This week, we welcome the brilliant Dylan Meconis, creator of Queen of the Sea and Bite Me.

Here’s what we cover:

• How most colorists actually break in (hint: it’s not by “murdering another colorist in single combat” — though that was discussed)
• What “flatting” is — and why it’s often your first step into paid coloring work
• Why networking is really just “being friends with cartoonists”
• Portfolio strategy: Why saying “I do everything” is less effective than saying “I do this brilliantly”
• Analog coloring techniques — watercolor paper, oil-based pencils, and why certain materials go extinct at the worst possible moment
• The realities of scanning physical art (and why scanners are basically cameras on an arm)
• How to handle black plates, rich black, and avoiding fuzzy type in print
• If you’ve ever wondered whether coloring could be an income stream for you — or how to level up your current process — this episode is a masterclass.

Products and Programs mentioned on the show

Note: Some of the links are affiliate links

• WildCraft Studio is in Portland, Oregon. 
• PITT monochrome oil pencils by Faber-Castell
• Watercolor paints, Daniel Smith brand
• Watercolor paper (cold press) by Arches
• White watercolor paper, Dick Blick house brand
• Epson scanner, Perfection series
• Epson scanner, Workforce series
• Colored pencils, Caran d’Ache

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