Books : Digital Manga Workshop: An Artist's Guide to Creating Manga Illustrations on Your Computer
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.50285
EAN: 9780060751609
ISBN: 0060751606
Label: Collins Design
Manufacturer: Collins Design
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 192
Publication Date: August 01, 2005
Publisher: Collins Design
Release Date: July 26, 2005
Sales Rank: 331325
Studio: Collins Design
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The unique Japanese cartoon style known as manga, with its exaggerated stylistic characters and vivid colors, has caught the attention of America. Now, with the advent of digital tools like Photoshop and Painter, manga artists have discovered new ways of bringing their artwork to life and onto the computer -- with astounding results!
This complete guide presents a wealth of information by exploring the digital possibilities of creating manga-style artwork. It details the entire process, from initial rough sketches, to the finished color image, with in-depth instructions and illustrations that demonstrate the intricacies of each technique. It also deals with a variety of inking and coloring styles.revealing the secrets of how to achieve smooth, highly detailed line art directly on screen, how to recreate the appearance of traditional animation with cel-art techniques, and how to achieve a soft, dreamy, or traditional look with airbrush, watercolor, and painting tools. It also explains how custom backgrounds, special effects, and the use of filters can add the finishing touches that exemplify professional results.
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Its a decent book it covers basics but in a few areas it leaves out information, leaving you sort of guessing and having to experiment in order to find out how things work. Fortunately I have a Photoshop 7 book to help me out to show me how to use tools and another book to fill in the blanks. Like a lot of books now you have to buy additional material to fill in the blanks.
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This book is really wonderful! I was looking for a book on general illustration/cartooning/digital art...what the best methods were for "merging traditional sketching/artwork with the digital art platform"... this book seems to cover that all in great detail! VERY well explained...excellent use of tons of detailed artwork along with the literature. The book is really gorgeous to look at too! HIGHLY recommended!
Oh, and if you want this book mainly for creating manga artwork... it has ... Read More
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I was looking for a book that would help me learn digital art with Photoshop Element 6 (the program was given to me as a gift) and thought I would give this book a try since I am serious about this particular hobby (down with Microsoft Paint!). One of the most important tools they mention (Freeform pen, which is what you use for shadowing) is not an included tool in the updated Element version! I've tried web searching to see if there was a pen tool, or how to shadow manga artwork with a different ... Read More
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Don't let the title fool you.
While the subject matter covered within the book is aimed at "Manga" based characters, there is a lot of great information contained within that can be easily applied to ALL cartoonists seeking enlightenment on using digital techniques to create their work.
The book covers many subjects, including the required tools (hardware and software), the pros and cons of digital drawing vs. analog, and, of course, useful techniques for scanning, inking ... Read More
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When I first got Photoshop, intent on learning how to color my drawings in that comic book style, I didn't know where to start. So, I started surfing Amazon for computer coloring books, and bought a few. Some of them were good, some just plain awful, but of all of the ones I bought, this is certainly the best.
"Digital Manga Workshop" is an excellent introduction for amateurs looking to get their work colored via computer. It provides handy, step-by-step guides on the process, and is extremely ... Read More
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