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

My first in a series geared more towards the beginner. If you are interested in one-on-one training sessions, please leave a comment or find me on any of the links below. As of right now, I'm considering them for $50 for a one-hour session, but that is subject to change.

The Basics: part 1

K. Michael Russell January 2, 2014

Honestly, this is the best place to start for a beginner--the first in a new series.

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.

Tutorial #7: Curse of Bast cover

K. Michael Russell January 2, 2014

Speed version here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8MKtTpPyr0 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 more. If you want to know how I keep the colors in the lines, that's where you need to go.

Tutorial #6: Ultimate Hero

K. Michael Russell January 2, 2014

I'm afraid I ran this a little too fast... still learning here though. The next one will be a bit slower. 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.

Tutorial #5: Colossus

K. Michael Russell January 2, 2014

I talk a bit about choosing the right colors for print in this video. Hope you enjoy it! Thanks to all the new subscribers for joining. 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!

Tutorial #4: Groot

K. Michael Russell January 2, 2014

I was sick and had too much cough syrup prior to recording this!

Tutorial #3: My "cut and grad" method

K. Michael Russell January 2, 2014

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/ __________________________________________ Lineart by Duane Redhead. http://dredhead.deviantart.com/ Written by Jeff McClelland. http://teddyandtheyeti.blogspot.com/ , https://twitter.com/JeffMcClelland

Tutorial #2: Teddy and the Yeti

K. Michael Russell January 2, 2014

My first true tutorial vid! Be gentle! Enjoy the soothing southern accent... :) 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.

Tutorial #1: Avenging Spider-man

K. Michael Russell January 2, 2014

MagicPicker - for much faster color picking. Get an exclusive discount with this link.

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:

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.

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