The coloring section will be one of the last in the course, but we used Photoshop and a Cintiq when Matt Wilson was in the studio coloring comics. A screen tablet and Photoshop isn't required, though digital coloring is the standard in the comic industry. You could get a non-screen tablet like a Wacom Intuos tablet or a tablet from a different company. If you're looking for an alternative to Photoshop, then Gimp is a free one, and Clip Studio Paint is also a cheaper alternative to Photoshop. Additionally, you could color your comics on a tablet like an iPad in Procreate or one of those tablet digital art programs. Hope this helps!

I think a lot of us will have a similar backstory. Being a comic book artist was my childhood dream. I even out together a small team in elementary. 3 of us would pencil, ink, and color drawings and sell them to our classmates. I recently picked up a copy How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way for pure nostalgia, but i find myself being drawn (no pun intended) back to whenever I have a free moment to spare. Best of luck on your GN, hopefully you’ll share it with us all one day.

After hearing Zub's path in comics I can understand why they make this class comprehensive of every role.

Become a better writer so you can criticize the scripts you're given? (Smile) Taking art classes to become a better writer seems counter intuitive. (Confused) I've never seen a creative writing course that includes art, maybe this is the beginning?

I'm here for the whole thing. I want to be able to develop the kernel of an idea into a fully realised comic how cool will that be!

Hey Diogo, any 100lb smooth Bristol paper will work just fine for the the inking coursework. Once you get to know how the 100lb paper responds to various inking techniques you can experiment with heavier weight papers, and different surfaces to achieve different results.

I have an affiliate link below for Strathmore 300 Bristol 100lb paper, 11x17 is standard comic art size, tape bound or board bound option doesn’t matter much, tape bound is cheaper, David Finch seems to prefer Smooth, Jim Lee prefers Vellum texture, all available below. https://amzn.to/3rwHDJm No worries, I got you man. You don’t need 300lb, which does exist but it’s overkill for this , especially at this stage. Strathmore “300 series” Bristol will be perfect this. It’s 100lb/260gsm, it loves ink, and it’s affordable. If you want to splurge on 300lb paper that is out there like Arches, Legion, Canson, and Strathmore all make 300lb variants. They cost more, and just aren’t necessary, I don’t know why Stan is recommending at this point other than it is technically much stronger paper. Maybe if you absolutely flooded your 100lb with ink there could be an issue, but very unlikely. Any other questions just ask.