November 2011
44 posts
How do you color your illustrations? Are they done by hand (some look like watercolor...?) or digitally? If they are done digitally, what type of software do you prefer?
I actually prefer using ink and watercolor (or gouache) because I love doing it all by hand. But because of time restraints, I usually end up doing it digitally.
For digital work, I use Adobe Photoshop CS3-CS5…Any of them, really. I’ve even used Adobe 7 before, but that was the worst ever. I use a Wacom tablet (Bamboo or Intuos) and I usually just use the basic brushes.
Even though I prefer Adobe, I’ve also tried Sketchbook Pro, and I really like it.
Is this what it feels like?
To be an author? Just…a constant stream of story-lines running through your head? You get an idea, drop everything and just write it all out?
I feel like a slave to this graphic novel, and not in a bad way. I feel like it’s…separate from me, like its own entity. Just waiting for me to keep discovering more about it.
The best thing about writing my own, is that I can illustrate every bit of it exactly how I want.
Your awesome.
ohheythanks.
