Then I take a large soft airbrush and paint in a lighter blue color.Īlso notice in the image above that I have added a layer over the flat dark blue color of his suit. Notice on Spawn’s arm that I have drawn out a few shapes that sit on the top left of the anatomy. It is a great way to create the shapes you need for cell shading. You can draw nice clean selections, stop and go point to point by tapping on the screen with your Apple Pencil, then go right back to drawing the selection.Īlso, you can undo and redo any part of the selection that you stop at. The selection tool in Procreate is an amazing tool for coloring comics. It looks like a little “S” to the left of the pointer icon. Now we can grab the selection tool on the top left of the screen. You want to be aware of how many layers you may have left based upon the current document size. Just remember to check your file size under the wrench icon > Canvas > Canvas Information. You can import PSD, Jpeg, PNG, Tiff, GIF, and obviously other. Generally PSD is the best for this but you can also use PDF and Tiff. You also have options that will retain the layer data.

( Keep in mind PSD can be both lossless and lossy. Great file formats that are lossless ( meaning they retain the image quality.

If the file is large enough then it generally won’t matter but keep an eye out for it just in case. You have to be careful with Jpegs since they use compression. I like to work with the original non compressed file when I can.

Do I need the file to be in a specific format? This can vary based upon your type of device and with practice you will generally use less layers. the amount of layers you want or need.Īt this particular size I was able to have a great resolution with 19 available layers. The main thing is a balance of good resolution vs. I generally work at 11″ x 17″ at 300dpi or 9″ x 16″ at 300 dpi. What size is the original art file?ġ6″ Tall by 19.63″ Wide at 300dpi.

Adding Soft Shadows with the Lock Transparency Featureįirst, let’s cover some of the commonly asked questions about the actual art file.

Making Selections to Color in the Shadows.

Making Selections to Color in the Highlights.

Here are the steps we will covering in this post Spawn is property of the amazing artist and creator Todd McFarlane. How to Color Comics with the Procreate Appĭo you want to learn how to color comics with Procreate? In this example I will be using some Spawn fan art that I drew inside of Procreate.

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