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1. His webcomic work led him to Ten Ton Studios where he worked on a story for their book Anthologica and eventually became a member of the group Originally from Chatham NY Doug now lives in Logan UT with his wife of seven years and their three year old daughter Brady All told Doug s a pretty happy and lucky guy Dedication To Ben Tassinari who taught me what it means to live for today and enjoy life to its fullest Author s Acknowledgments Jeez where to start Special thanks go out to my wife Stacey and my daughter Brady for their never ending support and patience To Mom Dad and my entire family for their support and always pushing me to do my best To the guys at Ten Ton Studios if it weren t for you guys and your support and pushing me in front of the right people I wouldn t have had this opportunity To Fahim Niaz and the folks at e frontier for offering this project To Jean Rogers and Steve Hayes at Wiley Publishing for their infinite patience during this whole project Special thanks go out to Jason Masters Joe Brudlos Lincy Chan and Teyon Alexander for providing additional artwork for this book I wanted to show how Manga Studio works for all different artistic styles and these guys stepped up to the plate Thanks so much Publisher s Acknowledgments We re proud of this book please send us your comments through our online registration form located at www dummies com register Some
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3. What you need are virtual rulers that can guide you in creating and adjusting straight edges curves and polygons of any size and shape Then all you need to do is draw on them much like their real world counterparts adding your own personal touches to the line work as you go along Manga Studio provides such a feature with its Ruler Layers feature which lets you create as many rulers as you need for your page Straight or curved rec tangular or polygonal you can make any kind of ruler you need In addition you can scale and rotate the rulers Do you find that your curved ruler isn t quite how you want it Grab an endpoint and adjust it It s just that simple To me the best part is that when the ruler is set you can vary your line weight as you draw along the ruler It probably doesn t sound like much but it s a great thing if you want to be able to add a bit of a personal flair to your technical line work See Chapter 8 for the details on using the Rule Layers feature Eliminating shakiness in line work If you ve ever tried drawing or inking in Photoshop at anything less than 200 zoom I m sure you ve noticed you need unnatural steadiness to draw anything resembling a straight line Even at your steadiest you notice some wobble to your line work The only way to remedy that is to zoom in close to the page but you risk losing sight of the picture as a whole as you work Manga Studio provides the ability to set a
4. in Japan for several years it was translated and brought over to the United States in early 2006 When I finally got my hands on the program I couldn t believe what I had missed out on Manga Studio had everything I needed to work on my comics from beginning to end and then some I could now treat the canvas like I would a regular piece of paper I could add all kinds of rulers and guides and use them like their analog counterparts The pencils felt like pencils and the pens felt like pens Manga Studio was exactly what I d been hunting for these past few years Manga Studio comes in two flavors Debut and EX Manga Studio EX is the full featured full price version Manga Studio Debut has all the basic tools commands and functions that the EX version does but it lacks a few of the higher end tools that EX provides Because of that Debut is less expensive than EX This book will work just fine for you regardless of which version of Manga Studio you re using 2 Manga Studio For Dummies About This Book To say that Manga Studio is feature rich is a bit of an understatement If you ve used Photoshop before much of how Manga Studio works will seem somewhat familiar if not exactly the same But if the realm of digital art is a brand new concept to you you might become overwhelmed at first Rightly so Manga Studio is a very dense and robust program Heck while going over the program for the purposes of this book I disco
5. in this part of the book cover tips and tricks for making your work easier and quicker and using Manga Studio EX only tools at CD SZ S SF Introduction Part V The Part of Tens All For Dummies books include top ten lists My goal in this part is to include items ideas and tips that assist you not only with using Manga Studio but also to help you as an artist and creator The part of tens chapters provide you with ten plus some great books and online resources and they discuss ten tips and tricks to make working in Manga Studio quicker easier and more fun After the Part of Tens chapters is the Appendix which covers the CD ROM included with this book Turn to the Appendix for the lowdown on what s included on the CD ROM and instructions on how to use it The CD also includes three bonus chapters Bonus Chapters 1 and 2 cover the advanced topics of using vectors and importing 2D and 3D objects Bonus Chapter 3 gives you background information on manga that may help you if you intend on publishing the comics you create in Manga Studio Icons Used in This Book P f WING Vag Every now and then I have a few oh yeah check this out moments It can be something really important to watch out for or some cute little trick you may not have thought of trying To help point these out I give you a few road signs This is where I stop you and say Hey you know what Try this out You know that the paragra
