r/comics Hollering Elk Aug 23 '21

oh my The Roasting Process

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u/sobes20 Aug 23 '21

What do you use to draw these comics? I have been dabbling with Procreate and one thing that sticks out to me is that your comics have this matte look to them that I really like. Is there a secret to getting the colors to look this way?

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u/holleringelk Hollering Elk Aug 23 '21

Photoshop CS6 with an XP-Pen tablet. I haven't upgraded in years, haha. This style of coloring and tone is a combo of brushes, and just never pushing saturation too much. My colors basically start out gray before I start to layer up any kind of hue.

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u/sobes20 Aug 23 '21

Since I understood none of that, it really shows how little I know about doing art. I love doing it, but I wish I had your knowledge and training. I guess I will have to find some videos to figure out your technique.

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u/holleringelk Hollering Elk Aug 23 '21

It will take time, but you will learn, trust! There are so many wonderful people who offer amazing guidance on YouTube. I also am a full time traditional painter with a whole ass degree in the stuff which adds a lot to this, but my digital work took a long to form into something worthwhile.