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Sketching Without Thinking – Preparation For Model 19 – Part 4

Sometime it’s clever not to think at all whilst sketching. Just let your hand move over the paper, canvas or whatever and see what emerges.

Shine Your Lights On Shadows (in Manga Studio)

Just like in my last video it isn’t necessary to follow me the digital way. You can easily do the same thing with pen and paper. I couldn’t resist playing a little bit with words in the post title. We are going to have a look how we can add some more dimension to a [...]

Sketching Facial Expressions In Manga Studio Or With Pen And Paper

Today we are going to sketch facial expressions for a Manga Character. Even though you see me using Manga Studio you can follow follow me just with pen and paper. This is no problem at all. The only thing you have to keep in mind is that we are sketching rather than drawing. So don’t [...]

On Actions In Manga Studio EX

When I produced my tutorial video on Actions in Manga Studio I mentioned that you can create shortcuts to use them. There was just one mistake I made.

How To Create Your Own Pattern Brush In Manga Studio

You will love today’s tutorial not just because I say so but because we are creating our own pattern brushes in Manga Studio. This is probably the most popular aspect of all when it comes to create custom made materials for this application.

Backing Up Your Manga Studio Materials

It’s nice to tell you how to create your own materials in Manga Studio. What’s also important to know is where to find them if you want to back them up or share them with your friends.

A Huge Time Saver: Creating Your Own Character Materials In Manga Studio

Did you ever wish whilst drawing a scene of your comic or graphic novel that you could have easy access to former drawings of your characters from former scenes? Just inserting them with a few clicks with your mouse or ticks on your drawing tablet? The just changing the things that are necessary instead of [...]

How To Save Your Own Tone Materials In Manga Studio EX

It’s time to dive into creating and saving your own materials in Manga Studio. This is  something you can’t do in the Debut version of this application. You need the EX version to be capable to do so. While you can save pages and layers as material I have to say that I don’t really [...]