6. selection layer 177 Converting selection layers to image selections 178 For EX Users Quick Mask and Quick Select cccccceccccessecesseeenseeenee 180 Quick Mask cence aicndelinin atten ao eh ae 180 Quick Select menara cozcoiecesdevesencestess N EAO 180 Part Ill Refining and Exporting Vour Work cccccc0000 183 Chapter 10 Inking Your Work 0 eee eee eee eee eae 185 Why Ink at All oasis aia hah tits aed antidote nadine weateets 186 Scanning in Your Line Art cc eeescssscesseeseeeecesecsseeseseseesseeseesseesseeeeees 186 Creating a New Layer for Inking 0 c cc ceccecccesseseeseeesecesecessceseeeseeseeeeeees 188 Inking in th Lines 3 iccied ined ie Ahk nian aa 189 The RENTO manusane r eves WR hae ie od g 189 The Magic Marker tool ccccccccsssscsssceesceeeseeesseeesseeesseeesseeeeeeesssees 191 Customizing your pens and markers c ccccessceseeseeseeeseeeseeeees 193 Filling Large Areas With Ink ce cccccssceseesecseeeseeesesseeessesseesseesseesseeenees 195 TNE Fill HOOM se sbscce cece peste veaeegteasesaeebesh cs Giese ces eadnddae hs as 195 The Join Lime tol ccc eccseccccsssssccesssecceessseceesseeceessseecesseeeeeeseaee 197 Table of Contents Using Airbrush and Pattern Effects with Your Line Art s es 198 MHesAIr brush tOOl rsen onerant ea e k en a raees 199 The Pattern Brush tool siererneserreiricnra nna i 200 Chapter 11 Tone It Up cc
7. Manga Studio DUMMIES by Doug Hills and Michael Rhodes BICENTENNIAL 1807 WILEY J 2007 BICENTENNIAL Wiley Publishing Inc Manga Studio DUMMIES by Doug Hills and Michael Rhodes BICENTENNIAL 1807 WILEY J 2007 BICENTENNIAL Wiley Publishing Inc Manga Studio For Dummies Published by Wiley Publishing Inc 111 River Street Hoboken NJ 07030 5774 www wiley com Copyright 2008 by Wiley Publishing Inc Indianapolis Indiana Published by Wiley Publishing Inc Indianapolis Indiana Published simultaneously in Canada No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording scanning or otherwise except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act without either the prior written permis sion of the Publisher or authorization through payment of the appropriate per copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center 222 Rosewood Drive Danvers MA 01923 978 750 8400 fax 978 646 8600 Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Legal Department Wiley Publishing Inc 10475 Crosspoint Blvd Indianapolis IN 46256 317 572 3447 fax 317 572 4355 or online at http www wiley com go permissions Trademarks Wiley the Wiley Publishing logo For Dummies the Dummies Man logo A Reference for the Rest of
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9. and understanding Manga Studio Part 1 Welcome to Manga Studio Seems like a pretty good place to start right Like I mention earlier using a program like this for the first time can be pretty intimidating So this part of the book goes over the basics of the program and the essential and helpful tools you need to know how to use to get your first page started Part l Roughing It Now we re getting somewhere This part of the book is devoted to getting your idea down onto virtual paper and chipping away at it until it s exactly how you want it The chapters in this part take you from starting a new blank page through the first rough pencil sketches to creating and working with layers panels and rulers and selecting and transforming objects Part Ill Refining and Exporting Vour Work When you have your drawing or page exactly how you want it it s time to polish it up and make it all pretty for everyone to see The chapters in this part show you how to ink your work add tones for color and dimension create word bubbles and add text and export and print your finished pages Part IV Advanced Tips and Tricks After you know the basics of drawing and refining your page that s all fine and good but that can t be all that Manga Studio can do can it Nope You ve only scratched the surface of what this program can do to help you streamline your work and potentially speed things along in the process The chapters
10. artwork as well as two webcomics that I ve worked on for a few years Part Welcome to Manga Studio The 5th Wave By Rich Tennant DENISE AND JERRY LEVIN AUTHORS oF LOST IN THE MALL PARKING LOT THE MISPLACED GALLERY INVITATION AND T THE BAD HAIRCUT WHY ME Truthfully If 1t weren t 3 for Manga Studio many of these stories would have remained untold In this part S you either bought a copy of Manga Studio and picked this book up because you aren t exactly sure where to go from here or maybe you saw this on the bookshelf and would like to know exactly what Manga Studio is This first part of the book gives you some understanding as to what this program is and what it can do to help you create comics on your computer Chapter 1 goes over the basics of Manga Studio including what you can and can t do in the program as well as a breakdown of the new workspace you ll create your art in Chapter 2 offers a bit of help to the beginning artist with some suggestions on what you should buy to make your experience with the program a pleasurable one I also discuss several comic terms that you ll run into as you continue down this potential career path as well as offer a few suggestions when you start to feel a bit frustrated at the whole creating comics thing It ll happen trust me Finally for those that are just chomping at the bit and raring to get right to work in the prog
