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Kurt Michael Russell - comic book colorist, digital artist, and art instructor
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Evercon promo poster

K. Michael Russell October 14, 2016

Here's a promo poster I colored for Tim Seeley and his hometown con - Evercon. The narrated time-lapse is below as well. :)

In Speed coloring Tags speed coloring, tim seeley, coloring comics, photoshop
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If you are interested in one on one training sessions, please leave a comment or find me on any of the links below. If you like what you see, please "LIKE" the video and subscribe to the channel. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdMQ1i1C5Ng explains my layering method a bit better.

Speed coloring #8: Curse of Bast cover

K. Michael Russell January 2, 2014
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If you like what you see, please "LIKE" the video and subscribe to the channel. I'm hoping to create a coloring tutorial series for Youtube! Full length tutorial coming soon! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdMQ1i1C5Ng explains my layering method. Portal http://www.michruss.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/kmichaelrussell Youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/kmrussell24 Tumblr: http://kmichruss.tumblr.com DeviantArt: http://kmichaelrussell.deviantart.com/ ___________________________________________ Art by Duane Redhead.

Speed coloring #7: Ultimate Hero

K. Michael Russell January 2, 2014
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If you like what you see, please "LIKE" the video and subscribe to the channel. I'm hoping to create a coloring tutorial series for Youtube! Full length tutorial coming soon! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdMQ1i1C5Ng explains my layering method. Portal http://www.michruss.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/kmichaelrussell Youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/kmrussell24 Tumblr: http://kmichruss.tumblr.com DeviantArt: http://kmichaelrussell.deviantart.com/ ___________________________________________ Inks by Ryan Cody.

Speed coloring #6: Colossus

K. Michael Russell January 2, 2014
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If you like what you see, please "LIKE" the video and subscribe to the channel. I'm hoping to create a coloring tutorial series for Youtube! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdMQ1i1C5Ng explains my layering method a bit better. Portal http://www.michruss.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/kmichaelrussell Youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/kmrussell24 Tumblr: http://kmichruss.tumblr.com DeviantArt: http://kmichaelrussell.deviantart.com/ ___________________________________________ Pencils by Skottie Young Feel free to ask questions in the comments.

Speed coloring #5: "I AM GROOT!"

K. Michael Russell January 2, 2014
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I'll put a full-length tutorial up soon! Thanks for tuning in, subscribers! We're growing every day! This is the cover for a story called "Saint in the City" in an upcoming anthology called Imaginary Drugs. This image will be available as an 11x17 print too as part of the Kickstarter campaign.

Speed coloring #4: Saint in the City print

K. Michael Russell January 2, 2014
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Hi there! I got these inks from here: http://lobo-cuevas.deviantart.com/art/ASM-648-pag-39-INKS-286848561 I am NOT the colorist that did it for the actual comic! That was my coloring hero, Edgar Delgado! @delgaduck on Twitter. He's awesome. This was just for practice. This video plays at 10x real-time. It took me about an hour.

Speed coloring #3: Hobgoblin

K. Michael Russell January 2, 2014
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Just playing around with cool palette here. If you like what you see, please "LIKE" the video and subscribe to the channel. I'm hoping to create a coloring tutorial series for Youtube! Portal http://www.michruss.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/kmichaelrussell Youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/kmrussell24 Tumblr: http://kmichruss.tumblr.com DeviantArt: http://kmichaelrussell.deviantart.com/ ___________________________________________ Flats from http://flats-for-colorists.deviantart.com/ Feel free to ask questions in the comments.

Speed coloring #2: Red Monika

K. Michael Russell January 2, 2014
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This is a real-time coloring video after I've had three cups of coffee! No, this is actually sped up 10x normal speed. I downloaded the page from this dA group: http://flats-for-colorists.deviantart.com/ There are lots of PSD files already flatted for practice there. I did this in about an hour or so.

Speed coloring #1: Avenging Spider-man

K. Michael Russell January 2, 2014
In Speed coloring Tags speed coloring, comic book coloring, k. michael russell
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I've also started using Procreate on the iPad Pro recently. You can check it out here: 

PC Setup

I get questions about my PC hardware often. My setup is completely overkill for coloring, but I do a lot of video editing, so keep that in mind! Here's my current setup: 

  • Intel Core i7 5820K

  • Asus Sabertooth X99

  • G.Skill 32GB DDR4-2400

  • Samsung 950 Pro 512GB M.2

  • EVGA GTX 1080 8GB

  • Fractal Design Define R5

  • Corsair 760W 80+ Platinum PSU

Tablet

I am currently using a Wacom Intuos Art (Medium) & an iPad Pro 12.9 (2017)

I manage my YouTube channel with Tubebuddy. Great product for bulk copy editing and bulk annotation and card updating.

I manage my YouTube channel with Tubebuddy. Great product for bulk copy editing and bulk annotation and card updating.

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