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Fletch45
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March 15, 2019
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Flatting Comic Book Pages

  • March 15, 2019
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Hello there,

I would like to start flatting some comics of my own as well as work commissioned for professional colorists. I watched a very helpful video tutorial on Flatting by K. Michael Russell, but there was one technique he used that I can't figure out.

Here is the video tutorial link:

How to Flat Comics Properly: A Flatting Tutorial for Photoshop (Used in Digital Comic Book Coloring) - YouTube

I understand how to use the lasso tool and fill in with color. But Michael mentions in the video to change the settings in Photoshop so that when you lasso outside of a previously filled color, the next color you fill will not go outside of the color beneath it.

I have never seen or heard of a setting like this, so I was curious if anyone knows how he did it or what he changed.

This question is kind of confusing, so let me know if you need anything clarified!

Thank you so much,

Fletcher

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Correct answer Jeff Arola

Looks like the 0 (zero)Tolerance setting for the Paint Bucket Tool might be the "magic" setting.

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jane-e
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March 15, 2019

Fletch45  wrote

But Michael mentions in the video to change the settings in Photoshop so that when you lasso outside of a previously filled color, the next color you fill will not go outside of the color beneath it.

so I was curious if anyone knows how he did it or what he changed.

Hi Fletcher,

Can you give us a point in the video where this technique starts so we don’t have to watch the whole thing?

~ Jane

Fletch45
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March 15, 2019

Yes, he starts talking about the settings starting from 7:45 to 8:45.

I think Jeff Arola got the right answer in this discussion with 0 tolerance on the paint bucket tool.

Bojan Živković11378569
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March 15, 2019

There isn't such setting in Photoshop. I am not sure what he want to point out but that is probably wrong said.

My understanding: change some setting in Photoshop so when you are filling layer above, colors won't exceed area colored on layer beneath.

The only way is to restrict fill using selection or mask. If you are on the same layer you can protect transparent areas but there isn't any setting in Settings which can help you in that task.

Fletch45
Fletch45Author
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March 15, 2019

Yeah, I kind of wondered...

But what really confuses me is that he isn't using any layer masks. In the video, he is working on a single layer called 'Flatting'. No multiple layers, no masks.

I've been using Photoshop for a while so I understand what you are saying, that's why I was so perplexed by his video.

Jeff Arola
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Jeff ArolaCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
March 15, 2019

Looks like the 0 (zero)Tolerance setting for the Paint Bucket Tool might be the "magic" setting.