I want to become a manga artist/comic book writer can u give me some technical tips?
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like tell me how its usually done, what kind of paper, what size paper, what kind of pens, do they scan it in and apply tone with a program, or do they do it by hand, do they draw it on the computer with a tablet, what file size shud i save it as, how do they usualee color in their covers? im frusterated 'cause its so hard to even find an introductory comic drawing class, my storys are always popular but my technique sucks!!! i wan to know the rigth tools an get my hands on them so i cen get better
There are no "right" or "proper" tools when drawing manga/comics. Do whatever your used too. If you draw it from the heart, and use freestyle like me you can always just get a nice scanner and upload the images onto your computer. Once you do that you can then edit things the way you want it, and also add text to your drawing if you didn't already draw their chat bubbles. To be honest many different artists use different methods/programs/paper/drawing utensils. I say don't go and be a follower, try out a lot of different things for yourself don't sit around and wait from somebody to tell you what to do and how to draw it. I believe thats something you need to find out for yourself.
Consider the difference just between western comics, and the eastern manga artists. They both have unique drawing styles, they each bring something different to the table. They each have different qualities such as smoother line-art, heavier, and lighter shadings, and the overall attention to detail. I would research what it is that you want to bring to life, and consider how you want that to be perceived by the public, and from your thoughts and conclusion mix and match certain drawing tools to bring that image to reality.
If you use a pencil then you should be aiming for a pencil with the varying ranges from a hard 3H to the soft 2B.And, If your looking more towards a manga artwork style such as me, then you will need to maintain smooth, clean lines so using anything darker than a 2B pencil will result in smudging, which cannot be removed easily. I would suggest trying out different types of pencils and then find out which one is for you. (Remember to draw lightly no matter what pencil you are using! But remember to apply the same amount of pressure with softer pencils at all times or else you will result in a inconsistent line!)
Now if your also like me and looking for perfection not just a rough sketch, then you know that drawing a manga is not fully complete untill it has been inked. Now here are the two different methods commonly used and I would suggest that you try them both out, you can ink digitally with a computer(less of a mess), or of course by hand with actual pens. Maybe to your surprise, people actually still use the pens by hands method, it is still the most popular even with the amount of computer programs available nowadays. Now here are a few tools you can use for inking your art(more directed towards manga), felt tip pens which produce some excellent results, come in a range of sizes, produce nice clean lines, won't splatter, and are very affordable. Prices range depending on quality, but you should be able to get a nice set of them for around 20$. Now if you are new to inking I would suggest the felt tip pens because you could go with a bottle of black Indian ink but then the whole mess factor comes into place, and you risk permanently ruining your artwork if spills occur.
Now for the paper, this really depends on what you are drawing, and what you are applying to the drawing, for example if you decide to use paint or not.
Now, Acetate is the thin plastic sheet that pictures are painted onto for use in animation. When the acetate has a image on it, it is referred to as a Celluloid, or Cel. If you're more into painting and pretty colors, making cels is what might appeal to you. Cel works are always in color, even though most manga is black and white, you can still create your manga images in style.
Now, acetate sheets are available from some good art shops and they come in various sizes, and thickness and are affordable, much like paper is. The sizes of these sheets used in professional productions are 10.3"x9" for 4:3 ratio series or 13"x9" for the cool widescreen stuff. But, now, now, if you are planning to make individual pictures just choose whichever size you want, I personally don't care for a certain size, I use whatever I have in my hands(Be careful when handling acetate! Even the cleanest fingers leave natural oils as all artists should know, which can make slight marks!). Whats also cool with cels is that if you want to create a background for your cel, you can paint with watercolors on a sheet of cartridge paper. So now you have your painted background, and your characters all painted on your acetate, this is exactly how animation is done in professional productions, as well as presentations. This is how its usually done and that's what you wanted right?
Now color...lets see...
Some advantages of painting...well it often provides subtle tones and delicate pastel washes. It will make your original drawing look more loose, and fluid rather than a bold look from being in black and white pencil/pen. Paints can be very quick and easy to apply, and if you want to set more femininity to your drawings you can use more delicate washes. Sadly though none of this is used that much anymore. Mostly nowadays this is all done on a computer since digital art can facilitate and coombine drawing, inking and coloring all in one. For the drawing part you could try a Graphics Tablet, and the inking and coloring art can be done with a lot of other software programs. Sorry to say I don't use any programs like this so I can't really help you with my opinions on which program is best, or so on. The most I do with a computer is scan my artwork with a scanner, and just save it on my computer, share it with other people via internet, and maybe once in a while add captions.
Nothing else I can really help you with computer wise, sorry, but some other things that you should experiment with to see if it suits you, are templates, and maybe a light box.
The only other piece of advice I can give you, or maybe one that I give everybody at least is to try and stay away from your eraser, I know new artists are addicted to their eraser like a drug! Your new just go with the flow don't constantly erase your work, finish it then look at it and ask yourself, what could I have done better?
-TehPWNisher
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