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	<title>KevsBlog</title>
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		<title>New Book Published</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:48:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last year I did the illustrations for this Christian childrens&#8217; book that has just been published.  For more information and to purchase go to ChristianBook.com: http://www.christianbook.com/searching-gods-love-pat-holt/9781414114712/pd/114711?item_code=WW&#038;netp_id=687155&#038;event=ESRCN&#038;view=covers


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Last year I did the illustrations for this Christian childrens&#8217; book that has just been published.  For more information and to purchase go to ChristianBook.com: <a href="http://www.christianbook.com/searching-gods-love-pat-holt/9781414114712/pd/114711?item_code=WW&#038;netp_id=687155&#038;event=ESRCN&#038;view=covers">http://www.christianbook.com/searching-gods-love-pat-holt/9781414114712/pd/114711?item_code=WW&#038;netp_id=687155&#038;event=ESRCN&#038;view=covers</a></p>
<p><img height="96" id="image4" alt="Searching for God's Love" src="http://www.kevscartoons.com/weblog/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/sfgl_cover.jpg" />
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		<title>My basic method for creating cartoon illustrations</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:32:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This was a question I recently received via email:
Q:   Can you tell me what process is good to use to get some fine color like yours in my work?
 
A: Basically, this is what I do:
All linework is inked on Vellum Bristol board.
The artwork is scanned as a black and white bitmap at 600 dpi.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This was a question I recently received via email:</p>
<p>Q:   Can you tell me what process is good to use to get some fine color like yours in my work?</p>
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<p>A: Basically, this is what I do:</p>
<p>All linework is inked on Vellum Bristol board.</p>
<p>The artwork is scanned as a black and white bitmap at 600 dpi.</p>
<p>In Photoshop I work in RGB and color the image with anti-aliasing turned off. Up close the artwork will have very clearly defined pixelation along the black lines but that will be unnoticable when printed or reduced for web use.</p>
<p>I generally work in a single layer as much as possible but sometimes do a shading layer or add layers for special effects.</p>
<p>Most blending is done with the brush tool using a round setting. I don&#8217;t go much for odd-shaped brushes.</p>
<p>I do test prints to see if my colors are coming out the way I want. Red, green and blue seem to have the most variation from screen to print and almost always look much darker when printed.<br />
That&#8217;s it. A lot of it is just trial and error and figuring out what works best for you.
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