Color can turn you down, or make you think that you are looking at a bright piece of art, fresh and three-dimensional. And nowadays, with computer coloring, this old art has changed, because tones can be more subtle and colors can be digitally mixed as the writer imagines it.
I chose one classic example of how colors can make a page grow, be alive. It features two of the first Avengers, it is an scene from Captain America #110 by Steranko. Here it goes:
If you look at the backgrounds, they have different colors like strong red because of the action that was about to explode, blue background because of Captain America, or the green background on the big panel with Cap entering the scene. This green background was clearly chosen because the Hulk was the other character at play here, the force of nature who needed to be stopped.
So one can play a little with colors to give the art a new direction, and in this case it almost resembles a piece of pop art, don't you think?
See? I told you it was important!
Sam
1 comment:
A serious piece from Sam! Good job.
I used to be a reader that only really cared about the words. I would whip through a story and barely notice the art, let alone the coloring.
I am glad I don't read like that anymore. I take the time to let the writer AND the artist tell their story.
Thanks to Sam, I will be attentive to the coloring from now on.
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