11. c cece e eee eee eee 203 Understanding How Tones WoOrk cc ccssscceeseeeeseeeeseeesseeesseecsseeesseeeeees 204 Knowing Why to Use Tones ccssssssssssesseeseesseeesecesesseeeseeeseesseeeseesseeneees 205 Examining How Tones Work in Manga Studio cceseeseeseeseeteeteeseeeees 207 Terminology you should KNOW ccceeesccssseeesneeesseeeseessseeeeeeessees 208 The Tones palette in Manga Studio Debut cece eeseeseeereeeees 209 The Tones palette in Manga Studio EX cece eecceseesceesseeseeeeeenes 211 Time to Lay Down Some Dots ccccccecsssssseesecsseceseceseesesesecsseesseceseesseesnees 212 Adjusting your tONES ccccccssesccsscesseesscsssessseseeeseeessesssessseeseessneses 215 Deleting tones i assess kine a deen Sided cient a aie 219 Adding Depth to Your Tones ccccccsscsssseseseecsseeesesecsseessneeseeeesseeeseeess 219 Overlapping tones to add Shad OWS ccccesccessescesseesseessesseeeseeaes 220 Adding highlights 0 csc esdscaca en ia Mn heeds 221 COMPULONES 3 5265 cee hese hese ieee ses A es SE 224 Installing COMPUtONES 0 0 en a a lAa 224 Deciphering the differences between Computones and Manga Studio tone cccccsesscesseessceseeeseesseeseesssesseeeseeeseeeaes 226 Applying Computones ccsccessceseesseesseesseesseeseceseeeseceseseeeeneeeeeees 227 Chapter 12 Words Speak Louder than Actions Adding Text to a Page ccc cece eee
12. cece eens 231 Adding Tektro eD E ee abla nee a nie Sears 232 Editino Text 4 d3st sthei cites heh eed etic tees 235 Avoiding Formatting Pitfalls ccc ecssccsssccssseeseseeeseessseeeseeeeseeesseeens 237 Creating Word Balloons in Manga Studio Debut cccccecseeseeereeeeees 240 Creating Word Balloons in Manga Studio EX cccssccsseesseessesteeseeeseees 244 Creating your own word balloon template cccscesseeseeseeeees 246 Using your custom word balloons ccccescesseeseeeseesceeseeeseesseeeaes 250 Chapter 13 Printing and Exporting 0 eeeeeeeeee 251 Printing Your Worker ih Sessa eestaatev cet cer vene tar kivn Son teeans eee A 252 Exporting Your Work to an External File ceseeseeseesseeseeeseeseeeneees 256 Additional Print and Export Settings cccccsccsscsseseseesecssseseeeseeeeenaes 260 COlOV settini S sne eea i R AEA tests ENERE 260 Raster settings sarsie aee ered er ee 261 Tone SCttings sorore e e A EE 261 Optimal Settings for Your WOYK ccccescssssessesseesseeseceseessenseesseesseeseees 262 Tips for exporting for the Web cccsccsssecssteessseesneesseesseesssees 262 Tips for printing locally or professionally 00 0 eee eeeeeseeeneeeees 264 Kiii XIV Manga Studio For Dummies Part IV Advanced Tips and Tricks occse 207 Chapter 14 General Tips Tricks and Shortcuts 269 System Preferences Tips ccsccsscssscsss
13. e a ad e aaia 147 Adding points arnser ea need hie EE E a et ES 148 Deleting Points zoran ne o e a 149 Aligning rulersS eseesssesssesssessresssessresseeseesssesseeseressesssesssesseessressesseese 149 Time to Start Drawing with Your Rulers cccccccssceseeseceseeeeeseesnees 153 Chapter 9 Working with Selections and Selection Layers 155 The Basics or Getting Re Acquainted with the Selection Tools 156 The Marquee tool cccccscssscesscssscesscsssessessseeseessscssseessesseesseeseeenaes 156 THELASSO tool ieiiseeieteiieasagtbinlenth oa EE TREE E 160 The Magic Wand tool 0 cccccccssccssseesseeeeseeeeseecscecsssecssseessseesseeeenees 162 Additional functions annin a a a 165 You ve Created a Selection Now What cccsccscescessesseeseeeeseeseeseenes 167 Filling selection S sce iscsccedecczecczccestedeierecissvecte e a a e eoa 168 Pasting screentones into selections cccccescsesscestseeeseeeneeesnees 169 Outlining selections EX OMY ceceseeseeseeseeseeteeeeeeeeeseeeeeseeeeaeees 170 Deleting Selections ccccscccesseseseeesseeeescecssceescecsseeeseaeesseeessseesenees 171 Transforming Selections cccccesscesssecesceessseeeseeeesceesseessseessseeessees 172 A Bit about Selection Layers and Why You ll LOVE Theml 176 Creating a Selection layer cccceccescssscessceseeesceseeessesseessseeseesseenses 176 Creating and editing selections on a
14. eessaeees 87 Pencils and erasers of all shapes and sizes c cccsscceeseeeseeeseeees 88 Treat Your Canvas Like You Would in the Real World and Then Soomele tenono nnn E E lana T R a a 90 WHE ZOOM COO ae a a n EEEE EEROR 90 The Hand tool srera N 91 TheRotatetoOlh srir a a aa a eave 92 Chapter 6 Layers Layers Layers ccs eee eee ees 93 The Benefits of Using Layers 0 cccccssccsscessseessecessceessseesseeeesssesseessseees 93 Getting to Know Your Layer Types cccccssscsssssssesscesecesscsseeeseeeseeseeeseeenes 95 Creating a NEW Laye innerer inei e o n e E a aA 96 Table of Contents Adjusting a Layer s Settings cccccccssscsscesscesecessessecsseeseeeseeeeeeseceseesseen 98 The Properties Palette s cece soeveeeceesssdvecsssseveesestetsiaweneasveevenennie seis 99 Changing the layer type cccccccsscesscesscesscsseesseeseeeseeessssseeeseeeseeaes 102 Using Simple Layer Functions cccccecsseeseeeseceseeeseeseeeeceseeseeeseesseeeeees 104 COPYING la VEIS r enri ee ta EER E N A eee 104 Logking layers Aer e e a aee aae ae EE Taa 105 Deleting and hiding layers cccessesseesscssseeeceseeeseeseesseseseesseeaes 105 Organizing Related Layers cccccccscssscessesseeseeeseceseceeeesecsseesseesseesseeneees 106 Layerfolder sc a e e E acetic A EEE e 106 Grouping layers s ss seosoosessosseesoeseesessoseseestesossosstssesseesesessesreseseeseesess 107 Merging l yer Sasirna
15. esssesecssessseesscsssessessssesaeeseeesseeseess 269 Increasing the display Quality c cccscesssscsscecessessneessseesteesssees 270 Changing the Drawing tool s CULSOY c ccscceseestsesseesseesseeseesseenees 271 Maximizing your UNOS ccccccssccsssseeseceseeeeeeeeeseessseeesseeeeseeesseeens 272 Changing your default layer settings ccccssessessteeseeeseeeeeenes 273 Drawing Tool Tips cccsccssscesscessesscesecsseesseeesecssecesscssesseseeeeecssecsseesseeeeees 275 Adjusting the brush settingS ccccccscsssesssesssesceesseesseeseeeseenseenes 275 Tweaking the Pattern Brush tool s advanced options 277 Brush Controlee enh aR E sag covert E E R AE 278 Creating a custom brush ssssessossossoseosessossessesstssessessessosreseeseesessess 279 Ton TIDS eir Rai NETER E die ie 280 Etching with drawing tools ssssseseseesssesssesseesseessesssessreseresseessresee 280 Creating your OWN tone eesessessessessessesoesoeseesesesstesessessessesoessesoesresess 282 Using the Materials Catalog for quick reference cceeeeees 282 Layer Tips Coloring Your Work cccccccssscssscessesssceseeseeesseessesecseeeeeeseees 283 Wsitig Filters E A EE E See ee eee eee 284 Adding focus lines cc ceceeseesscesscescessecssceseeeseesseceseeeesenseseseeneeeeeees 285 Creating speed TNES nrs neie 288 Inserting vanishing points sssesesessesssesssessresresssessse
