January 2011
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French Curving, Manga Studio Style
There are a few necessary tools any artist will have in their studio — pencils, erasers, paper and rulers. One of the more useful but lesser-known tools is the French curve.
Like a ruler, the French curve allows you to create good, solid, consistent lines, but unlike a ruler the French curve allows those lines to be — you guessed it — curved! French curves come in all sizes and curve shapes to...
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Advanced Coloring in Manga Studio
Lately I’ve been trying out Manga Studio Debut 4. I’d seen it when I was looking at other software they had available but I was happy with Photoshop at the time. I do all of my drawing with a pencil, so I didn’t feel that Manga Studio would be worth it. But after trying it (they have a 30-day free trial offer), I switched! Not from pencils but from Photoshop.
Manga...
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Learning Volume & Space - Part 2
In my last tutorial I showed you a simple but effective method for improving your drawing skills and making your artwork better. Now I’ll show you how this applies to making better comics.
Since almost anything you’ll draw would be 3D in real life, once you can visualise what you’re about to draw as existing in space and taking up volume you can apply this to people, buildings,...
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Learning Volume & Space - Part 1
One of the things that can separate “good art” from “bad art” (and even “a drawing” from “art”) is how well the artist can express a sense of volume in their work. All the time I see something which looks really cool and is technically well-done but just looks flat. Often an artist who hasn’t drawn much from life may have learned where to put...
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Welcome to 2011 - the Year of the Rabbit!
According to the Chinese Zodiac website (http://www.chinesezodiac.com/rabbit.php), the Year of the Rabbit should be great for creative people everywhere. The first part of it reads:
“Occupying the 4th position in the Chinese Zodiac, the Rabbit symbolizes such character traits as creativity, compassion, and sensitivity. Rabbits are friendly, outgoing and prefer the company of others. They...