Creating Comics with Compelling Visual Narratives

Scanning and Cleaning Up Photos 2

A course by Reilly Brown , Comic Book Artist

Comic Book Artist. West Orange, United States.
Joined November 2021
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About the video: Scanning and Cleaning Up Photos 2

Overview

“I use the drawing tools in Photoshop to get rid of extra pixels, smudges, etc. Once I'm happy with the result, I make sure I have the right print dimensions and save the finished piece! ”

In this video lesson Reilly Brown addresses the topic: Scanning and Cleaning Up Photos 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creating Comics with Compelling Visual Narratives. Transform your written narratives into comics using the art of visual storytelling and character-building techniques..

Partial transcription of the video

“ Scanning and Cleaning Up Photos Now if you notice, these darks and lights are not as consistent as I'd like them to be. I want all this to be more pure black and all this to be pure white with these eraser marks disappearing. In order to do that, now that I've got that scene cleaned up, I'll select all three of these layers, the two scanning layers and the scene layer, and merge them together. Now I have that one layer that I can mess around with as I please. Actually, I'll duplicate that layer... just to have a copy in case I accidentally screw anything. I can always go back to this orig...”

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Course summary for: Creating Comics with Compelling Visual Narratives

  • Level: Beginner
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    Character Design, Comic, Drawing, Ink Illustration, Pencil Drawing, Traditional illustration

Reilly Brown

Reilly Brown
A course by Reilly Brown

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Reilly Brown is a comic book artist based in New Jersey, United States. A superfan of comics since childhood, he started self-publishing his own work in 2002. His career took off after that, collaborating with publishers like Marvel, DC Comics, Dark Horse, Archie, and Tantor Media on recognizable titles such as Deadpool, Spider-Man, Incredible Hercules and Lobo, and Batman. He’s known for his pioneering work with digital comics, having worked with Comixology to launch his creator-owned series Powerplay on mobile devices. He’s an active part of the comic world, making frequent appearances at conventions and comic book stores.


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Creating Comics with Compelling Visual Narratives

A course by Reilly Brown
Comic Book Artist. West Orange, United States.
Joined November 2021
  • 100% positive reviews (30)
  • 1,444 students