This is a page from "Pono Loa" created by Stephen Smirl, drawn by my fiancé, Renae De Liz, and inked, colored, and lettered by me. I've done a quick time lapse video, because flatting can be pretty tedious, but I wanted to talk about some of my methods. First of all, I am inking and coloring in Photoshop CS with an Axiotron ModBook (that's an Apple Tablet PC). Most of the time, I'm using the pen and paint bucket tools, but occasionally, you might see me selecting areas in the inks and they appear to fill instantly. I'm actually hitting F1, which is coded to play an pre-recorded action. This is a great time saver. It takes the selection I make, expands it, and fills it. The other important thing to note is that I am saving my steps in the channels. Once I have the panels filled, I copy all and paste into a new channel. I repeat this with the figures and finally with all the details. That way, if I want to change the lightness or overall color of a figure or an entire panel, I can select it very easily. If you have any questions, let me know. I'll soon be posting a video of color rendering on one of these pages, too. For more information on "Pono Loa," a great Hawaiian mythological adventure book, please visit http://www.madhula.com For more information on Renae De Liz, visit her site at http://www.goldengoatstudios.com/renae/ And to see Renae's drawing videos, please visit http://www.youtube.com/renaedeliz For more information about me, visite my site at http://www.raydillon.com and http://www.goldengoatstudios.com Thanks fer lookin'! ~Ray ---- Ray Dillon - Artist . Writer . President - Golden Goat Studios, Inc.