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Just to break off a point of discussion in another thread, we've seen the rise of the comic book colourists in the past couple of decades with the advent of the computer as the tool of choice, and comic book publishing evolving past the days of four colour dots.
Most colourists can't be at the level of Richard Isanove or Laura Martin, but what should the line of standards be when the demand probably outstrips the level of professionalism required for the job?
Which comics do you think are coloured well? Who are the best colourists?
What is their role? To merely enhance what is already there, or to add their contribution as an artistic collaborator? At what point does a colourist start to get in the way of the penciller/inker? What about the cases where the colourist is colouring over pencils?
Who were your favourite colourist from the good ol' days of four colour, and have they evolved with the new technology? (What happened to Tatjana Wood? Where is she these days? Particularly since she was at the forefront of the Baxter/New Format movement!)
Most colourists can't be at the level of Richard Isanove or Laura Martin, but what should the line of standards be when the demand probably outstrips the level of professionalism required for the job?
Which comics do you think are coloured well? Who are the best colourists?
What is their role? To merely enhance what is already there, or to add their contribution as an artistic collaborator? At what point does a colourist start to get in the way of the penciller/inker? What about the cases where the colourist is colouring over pencils?
Who were your favourite colourist from the good ol' days of four colour, and have they evolved with the new technology? (What happened to Tatjana Wood? Where is she these days? Particularly since she was at the forefront of the Baxter/New Format movement!)
I LOVE the new color, and could never go back to the four colored dot method(and in the TB backs I have, the dots show up even more!).
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