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Professional illustration process: Miura Aki #1
1. Manuscript Preparation
Below is my finished Manga page. Artist profile: Miura Aki (みうらあき)I draw Manga. I enjoy drawing succubi and demons. (1) First, I create a new manuscri... Read next
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Professional illustration process: Miura Aki #2
2. Creating a Storyboard and Entering Text (Story Editor)
With the preliminary arrangements now made, I will create a storyboard. Note: What is a storyboard? A storyboard is a rough image drawn to solidify a ... Read next
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Professional illustration process: Miura Aki #3
3. Creating Comic Frames and Border Splits
I will use the storyboard I drew last time as a reference. I select the [Frame Border] tool from the [Tool] palette. Next, I select the [Rectangle fra... Read next
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4. Rough Draft ① Characters Overlapping the Frame and Black Fill
I sketch the rough draft for the storyboard.At this point, if you can imagine the page layout with lights, darks, solid colors, and saturated lines, t... Read next
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Professional illustration process: Miura Aki #5
5. Rough Draft (2) Flash and Saturated Lines
Like with solid fills, flashes and saturated lines are normally drawn after the inking the rough draft, but I want to see how it looks now.Editing han... Read next
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Professional illustration process: Miura Aki #6
6. Inking the Background
I’ll ink the background. I’ll be drawing on vector layers. (1) First I create a vector layer above the “Draft” layer folder inside the Frame Border fo... Read next
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Professional illustration process: Miura Aki #7
7. Inking the Characters/Effect lines/Tones
I’ve drawn the background scenery, so now I’ll move onto the characters! Just like when I drew the backgrounds, I will use the vector layer and [Custo... Read next
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8. Finishing Touches and Exporting Tone
Since the 4th frame is the most important, I will add white edges to the character to make him stand out a bit more. (1) I’ll begin from the character... Read next
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