Editing Colorist (section)

{{short description|Responsible for adding color to black-and-white line art}}
{{other uses}}
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| image1 = 2fawcett013.jpg
| alt1 = Black and white frame of a white woman sitting on a throne decorated with serpents.
| caption1 = Page from Unknown World #1 (1952)
| image2 = UnknownWorld1 15.jpg
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| alt2 = Colorized frame of a white whoman sitting on a throne decorated with serpents.
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In [[comics]], a '''colorist''' is responsible for adding color to black-and-white line art. For most of the 20th century this was done using brushes and dyes which were then used as guides to produce the printing plates. Since the late 20th century it is most often done using digital media, with printing separations produced electronically.

Although most American colorists work directly for comics publishers (either as [[employee]]s or [[freelancer]]s), there are a few coloring studios which offer their services to publishers. [[American Color]], [[Olyoptics]], [[Digital Chameleon]] were the companies notable in this field.