Compilation |

Compilation |   

Compilation of your book may be accomplished in several ways, including simply by using an online self-publisher to compile the finalized .JPG files into a book, or you can use programs such as Adobe Acrobat to compile all of the .JPG files into a .PDF file.

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Proofing |

Proofing |

Proof read your work.  Take a break and read it later after you've rested. Effective proofreading can be accomplished by reading each word of your book very slowly to make sure that you didn't inadvertently omit any words or punctuation, or to correct typographical errors.

Text |

Text |

After you have successfully colored your .JPG images, you should be ready to insert your story text (either from your storyboard, or from a manuscript you created.  

Various text styles (fonts) can be downloaded or purchased from the internet.  For free fonts, GoogleFonts  or visit https://www.google.com/fonts 

The text of your picture book can be inserted on the photo editing software.  Remember to use spell check before inserting the text.  Most photo editors don't have spell check built-in.

Coloring |

Coloring | 

After you have effectively Inked and Electronically Inked your .JPG images, you should be ready to color your images.  Color selection is important, and I suggest that you experiment with various shades of the color you wish to select.  Coloring is mainly accomplished by using the paint bucket tool on your photo editing software.  However, there are other ways to accomplish coloring, including, using layers and using the various type of paint brush functions.  If you have successfully inked your images, the colors will not spill out into unwanted areas of your images.  For example, if you don't connect the inked lines exactly, an object in your image may become the color or another image you were coloring.

Saving |

Saving |

Save your work, and save it often.  Begin by saving the work as a file name which is easy to understand and remember.  Saving the first .JPG as "Page 1" and continuing from thereon, can be a simple and easy naming convention to use throughout the picture book making process.  As you work on the .JPG file, remember to hit the save button on a regular basis in case the program freezes or crashes.

Electronic Inking |

Electronic Inking |

After you have a .JPG which is ready to begin working on (i.e. after you have resized the .JPGs), you may need to complete the inking process you stared with earlier.  This is because you will see inconsistencies in your inking which you may want to alter to become more uniform in inking thickness, or where lines that should have been connected, were not.  

Electronic inking is a process to further refine your inked lines.  You can first start out by using the paint-bucket tool and "spill" or "splash" black paint onto the black inked lines to make them darker, and to make them more consistent in color and thickness.

Electronic Clean-Up |

Electronic Clean-Up |

Electronic clean-up is a process which involves removal of excessive pencil or inking marks that were scanned in during the scanning process.  Since your scanner will scan at approximately  300 DPI (dots per inch), it will scan in the excess pencil marks you were not able to remove during the Erasing process and extra ink marks from the Inking process.  To achieve an effective electronic clean-up of your .JPG images, you will need to become familiar with the photo editing program's paintbrush features, and the different types of paintbrush styles installed on the program.  For example, a spraypaint style may help blend two colors together because it sprays is speckles until the area is painted as much as desired.  Also, a chisel tip brush is useful in achieving straight corners.  

Use white color to paint around the inked lines on your .JPG.  IF you zoom in really far (up to 1600% zoom), you can more precisely clean-up the excess marks on the .JPG than if you stay zoomed at a 100% view.  

To further clean up the image, use white color and the paint-bucket feature and "spill" white around the inked lines.  This will paint the background completely white, while leaving the inked lines nice and dark still.  This will take some practice to know the intricacies and tendencies of your photo editing program.