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February 7th, 2010 | Posted in Mailbag
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Hi, Tom. I’ve been reading your blogs about i-phone and i-pad apps. MAD has done all sorts of “TV shows we’d like to see.”, “Commercials we’d like to see.” etc. Have they ever done a spread on “APPS we’d like to see.”? I have a couple of suggestions: “The Stun Gun App”-for dealing with those school-yard bullies; and the “Road Rage Terminator App”…it would shut off that jerk’s electronic system, much like The KNIGHT RIDER does. I’m sure there are many more we’d like to see!
Love that idea!
MAD just did a page of imagined apps (as the bulk of an iPhone ad parody) in issue #501.
Hi Tom. How do I color the black lines?
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http://atkarikator.persiangig.com/cartoon/DADGAH.jpg
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http://atkarikator.persiangig.com/cartoon/DADGAH2.jpg
Assuming PS CS3 or higher: Follow this tutorial on creating lines on a separate layer:
https://www.tomrichmond.com/blog/2008/06/06/new-photoshop-line-art-trick/
Make that layer active in the PhotoShop layers palette, then select the “Lock Transparent Pixels” button. You can now paint over the lines and make them whatever color you want.
Hi Tom. For your Mad or freelance work, are you allowed to skip the inking stage and just color your penciled scans?
For example, you could use a blue pencil to rough out your sketch, then use your graphite pencil to draw over your final linework. After scanning into Photoshop, you can get rid of all the blue lines by selecting only the Blue Channel. Only your graphite lines will show.
Would clients accept this?
Thank you, Tom’s