Hi-Fi Color For Comics: Digital Techniques for Professional Results | 
 enlarge | Authors: Brian Miller, Kristy Miller
Publisher: Impact
Category: Book
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Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 7739
Media: Paperback
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Pages: 160
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.2 x 0.6
ISBN: 1581809921
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.51
EAN: 9781581809923
ASIN: 1581809921
Publication Date: March 3, 2008
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Product Description
This exciting and complete instructional package starts with the basics and progresses through step-by-step demos that take readers from line art to full, awe-inspiring color. Readers will get instruction on equipment, scanning, setting up pages, color theory, flatting, rendering, special effects, color holds, color separations, and even details on the business of becoming a professional colorist. The CD-ROM includes Photoshop tools and actions that artists can use to streamline their coloring work, plus sample Photoshop files so that readers can work along with the demonstrations.
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 BEST CHOICE for beginners!! October 11, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Hey, This BOOK is the BEST choice for beginners and Intermediate users.
I don't have any previous experience with PS. I've been reading tutorials around the net, I was almost frustated, after read Hi-Fi Color for Comics I changed my mind..
Now, I can do an entire comicbook page!!
If you find this one, go ahead, This is simply the best!
 Nicely done except its slanted more for Photoshop users September 5, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The first chapter claims that the tutorials in the book can be used for any image editing program but the tutorial often involves using Photoshop scripts. So with that in mind, if you use another program it may be difficult to convert the tutorial steps to fit whatever image processing program you use.
Despite that, the authors really know their stuff.
Not bad September 4, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Very nice "How To" book, however, many of the techniques CAN be sourced from the Web. My biggest critique and is the scripts included in the CD - if you don't get them up and running (Mac OsX users) half the tutorials won't work. THey're supposed to make it easier for you, but not if they don't work...other than that, good to see some of the techniques Hi-Fi uses. 3 out of 5
The best book on computer coloring June 24, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I've just started coloring a comic, and I wish I had purchased this book before I started! It contains SO MUCH information, from scanning, to prepping your drawings for coloring, to flatting and finally to coloring itself. Sure, some of this may be in the Internet here and there, but never in one place and never, ever explained so well.
In addition to the valuable information on coloring, he also includes some invaluable scripts from Hi-Fi, which removes the tedious process of setting up your channels, etc., as well as a script for color holds and finishing up the page.
All I can say is this is the best resource I've found on computer coloring for comics. In fact, it was so good, I ordered copies for two friends.
Fabulous book with a truly valuable cd. June 19, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book is an excellent resource. The authors are talented colorists, but more importantly for the reader, they're people with real experience teaching others how to color comics professionally.
There are a hundred ways to do ANYTHING in photoshop -- what I love about _Hi-Fi Color for Comics_ is it stops to explain WHY they do it the way they're showing. I've colored a lot of comic pages and other illustrations over the years, and have my own way of doing things. I'm changing a lot of my approaches for the better because of this book.
The book covers Hi-Fi's "house style" of coloring, but the meat of the book is valuable for all styles of colorists. You've got to flat well, you've got to produce good backed-up blacks, all the rest. No matter what coloring style you're shooting for, my bet is you're going to pick up some valuable tips from this book.
And finally we have the included cd -- it's not just some sample files for practice and a couple custom brushes, it has a number of complicated photoshop actions that are serious high-quality time-savers for colorists. Any one of the actions would be worth the cover price alone.
Just starting out? This book will tell you what you need to know.
Experienced colorist? Boost your productivity, get this book.
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