16. eud For Dummies So I can only assume that if you ve picked up this book you Like manga and or comics Really like manga and or comics Introduction 3 1 Like to draw Or ink Or work with screen tones Regularly draw using your computer or have at least dabbled with it 1 Have purchased or otherwise legally obtained a copy of either Manga Studio Debut or Manga Studio EX If you haven t bought the program yet you can install a 30 day demo of the program right from the CD that comes with this book Have installed said program on your computer This book is intended for Macintosh and PC versions that goes for you Linux users running the program under Wine as well Aren t sure where to start or are looking to see if there s something you missed after looking through the user manual v Aren t sure yet if you want to purchase the program and hope this book will answer any lingering questions you have If one or more of the above assumptions fits you then this book is just the right thing for you By the way if you haven t tried drawing or inking digitally and you re looking to try that out I highly recommend purchasing a drawing tablet It s a lot easier to draw with one of those than with a mouse unless you really like a challenge Conventions Used in This Book Throughout the book I present instructions in a consistent easy to follow format to help you navigate through the program For example whe
17. hort period of time It wasn t all that long ago that the sole purpose of computers in the process was to add colors and word balloons to the page Things like penciling and inking were left to traditional tools because the technology wasn t quite there yet to accurately reproduce the subtle pen and pencil strokes artists use when creating their work Or if it was there it was pretty darn expensive With the advent of the consumer priced drawing tablet in the late 1990s and the popularity of programs such as Photoshop and Painter the revolutionary idea of producing art without the need of a traditional pencil pen and paper was possible I certainly thought that it was revolutionary when I decided to go all digital with my work back in 2003 Unfortunately the available art programs still had what I found to be frus trating limitations in refining the work Sure many of these programs had tools to help draw straight lines or simulate French curves but they lacked a certain organic feeling in the drawing process Small things like the ability to rotate the page while drawing something Photoshop lacks or being able to lay down a ruler or curve and use that instead of the line and curve tools had a tendency to take me out of the experience Needless to say I found myself trying program after program that would have one aspect or another right but would miss a great deal more Then came Manga Studio Originally a program created and used
18. i 5 Icons Used in This Book ccccecscescesssesssesscesseesecssscssesesecseseseesseecseseseeeseeneees 5 Where to Go from Here ccsscsscesssescssscessessscsseesseesaessecenseessessseesseseeesseenaes 6 Part I Welcome to Manga Studio cscs Chapter 1 Getting to Know Manga Studio 9 How Manga Studio Differs from Other Drawing Programs c006 9 Finding out what Manga Studio can do fOr YOU ceeeeseeseeereeee 10 Knowing what Manga Studio can t do easily 0 0 eeeeeeteeteereeees 13 Debut versus EX Which Is Right for YOU cccceescesesseesseeeeteeesseeeeseees 13 Getting to Know Your New Workspace c ccsssssssssscesscesscesseseesscenseeseeenes 14 Recognizing the Main toolbar ceeccescsscesseeseeseeeseessesesseeseeeseens 15 Adjusting your view with the Page toolbar cccecscesesseeeseeeseees 17 Accessing your Core Set Of tools cceescsssseeseceeecseseesseessseessneees 19 Exploring various Palettes cc ccccscccssecssccesscecsseecsseeessseesseeseseees 22 Chapter 2 Help for the Beginning Manga Studio Artist 27 Acquiring Useful Tools zonei E T EE E E E 27 You can never have too much RAM cc ceeeceeseeseeeeseeseensenseneeeneens 28 Time to create some art But with what 0 0 cee eeeseeeseeereees 28 Understanding the Essentials of Comic Creation ccccccsceesseeteeseeeees 30 Basic terminology ccecietsci
19. ide variety of balloon shapes to choose from but if you don t see what you re looking for you can always create your own Check out Chapter 12 for more information on how the word balloon function works
20. ks ccccccccccccsecccceecsceee 207 Chapter 14 General Tips Tricks and Shortcut ccccccssssseesseesscesseeseesseeseeeseees 269 Chapter 15 Manga Studio EX Only cccescesscessceecsseessesseseseeesecesecssecessesseeeeeeeees 295 Part V The Part of Tens iccccccccscccccccccccccccccccecceeccaceeeee 323 Chapter 16 Ten Or So Books and Web Sites to Check Out cceceseseeseeeeerees 325 Chapter 17 Ten Ways to Improve Your Manga Studio Experience 335 Appendix About the CD ccccccccccccccccccccccecceccccccccceceeees IGS lidet RPE eE REE Ree Terre nT r rEEDTET ETS nTIe SCT OE ToT Soe TeRPOR TEESE ERNE OPR ES 7174 Table of Contents ntroduction wv scccx ve ssatiscacicors ttoresteun cisecicndateeticeseatease About This BOOk ccccccssccssscessseessseesssecssneeceseessseecsseeceseessseecsaeeesseeessnsesseeens 2 Foolish ASSUMPTIONS ccccesseessesseesscsscsesceeseceseceseceseceseeseseeesseseeeeseceseensees 2 Conventions Used in This Book ccccsscescsseeseesseeseeesecesecsseeeseesseeseeeneeees 3 How This Book Is Organized ccccccescsssssseesseeseceeceseceseeseseseesseeeseeseceseeeaees 4 Part I Welcome to Manga Studiol ceccecseesseeseeeeesscesseeseeeseeeseenaes 4 Part I Roughing Itere anea rd i 4 Part Ill Refining and Exporting Your Work sessesseesesesssseseesreseseee 4 Part IV Advanced Tips and TYickS cccsccesseceseeeseeeseeeeseeessseeeses 4 Part V The Part Of Tensiunea A E
