hi-Fi color for comics.
Are you curious about how comic books are colored? Want to learn how to color comic artwork yourself? Want to get your hands on some cool comic book artwork to practice on? With Hi-Fi color for comics you now have the chance.

Unleash your creativity with techniques and coloring secrets from the masters at Hi-Fi. You will learn all about:
- Scanning comic artwork and combining multiple scans into one large image
- Flats. Breaking down images into flat color
- Rendering. Painting with light the Hi-Fi way
- Color Holds & Knockouts
- Ppecial Effects. Fire effects, flares, sparkles, glows, muzzle blasts, and more.
- Color separations with trapping for professional commercial printing & publishing.
Each chapter features Step-by-step tutorials with full-color illustrations guide you through each concept, ensuring your success.

Inside the book you will also find advice from comic professionals like Terry Moore, Joe Corroney, Gail Simone and a bonus chapter on breaking into the comics industry with input from comic pros. Hi-Fi color for comics features artwork from such legends as John Byrne (Superman), Frank Quitely (X-Men), Joe Quesada (Spider Man), Dan Jurgens (Booster Gold), Joe Corroney (Star Wars & Star Trek) and many, many more.

You’ll also find an interactive CD-ROM included with the book. This CD features special Hi-Fi scripts and actions for Photoshop. Hi-Fi simplifies the technical aspects of coloring so you can reach your full creative potential. In addition to Hi-Fi’s automation scripts and actions you will discover artwork to practice on, custom photoshop brushes & color pallets. Want more? How about Hi-Fi helpers like pre-made painted skies, burst, and other special effects. It’s all on the included CD.

Learn the secret tips and techniques Hi-Fi has developed over the past ten years and use them to open up a whole new world of creativity.