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Post by rberman on Apr 14, 2018 21:49:15 GMT -5
How about coloring? I guess that was not applied directly to the pages, since we still have B&W editions of old comics today. Were colors physically applied to a copy of the inked sheet, or just indicated and then applied during the printing process? (I confess to ignorance about the details of color printing on an industrial scale in the first place.)
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Post by codystarbuck on Apr 14, 2018 21:49:50 GMT -5
Many art assistants (apprentices/gophers) started out doing things like erasing pencils after the inking, before they might be moved up to things like spotting blacks or inking backgrounds.
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Post by Cei-U! on Apr 14, 2018 22:33:53 GMT -5
How about coloring? I guess that was not applied directly to the pages, since we still have B&W editions of old comics today. Were colors physically applied to a copy of the inked sheet, or just indicated and then applied during the printing process? (I confess to ignorance about the details of color printing on an industrial scale in the first place.) Coloring was done on specially treated photostats of the original art using a system of color-coded dyes. These were converted by hand at the printer into the three guides used to create the red, cyan, and yellow printing plates that, together with the plate for the black-and-white line art, constituted the four-color process. In the early days of the industry, the colors were decided by staffers of the printing plant. Thus, the color scxhemes of several early characters were decided by folks completely unconnected to the strip's creators. Cei-U! I summon the paint pots!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2018 23:22:05 GMT -5
Here are some examples of the hand colored guides (these are or were available for sale at Lonestar) -M
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Post by rberman on Apr 15, 2018 8:05:08 GMT -5
So the color guide itself is not reproduced, but the printer uses its instructions for putting the correct colors in the correct places when the printer adds color to the B&W art? Is that correct?
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Post by MDG on Apr 15, 2018 8:15:21 GMT -5
Here's a really basic question about inking: Do inkers draw on the same piece of paper that contains the pencils? If so, how is the pencil art still available for us to peruse later? I often see side-by-side comparisons. Is that from photos? Traditionally, it was one sheet. Sometimes, pencillers would make photocopies for their own files, or to hedge against pages getting lost in the mail. There were some exceptions, such as inking on a separate page using a light box to preserve the pencils. Later, digital tech led to other workflows. If an artist does draw traditional pencils, those pages might be scanned and sent digitally to an inker who can ink digitally or print them out and ink using a light box.
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Post by Cei-U! on Apr 15, 2018 8:26:01 GMT -5
So the color guide itself is not reproduced, but the printer uses its instructions for putting the correct colors in the correct places when the printer adds color to the B&W art? Is that correct? Yes. Cei-U! I summon the pithy reply!
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Post by rberman on Apr 15, 2018 8:49:11 GMT -5
On MRP's Spidey example, the color guide looks wrong on the rightmost panel, where Spidey's ungloved hands are the color of his red gloves.
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Post by pinkfloydsound17 on Apr 15, 2018 15:19:27 GMT -5
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Post by codystarbuck on Apr 15, 2018 21:45:16 GMT -5
Would have been perfect merchandising for Youngblood.
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Post by sabongero on Apr 17, 2018 17:59:26 GMT -5
Has anyone come across a review thread/topic of the 12 issues of Watchmen, the comic book by any chance? If so, what is the link to that thread? Thanks.
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Post by berkley on Apr 19, 2018 20:02:51 GMT -5
The 100 Years of Comic Books thread makes me wonder: does anyone know of a good site that covers the history of comics in general? (i.e. not just comic books and not just the last 100 years)
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Post by Phil Maurice on Apr 19, 2018 20:15:48 GMT -5
The 100 Years of Comic Books thread makes me wonder: does anyone know of a good site that covers the history of comics in general? (i.e. not just comic books and not just the last 100 years) Your query made me think of this site. YMMV on how closely it suits your needs. Narrative Art
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Post by sabongero on Apr 24, 2018 14:37:37 GMT -5
Is anyone familiar with the DC comic book series, Checkmate? What is the difference between the Black team and White team, respectively in terms of job description and responsibilities?
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Post by wildfire2099 on Apr 24, 2018 18:46:21 GMT -5
I read the first, oh, 10 issues not too long back of the 80s series. It was pretty generic secret agent stuff, nothing that really grabbed me... the most notable part was the presence of Harvey Bollock,honestly. I have more of it, I think, but haven't mustered the motivation to read more.
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