21. n I explain how to navigate through the main menu you ll see an icon I use this arrow to define a transition as you go from one menu to another So when you see something like File gt New Page it means when you use your mouse or draw ing tablet stylus you click File click New and then click Page as each respec tive menu pops up Also because I cover both the PC and Mac versions of the program I give you keystroke commands for both as I go along with the Mac commands in parentheses or separated by a slash For example Press Ctrl C 88 C on the Mac Press Enter Return when done Oh and keep in mind that I m a PC user Sorry just can t make the switch I primarily use Windows terminology for example I call it a drop down list instead of a pop up window both for the sake of simplicity and because I just don t know all the proper Mac terms and I d hate to screw them up and anger you Mac fans out there 4 Manga Studio For Dummies How This Book Is Organized The book is written in such a way that you can read it however you want or need to Each chapter and section within each chapter is set up to be inde pendent of the others So while I may reference other sections of the book that you should check out and I do that a lot you can read each section and chapter just as easily as if you read it from cover to cover I broke the book down into six parts each one covering an essential aspect of knowing
22. ne Sek dates Rnd bikes E tava E E 109 Chapter 7 Panel Layers and Rulers 20eeeeeeeaee 111 The Idea Behind Panel Layers cccceesscsssseeeseeeeseeeeseeesseeesseecsseeesseeesees 112 Creating a Panel Layer ccccesccssscssscesscsseeesecssesseseseeesecesecssecesecsseesseeeeees 112 Converting a selection to a panel layer cceeeeeeseeseeseeeteeeees 112 The Panel Maker tole cccecktateien EEE EE A ERA 114 Working with Your Panel Layer cccccsssccsssecesceessseessseesseeeeeeeeeseeeseeess 116 Opening a panel layer isena tia a e ie a 117 Adding layers oerrint aE ili ceca eee 118 Masking Off dreds asiteek etiieasss hen leas iatlinen hata 118 Closing a panel layer cccccscccsseescesecessceseceseeeseseeeessesseessseeeesseenes 119 Manipulating Your Panel Layers cccccsssceesseeeseeeeseeeeseeeeseecsseeessaeesees 120 Ei i Ce Sines ee ee Senate ae aoe a eo OEA er ee EA 120 MOVING 3 2sccpe6tecttendeetbeetectiestievieneniestietiedoielediesbeacetextitteti tide totes 122 Deleting ais ice E Bis aie ie ihe ease 122 The Panel Ruler Layer cccccccccssssessseceescesseeeeseceseessseeceseeesseeesseeesseeeeses 122 Manipulating the Panel Rulers 00 0 0 cecceessecesceesseeeesceeeseeesseeesseeeeseessnees 124 Adjusting panel rulers with the Object Selector tool 124 Merging panels oscine e A a a 126 Dividing panel rulers evenly cccccessceesseessceeesecesseees
23. ng programs available such as Adobe Photoshop or Corel Painter Each of these programs is good in its own right but because Manga Studio is first and foremost a comic cre ation program it has a few functions that set it apart from other drawing programs and that help make your life as a digital artist easier 10 MBER K amp Part I Welcome to Manga Studio Don t let the name fool you The one critique have about the program is that its name was changed from the original Japanese name of Comic Studio to Manga Studio here in America I m not really sure why the name was changed aside from catching the eye of manga fans and artists The problem with this name change is that when talk to my Western based comic book artist buddies they think that the program is for the production of manga only Far from it So let me reassure you you can use Manga Studio to draw manga superhero comics or any other style or genre of sequential art In the following figure you can see three different styles of comics all done in Manga Studio The thing to keep in mind when using this program is that it s a tool to create art It s no different than using traditional pens and pencils ee gt Oe wile d li Artwork courtesy of Michael Rhodes Teyon Alexander characters Merge Comics and Jason Masters God Complex Brandon Thomas and Jason Masters Finding out what Manga Studio can do f
24. nsecutive SCANNING sesanan ea e a ii E 318 Filling and outlining selections cccccsseestecesseeesneeeseeesseeessees 319 Creating pattern brush material ccccesesseeseesseesseesseseeeseeeees 321 Table of Contents Part V The Part of Tens sasssa 323 Chapter 16 Ten Or So Books and Web Sites to Check Out 325 Drawing Manga iss oie e ie he an Alnan een ee 326 Drawing Characters ii v csccescosseccetessevoncesdivs eaa EE OEA EEA E EEEE ERE 326 Inking Your COMICS 3 3 sede eE A AE E A E E 327 Drawing Backgroundss cccceesscsssceesseeessecsscceseseceeseesseecseecseecsseeessaeesses 327 Usine TOMES osc aE a detec autos ree dacensele ete steaces bat E R 328 The Books of Scott McCloud ceceesesssessseeseceseeeseceseeseeeecsseeeseesseeseeeneees 329 Closely Read Other Manga and Comics ccccsssesssesscesseeseeeeeessenseeseees 330 On Demand Publishing cece ccscssscsseesseesseesseeseeesecesecesecesecesecsseeseeeneees 331 The JOy Of WEDCOMMECS sscsecseccevtfectees cectsedevsececoists dobiavdesevadededuseisonabieedcieceses 332 Online FOKUMS 5522685 sescessevecdi ccevesasseiadi costtaa A asda eee hae 333 Chapter 17 Ten Ways to Improve Your Manga Studio Experience ic siccwnshdskneses tors etees basis ndawas 335 Find the Right Place to Work cccccccccsscssseessceseeeseceseeseeesecsseesseeeseeseeeenees 335 Purchase the Right Digital Tools for the JOD eee eeeeseeeneeeeeeeees 336 Crea
