Sunday Colorin'

I experimented with two different techniques in coloring Sunday's strip. For a long time, I've admired the coloring technique of my talented friend Paul Southworth over at Ugly Hill. Paul takes his black linework in Photoshop and replaces it with a very dark brown. It softens the overall palette, and creates a really interesting look where the colors aren't contrasted against a full black.

Additionally, my compadre Scott Kurtz of PvP taught me another nice Photoshop technique on our "Webcomics Weekly" podcast this week: Essentially, it's a low-level, single-color transparency layer that gives the whole strip a cohesive feel. It's as though you're looking at a full-color photo, but viewed through a soft-yellow plastic transparency sheet.

A doff of the cap to both cartoonists for the techniques: It'll be fun to experiment with both in the weeks ahead. Hope you liked 'em!