Course Description

Learn the principles of color theory and then apply those principles while coloring a piece in a flat style.

Line art for this course by Matthew Dow Smith

(Requires Adobe Photoshop)

Comic Book Colorist

Charlie Kirchoff

Charlie Kirchoff has been coloring comic books professionally since 2003, working for multiple publishers such as Marvel, IDW, Image, Boom!, Dark Horse, and others. Over the years he's developed his own system for digital coloring in order to streamline the process for efficiency and quality.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • Introduction

  • 2

    Color Theory

    • Color Theory Intro

    • Hue

    • Color Schemes

    • Download- Color Wheel PSD

    • Intensity

    • Color Temperature

    • Value

    • Download- Color Value Wheels

  • 3

    Flat Coloring Style

    • Download- Photoshop Setup Files

    • Setup Photoshop

    • Download- Line Art

    • Setup Your Line Art For Color

    • Coloring the Environment

    • Coloring the Characters

    • Correcting Values and Adding Flourishes

    • Special Effects and Finishing Up

  • 4

    Bonus

    • My work files

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