25. o Know Manga Studio ccc ecscessceseeesseeseeeseeseeeseesseeeseeseeeseeseees 9 Chapter 2 Help for the Beginning Manga Studio Artist 0 c cc cceseseeeeeeseeseeeeeees 27 Chapter 3 Creating Your First Manga Page A Quick Start Guide eee 41 Part l Roughing t teccccccccccccccsccscescccccccecccceccceseeeeseeeas b3 Chapter 4 Your New Page Awaits ccccccccsscssscssscesseeseesseessessseeseeeeeeseessecessceseeseeessesees 65 Chapter 5 Importing and Penciling Your Rough Draft ccccesseescesseeseeeeeeseeeees 77 Chapter 6 Layers Layers Layers cccccsscesscssscssseesecesecesessseeseeeeeeessesssessscsseeeeeseneeaes 93 Chapter 7 Panel Layers and Rulers c ccccesccssscesscesseeeessesssesseeeseceseesseceseesseeseeeeeees 111 Chapter 8 You Can t Draw a Straight Line without a Virtual Ruler 0 137 Chapter 9 Working with Selections and Selection Layers ccscesseeseeseeeteeseees 155 Part Ill Refining and Exporting Vour Wotk 183 Chapter 10 Inking Your WOKFK ccccccecsceseesecessceseceseessecessseseeseeeeeeseesseenseessesseeenaees 185 Chapter lI Tome IU pl itis scccshecciacscc heads cence doch a a Tend cv danced onions deeded 203 Chapter 12 Words Speak Louder than Actions Adding Text to a Page 231 Chapter 13 Printing and Exporting cccccecssesscceseeseescesseeeseeseceseceseeeseeseeeseeeeeees 251 Part IV Advanced Tips and Tric
26. of the people who helped bring this book to market include the following Acquisitions Editorial Composition Services and Media Development Project Coordinator Lynsey Osborn Project Editor Jean Rogers Layout and Graphics Stacie Brooks Senior Acquisitions Editors Melody Layne Reuben W Davis Melissa K Jester Steve Hayes Barbara Moore Christine Williams Copy Editor Heidi Unger Proofreader Evelyn W Still Technical Editor Sarah Vaughn Indexer Sharon Shock Editorial Manager Kevin Kirschner Anniversary Logo Design Richard Pacifico Media Development Project Manager Laura Atkinson Media Development Assistant Producer Josh Frank Editorial Assistant Amanda Foxworth Sr Editorial Assistant Cherie Case Cartoons Rich Tennant www theSthwave com Publishing and Editorial for Technology Dummies Richard Swadley Vice President and Executive Group Publisher Andy Cummings Vice President and Publisher Mary Bednarek Executive Acquisitions Director Mary C Corder Editorial Director Publishing for Consumer Dummies Diane Graves Steele Vice President and Publisher Joyce Pepple Acquisitions Director Composition Services Gerry Fahey Vice President of Production Services Debbie Stailey Director of Composition Services Contents at a Glance Introduction ccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccececececccccccee I Part 1 Welcome to Manga Studio ccccccccccccsccccccccccsecccee 1 Chapter 1 Getting t
27. or you Over the years of producing art digitally l ve tried out a lot of different pro grams Each program would get the job done for me in one way or another but many times I would find myself feeling very frustrated while working with them Don t get me wrong I think there are some flat out awesome art pro grams on the market The problem that I was having was while they re good art programs I didn t find them to be very good comic drawing programs As I experimented with these programs I could never find a good comfort level to create my work digitally from start to end More often than not I found myself working with multiple programs just to get a page done lt P Chapter 1 Getting to Know Manga Studio What I found when working in Manga Studio is that comfort level It was the first program that I felt let me take advantage of the digital medium while also having the real world feeling I normally had when working with real pencils and inks So I thought I d list a few features of Manga Studio that I found to be the most helpful to my work and possibly will help you out as well Adding a personal touch to line work with custom rulers and guides When using a program such as Photoshop or Painter your ability to draw straight lines or custom curves can be a bit limited You can always use the Line Curve or Pen tools but because the lines all end up uniform there s definitely a loss of personality
28. pages as you d like and they re organized in one location You can then rearrange the pages add new ones or remove excess ones And because all the page files are collected within one story file all you need to do to view your story is just open one file instead of several Chapter 4 discusses how to work with these files Manga Studio EX users also can combine two consecutive pages into a spread for those large action pieces you want to draw Conversely you can split a spread into two separate pages Knowing your page dimensions with print guides preinstalled and custom Manga Studio includes page templates of various shapes and sizes that are useful if you re planning on printing your comic In addition for several of those templates a set of print guides is included The print guide helps you keep track of what areas of the page are safe and what areas are cut off by the printer when preparing it for the final book It s a very useful way to make sure any important artwork or dialogue isn t acci dentally cut because you didn t keep track of where the cut off points were I go over the basics of the print guide in Chapter 4 Creating custom word balloons EX only Many programs offer the ability to add text to a page but Manga Studio EX provides you the option of adding word balloons as well These vector based balloons can be squashed stretched and fitted to whatever dialogue you want to add EX comes with a w
