Covers both Manga Studio Debut and EX versions
Use the newest features of Manga Studio to bring your ideas to life
Manga is magnificent, and with the tools available in the latest version of Manga Studio, it's easy to turn your computer into your drawing board. Here's the fun and easy way(r) to begin creating comics in manga or Western styles, add color to your creations, and share them with your adoring public.
Discover how to:
- Build and use page templates
- Rough in your comic with penciling techniques
- Work with layers, rulers, and panels
- Add speech bubbles and sound effects text
- Ink your work and add tones
This book uses hands-on examples to provide in-depth coverage of the features and benefits of Manga Studio (both Debut and EX versions. Icons are used to flag features found only in EX. The book will provide primers on
- how a story is crafted, from idea to final work
- composition, text, styles of inking and storytelling techniques as needed to explain features of Manga Studio
- stumbling blocks that beginning artists have with manga: backgrounds, perspective and anatomy
- techniques for drawing with a mouse and graphics tablet
- scanning in original art
- line-based special effects, along with suggestions on when and how best to use them
- applying tones (black and white patterns that create different grays to the eye when printed).
Use the newest features of Manga Studio to bring your ideas to life
Manga is magnificent, and with the tools available in the latest version of Manga Studio, it's easy to turn your computer into your drawing board. Here's the fun and easy way(r) to begin creating comics in manga or Western styles, add color to your creations, and share them with your adoring public.
Discover how to:
- Build and use page templates
- Rough in your comic with penciling techniques
- Work with layers, rulers, and panels
- Add speech bubbles and sound effects text
- Ink your work and add tones
This book uses hands-on examples to provide in-depth coverage of the features and benefits of Manga Studio (both Debut and EX versions. Icons are used to flag features found only in EX. The book will provide primers on
- how a story is crafted, from idea to final work
- composition, text, styles of inking and storytelling techniques as needed to explain features of Manga Studio
- stumbling blocks that beginning artists have with manga: backgrounds, perspective and anatomy
- techniques for drawing with a mouse and graphics tablet
- scanning in original art
- line-based special effects, along with suggestions on when and how best to use them
- applying tones (black and white patterns that create different grays to the eye when printed).