Color versus black & white illustration
American graphic novels seem to be illustrated in color whereas manga use black & white.
This is probably more of an art question, but what are the merits of each illustration method?
I personally prefer black & white, because it seems to process faster in my brain (meaning I understand it quicker). Color seems to get me focused on the color instead of on the story sometimes.
Any thoughts?
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Sangay Glass says:
I absolutely agree!
I prefer the b&w. It's less distracting.
btw... loving Marc's: Eating Steve. I started it at the dentist.
J Marc Schmidt says:
B & W
I prefer B&W, usually. I like color if it's really well done and compliments the linework. A couple of examples of color comics that I like are Tintin, and Batman: Year 1. Both are hand-colored with paints and look great. Check out Batman: Year 1 artist David Mazzuchelli's 'City of Glass' to see how he looks in black & white.
(Thanks Sangay!)
Belle Yang says:
Hooray for B & W
I love black and white. I prefer it for my own work, because there it "dazzles" the eye with its high contrast images. Color dazzles in a different way, but it's harder to do because if you work with different palettes, for different scenes/feelings/emotions, they can crash and obliterate the effects of individual panels. B & W is very colorful.
Most artists I know prefere B & W, even fine art artists. But the buying public likes color.
My favorite black and white comic book is "Epileptic" by David B.
My favorite colored comic book is "Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid in the World."
Ruth Paget says:
Is it possible to market both palatters
Hi Belle,
I wonder if it's possible to release a GN in both black & white and color. It would be interesting to see how the numbers fall out.
Best,
Ruth