29. ph next to this icon gives you information that can save you time improve your work or make your hair shinier Here s where I point out something very important that you should keep in the back of your mind while working with the program Read any warnings carefully they ll help you avoid losing time and work I may be an artist but I m also a techie geek Here s where I go all out with some technical jargon that s only going to matter to you if you re also a techie geek I use the Remember icon to point out information you ll want to keep in mind as you re using Manga Studio In addition to the book you have in your hands I provide some sample art work and photos on the enclosed CD ROM The CD also includes a free 30 day demo version of Manga Studio EX brought to you courtesy of e frontier So keep an eye out for this icon it means more goodies for you 5 6 Manga Studio For Dummies Where to Go from Here If you re raring to go create your first comic jump ahead to Chapter 3 for a quick run through of creating a page from start to finish If you ve got stacks of drawings on paper and you want to scan them into Manga Studio turn to Chapter 5 If you re looking for inspiration or further resources on drawing flip to Chapter 16 If you d like to drop me an e mail you can head over to my Web site at www pnhcomics com and click the Contact Us link While you re there you can check out some of my
30. ram Chapter 3 is your quick start guide This chapter takes you from con cept to completion covering all the basic tools you need to create art and prepare it for mass consumption either in print or on the Internet Chapter 1 Getting to Know Manga Studio In This Chapter Understanding what Manga Studio can and can t do Getting familiar with the Manga Studio workspace Breaking down the functions of the Main toolbar Page toolbar and Tools palette Explaining what the other workspace palettes do in Manga Studio Ur you buy a new program do you actually read the instruction manual It s okay You can be honest I won t tell anyone The prob lem with skipping the instructions is that sometimes you miss out on many interesting tidbits you didn t know you could do with the program Well you can think of this chapter as your Manga Studio cheat sheet so you don t have to go read the instructions This chapter is your general overview of the program I discuss how it differs from other drawing programs and I do a run through of the Manga Studio workspace along with all the cool toys that you can use when producing your manga or comic And if you haven t yet decided which version of Manga Studio to purchase I discuss how the Debut and EX versions differ and which may be the one that best suits your drawing needs How Manga Studio Differs from Other Drawing Programs In many ways Manga Studio is similar to other drawi
31. seeesseeesnees 127 Expanding pa els mi p E e ar ETE ES 129 Deleting points from a panel ruler ceeeceseeesseeseeeeseeseeeesnees 131 Adding points to a panel rulef seseseesssessseseseseessssessesseeesressressrese 132 Converting Panel Ruler Layers cccccccsscssssssessssesseeseesseeesecessesseesseeeeees 133 Chapter 8 You Can t Draw a Straight Line without a Virtual Ruler 0 00 anaana 137 What s the Big Deal about Rulers cceeeecscesseeseeeeeseeseeeeseeeseeeseenaes 138 Keeping It Simple Using the Line and Shape Tools ssssssssessssesesessesse 138 Th Linetooln ronne iaeaea E i E 138 The Shape toolyern ineca n e a de a a aa 140 Drawing a line or shape essssssssssseeessesssessressresreeseesssersseseresseessresee 142 You Can t Use Rulers until You Make Rulers cccesccsscssseeseeseeeseeeaes 142 The ruler lay rises ner a Beacons Be Mictes tea 2 143 Rulers on an image layer cccceesscesseeeseeceseeesseeessseesseeesseeeeseessnees 143 xt xii Manga Studio For Dummies Creating rulers with the Line and Shape tools cccsceeseeseeeees 144 Deleting TuUlersh cseeisss cers e a see aE EEE RR 145 Adjusting and Transforming Rulers cccsccescsseesscesesesesssesseeseeeseeenes 145 The Object Selector nerenin Wie ee Oh eee MBs 146 The Ruler Manipulator cccccccsscsscessceeeseesseeesseecssseesseeeeseeessees 146 Keyboard SHOFtCUts o
32. ss csi e a a a Mateos 30 Storytelling basics It s harder than it looks cccccseseeseeseeeteees 35 A few other odds and ends you might find useful ee 37 Chapter 3 Creating Your First Manga Page A Quick Start Guide 41 Opening a New Page ccssccssesssessssscesscesscesscessessscesessesseessessaessaeenseesseeees 42 Roughing the Page Out 0 0 ccc ccscsssesssssssesseesecssecsseceseceeeeeeseesssesseenseesseenes 43 Adding a New Layer ccccccsssscssssesscesssceesseesseeesseecsseecsseeeseecsneesseeessseessnes 46 x Manga Studio For Dummies Inking Your Work ceser eaten wa anand E T A 46 Erasing Your Mistakes s cicsccsscrsietesecssiecadeadereviasesereassterttexwersiiveeteuccetsacssviste 48 Readying Your Panels ccccccssccsssecesseceseeeeseeceseecsseeesesecssaecssseeeeeessneeesseees 49 Adding Screentones i aici is acetate Gi ee Oe BB 52 Adding TOK 5225 50 coos e EREA REA R AR 54 Saving YoUr WOTK eae ra e E teadephonscbuvetateceseetivelsstedoutadeseoece 56 Reopening Your WOrk v useaterre inner nE EE E EE A a Teese ees 58 Exporting to an Image File cece eccccsssssseeseeesecesscesecseeeseesseesseenseesseeseeeees 58 Printing a Hard Copy cccccccscssscsssesscsseeessessecssecssscssesseeesecseesseeeseeeeeeeseeees 60 Part Il Roughing taca O3 Chapter 4 Your New Page Awaits 200eeeeeeeeeee 65 Creating a New Page ciscciacccsiecses ceesdesceotevs Lovakagle
33. ssrereressesseesee 292 Chapter 15 Manga Studio EX Only 00ee eee 295 Understanding and Taking Advantage of the Manga Studio EX Palettes cccccsccssssssseseesseesscesseeeeeseesseeseees 295 The Gray palette nsns ea NR EEA NS 296 The Materials palette 0 0 0 0 cccccccesseceseeeeseecsseeesseeesssecssneessaeeesseeesnees 297 Custom Tools palettes sse resini etiain EE EE ARa y R EES 300 Actions pal tte s niere iN aaa epee anaes 302 The Gradation TOOL rniret E EE EEE R ak 304 Spicing Up Your Work with Filters 0 c cccesecscssscsseeseeseeeseeeseeeseesseeeeees 306 Rendering filters ccc cecescccessceesecesseecesceesscecsscecssseessseessaeeeeseeseaees 306 Transformation filters cee eeeeceneeecceeeeesceeseeeseeeeeeneeceeeeseeeeeeneeeaes 307 Adjustment filters oo ccc cceccccssecessscssceeeeseeeseeceseecsseeesseeesseeesseeeeees 309 EffectfilterS ineno ee e a E E e ea Ra 311 Special effect filters 00 cece escssscessesceesscessceseeesecsseeseeeseesseeeseeeseenses 313 Filters as Rulers Using the Parallel Focus and Perspective Line Rulers cccccccesccescceeseeeeseeeeseeceseeesseeesseessaees 314 THe parallel lin S ruler o Sereng cieassesdolsvessviees ate tesaecactieaetsvere 314 The focus lines ruler ccececeeseescesceseceeeeseeseeseesesaecseceeeseeeeeaeeseesees 315 The perspective ruler im a 316 Putting Miscellaneous Functions to USe eee eeesecesseeeseeeeseeeeseeesseeeeees 317 Co
