what tutorials are planned for the near future?

[mibodega]

Just wondering what tuts are in store in the next coming months. If you ever get 'tutorials block' here's a few suggestions ...


Coloring sequentials
Water color
Simon Beasley style coloring


Thanks

[Quentin Aaron]

Please something on color holds. This is the one thing I can't seem to master. Whenever I try it, it doesn't come out looking right. Maybe I'm missing a step.

[Brian Haberlin]

Well we got Lettering, Sketch up, next up tips and tricks vol. 3, and Poser tricks and tips.

Best,

BjH

[Ashigaru]

[MaruSaru]

I second Tips'n'Tricks!

The first two have proven very useful in my personal shenanigans.

Lettering also sounds very useful (and rarely talked about). I've always gotten the "general look" thing down, but it was always a "little off," you know what I mean? A few technicals beyond the freebie walk-thrus on the 'net would definitely be helpful! (And fully expected!)

SO PUT'EM OUT ALREADY!

[Ashigaru]

Actually, I hadn't given it much thought... but are comics usually lettered in Photoshop, Illustrator or in page layout software like InDesign?
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Ashigaru Illustrations
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[Francis Takenaga]

Hey, Ashigaru--

I guess I'd be a bit of the "authority" on the whole lettering thing (as I'm the one who did the Beginning Lettering v.1 tute).

Basically, in terms of STRICTLY lettering, Illustrator is your weapon of choice. Its toolset is much better suited to the task than is something like Photoshop. Yes, you CAN do it in PS, but it's a lot more work than it ought to be. "Best tool for the job" is the easiest way to look at it.

Now where a BOOK is concerned, then you'll ultimately use the whole cadre of weapons available. (This is covered in a more advanced tute that's already in the works for those who might want to go that route... Not sure if I'm allowed to say that, but I'm sure that "TechMod" character can nix this if that's not the case! LOL) For web comics or putting convincing lettering into your fun projects, there's no need for the level of detail and concern of the book path.

Anyway, for the PRINTED book, lettering is still going to be done in Illustrator. Where things are different is that when you lay everything out to set things up for the printers, it's all compiled and managed within InDesign (it is, after all, the "page layout" app...duh!).

The reasons for this are many, amongst which are such fun miscellanea such as: keeping your art, text, etc. separate...ensuring you've nixed oddball color issues for the CMYK process (VERY important!)...assuring that your bleeds/tolerances are properly addressed, etc. etc. Lots of possible "little buggers" that can play havoc on you if everything is, for example, "all in one finalized TIFF". Lots of backtracking.

InDesign is a scary and wonderful thing (as is Illustrator to the uninitiated). But hey, Photoshop and Painter was back in the day, wasn't it?


- Francis

P.S. I'd like to take a moment to "thank" the incessant harassment I received from Mr. "TechMod" to bring me in here. I always swung through to see what people were doing, but never in an active role. So... Now you've got me. When the lettering tute hits (I hear early this coming week), then by all means, ask away w/the questions. I'll definitely be around!

Hope y'all likey!

[rodneydollah]

Welcome Francis,

It's good to see more people active on the boards.

-Rodney
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[Francis Takenaga]

Yah-yah. Thanks R!

I'm hearing that SketchUp will be first up, then it'll be lettering's turn! LOL.

Looking forward to the feedback (for good or for ill). I can take it!

- Man previously known as "the Lurker"

[Ashigaru]

Hey Francis --

Good to see you showing more face time here, and thanks very much for the lettering info. As I suspected, Illustrator (or another vector program) would be the most effective way to letter, create word balloons, SFX and whatnot. The degree of control is by far much higher.

As was preached back in my ol' mechanic days: "The proper tool for the proper job." Photoshop is excellent for what it does, Illustrator for what it can do, and for page layouts and making the book, InDesign.

Since I'm doing magazine and presentation document layouts, I'm getting to know InDesign pretty well. I was just trying to understand the workflow of comics, and the best methods for bringing everything together.

Again, great to see you here, bro. We're gonna have to hit Applebee's for a steak sometime. Or maybe Tajima II for okonomiyaki.
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Ashigaru Illustrations
Satoru koto muzukashii
True understanding is difficult.

[D*Art TechMod]

Hmmn.

Seems my needling of the beehive has yielded some honey! Brian is back. Francis hauled out into the light.

Oh, yes...

Big news a'coming.

Will have to leave that for the newsletter folks to divulge, however.
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"Painting is easy when you don't know how, but very difficult when you do." - Edgar Degas

[vectorX]

Digital Inking:Volume 1 for Adobe Illustrator please : http://www.digitalarttutorials.com/tutorial_detail.php?id=7
Suggested tutor : Brian Denham of Marvel's Iron Man and X-Files.
http://www.briandenham.com/ and http://www.illcraft.com/
This guy is amazing. He starts and finishes all his work in Illustrator.
He has written tutorials detailing his techniques at his website illcraft.
But to me nothing beats a good video tutorial.

Comic Book Style for Adobe Illustrator please : http://www.digitalarttutorials.com/tutorial_detail.php?id=8
Suggested tutor : Von Glitschka
http://www.illustrationclass.com/
http://www.artbackwash.com/
http://www.glitschka.com/
http://www.keyboard-characters.com/
http://www.federalbureauofillustration.com/
http://www.vonsterbooks.com/

I think that these would be the first ever Adobe Illustrator video tutorials on these subjects.

Robert