Hello everyone!

I'm 🙃 (sakasamanoatama), a hobbyist manga artist!

This time, I'll explain step-by-step some easy and time-saving techniques I use when drawing manga, which also help create beautiful manuscripts!

 

 

1. Adding Gradients

Fill bucket is indispensable for both illustrations and manga, but it can look a bit bland on its own. So, I apply gradients with a large airbrush. It's very easy and saves time, and it instantly boosts transparency, so I highly recommend it.

2. Prepare a Color Palette

Also, by creating a color palette like this, you won't need to create colors from scratch every time, which makes your work more efficient.

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When using the same character or clothing, you'll need to use specific colors, but it's tedious to compare with past manuscripts and eyeball the same color every time.

So, I highly recommend organizing your frequently used colors beforehand.

3. Use the 'Fill enclosed area' Tool for Shadows

Adding shadows is crucial in manga, but manually filling them with a pen tool can be a bit inefficient.

Therefore, when filling shadows, try using the 'Fill enclosed area' tool within the 'Fill' tool.

As its name suggests, this tool fills the area enclosed by a lasso with the selected color.

'Fill enclosed area' is extremely useful for streamlining your workflow.

4. Use the 'Universal Glossy Solid Tapering Pen'

This is a matter of preference, but I like adding highlights to hair.

However, creating beautiful glossy shapes manually is difficult and time-consuming.

Therefore, let's use the free material 'Universal Glossy Solid Tapering Pen' available for download on ASSETS.

Using this pen, you can easily draw natural, professional-looking highlights.

It saves me a lot of trouble by eliminating the need for repeated redrawing.

 

Here is the link ↓

Please give it a try and download it for free!

5. Summary

The work continues from here, but this concludes the explanation of the main topic: 'Time-saving techniques for drawing manga'.

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And here is the finished manuscript! 👇

By using these wonderful features and materials, I was able to complete one page in half a day.

I encourage all of you to try drawing manga using this video as a reference!

Thank you very much for watching! 🙌