Make a Mini Comic: Writing, Penciling, and Inking
Adding Color in Photoshop
A course by Aaron Renier , Cartoonist and Illustrator
Joined October 2021
About the video: Adding Color in Photoshop
Overview
“In this lesson, I’ll talk about the process I follow to add color to my project in Photoshop. ”
In this video lesson Aaron Renier addresses the topic: Adding Color in Photoshop, which is part of the Domestika online course: Make a Mini Comic: Writing, Penciling, and Inking . Discover how to make a mini comic. This course combines drawing, storytelling, and book production to share your unique worldview..
Partial transcription of the video
“In the last lesson, I showed you how I made reproductions of my work. In this lesson, I'm going to show you how I add color in Photoshop. One of the first things I do when I'm going to add color to my comic is I look at the image, I look at the mode. And I did scan this as a bitmap, but I had converted it to CMYK. You just want to make sure that when you're working in color that you have it. Especially when you're working for print. You want your file to be CmyK and not RGB or grayscale. RGB is meant for the Internet, for monitors, and for projection, and CMYK is meant for print. We're gonn...”
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Course summary for: Make a Mini Comic: Writing, Penciling, and Inking
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Category
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Areas
Comic, Drawing, Ink Illustration, Pencil Drawing, Traditional illustration

Aaron Renier
A course by Aaron Renier
With years of experience in the comic world, the instructor has worked both in independent comic creation and larger editorial projects. His focus is on visual storytelling and creativity, always seeking to inspire his students to explore new ways of storytelling. He has participated in multiple conventions and workshops, sharing his passion for drawing and storytelling with a wide audience.
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