34. te a Comfortable Workspace c cccscesseessesseesecesecessesseesseenseesseeeeees 337 Take a Break Now and The niere E E a EEEO a 338 Don t Overburden Your System cccccecsseesscessesssceseeseceseceeesseesseesseeseees 339 Take Advantage of Manga Studio Tools ccccescsssssssesscesseeseeeseesseeeeees 339 Save Save Save And Save Again cccccccecsscssseessceseesseessesseesseesseeeseeneees 340 Avoid Periectionis iM nee neea ees doedeendeck EEA AAR a 340 If All Else Fails Try a Different Medium sssesessssessessessssrsrseserssseseresseses 341 FAVE DD i AEE EEA T RE EE ibiecexdtodeattecees 342 Appendix About the CD cccccccsccccccccccceecccceeceeeeeeeeeeee 343 System Requirements cceccessescesecssseescessecssecssecesesseeeecseesseesseesseeeeees 343 Wsing CEA O D EPEE E A E E E tone a es 344 What You ll Find on the CD ccc ceccsssesseesecessceseeeseceseeseesseeeseeeseesseeaes 344 Manga Studio EX 3 0 from e frontier c ccccsceseeeseeeeeesseeseeeseeeaes 345 Author created material cccccescsseesseesseessceseceeessscesesseeessseseeees 345 BOnuS Chapter Sassin k A a a a iE Ee 346 Troubleshooting i i0ssiiesiciesisk sersdesiecisiceeseib cessive eniai ii ii aiai 346 N07 11 SN EAA IINE EE AE EETA AE iT KVI Manga Studio For Dummies MBER KO amp Introduction f amazing to think about how much the industry of creating manga and other forms of comics has changed in such a s
35. variable correcting to the line work What this means is that as you work the line adjusts itself to reduce or elimi nate shakiness The setting is variable so you can make the correction as strong or as light as you like If you like to work while zoomed out but have been unhappy with how your line work has been coming out this function may be just the remedy you need I tell you how to use this feature in Bonus Chapter 1 on the CD 11 12 Part I Welcome to Manga Studio avr Having thousands of screentones at your disposal Manga Studio comes preinstalled with thousands of screentones patterns of dots or other shapes that are used in black and white artwork to represent shades of gray that you can t get with other drawing programs In addition these tones are vector based which means that you can adjust the size of your finished page to any size you want and the quality of the tones remains the same This is something that even the Computones package for Photoshop can t do Incidentally EX users can use Computones in addition to the pro gram s main tones so there s another advantage Chapter 11 covers all you need to know about adding screentones to your work Working with multiple page story files What if you could contain all of the pages in your story or chapter in one place which you could then easily preview as you go along Manga Studio provides that with its story files Here you can create as many
36. vered that I had previously used only about 30 to 40 percent of its full potential I think that s actually a great feature of the program you can use as much or as little as you d like and still produce the same quality pages It just depends on what you re looking to do with the program Still if you re new to this process you might not know where to begin so that you can create those quality pages I had a few goals in mind while writing this book 1 To help you create your first page in Manga Studio from beginning to end 1 To show how you can work either 100 percent digital or use a combina tion of digital and traditional tools To explain how the various features in the program work and how they can help save you some time and energy To explain the differences between Manga Studio Debut and Manga Studio EX and help figure out which version is for you If you haven t already bought it of course To go over both the basic and advanced methods that Manga Studio provides Above all I want to show that while Manga Studio is a lot to take in when you first fire it up after you get used to how the system works and what tools work best for you it becomes as intuitive as working with traditional tools Plus you get to save a few trees And that s not a bad thing now is it Foolish Assumptions I don t really know who you are or what your goals are Hopefully you know who you are If not might I suggest Fr
37. vse yous bo kdedlbes ood does a seeelasasnks 65 Setting up a custom page As you like it ee ceeeseeseeeteeeeeees 66 Selecting page templates a la Carte ccecccseeseeseesseessesseeeseeeaeesseens 68 Creating your OWN page templates ceceeseesseesseeseeeseeeseeeeeesseens 70 Save As Template On the fly template creation cceeeeseereees 72 Creating a NEW Story ccccecscsscesscssseessceseceseessesssessseeseeesecssecsseesseceseenseenseeees 72 Adding author and page information c cccseeesceeseeeeseeeseeeseees 74 The Save Button A Vital TOO cceeesecccsseeseeseeseeseeeseeseeseesesseeaecseceeeeeeeneeaes 76 Chapter 5 Importing and Penciling Your Rough Draft 71 Time to Import Some Arthnr e a ap a 77 Using Your scanner siicc ee ai Aha eae Aha 78 Importing an image file cece cceesecsseeceseeeeseeessceesseeesseeesseeesseees 79 What Happened The Image Looks All Wonky eeeceseeeseeseeeeeeeneee 79 Adjusting the image layer settings ccccecsssesssseseseeesteeeeseeeseees 80 Adjusting the image SiZe ccccccecccsssccessecsseeesseeeesseessseesseeeeseeesseees 84 Regarding COLOY caia es eae er e rA eE T eE a E EEEa EREA 86 The Pencil and Eraser Tools Your New Best Friends cccsseeesees 86 Laying down the line The Pencil tool c ccc eceseseseeeeseeesseeeeeees 87 Whoops The Eraser tO0l cccccessccessccsseecsseeessceesenscseseessseeesa

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