417 "Win-Win"

Lightfoot on Feb. 6, 2021

I drew and lettered this comic the same way I normally do, but I'm trying out different programs to color the pages. I usually use an old copy of Photoshop CS2, but it has a lot of annoying glitches in Windows 10. SO after a few years of living with the problems, I'm trying other things.

I used Krita here. I picked it first because it seemed less overwhelming than Clip Studio Paint. I also liked that it was for any system, and I was sure it could save directly to, and open .PSD files. Also the one way to do the flats is similar to the way I used in Photoshop.

My conclusion is that it's not that bad. I need to make my own palette, and look through the brushes more. There's a few things I'd change if I could about how the program works, but it's pretty great for something free.

If I choose between Krita and Clip Studio Paint, I'll also then want to decide if I want to use that program to draw the pages as well. I didn't want to make it a requirement for the coloring tests though. I'll probably try to color 2-3 more pages in Krita before I try Clip Studio Paint (which I've had for years but never really experimented with).

My third option would be Affinity Photo, but I don't think it has as easy of ways to do the color flats.