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Mastering Manga Studio 5

By : Liz Staley
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Mastering Manga Studio 5

By: Liz Staley

Overview of this book

Time is something that almost every artist doesn't have enough of. If you're an illustrator or comic creator you know just how much time and effort it can take to produce one great page. But the features in Manga Studio 5 can make this process a lot more streamlined and give you more time to create! "Mastering Manga Studio 5" will teach you how to create more comics and illustrations in less time than you ever thought possible. By using the features of Manga Studio 5 like the Story Editor, Custom brushes, actions, materials, and 3D models, you'll learn how to make Manga Studio work for your style and workflow. Go from being a novice Manga Studio user to an expert using the tricks, techniques, and projects in this guide. Learn how to make and share custom tools, set up left- and right-handed workspaces, make custom materials, alter 3D models, and create custom actions. By putting together a custom story project and making your own tools, automating redundant processes, and converting an inked art into a traditional comic art, you'll learn all about the advanced features of Manga Studio 5. "Mastering Manga Studio 5" will teach you what you need to know to produce more work in less time.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
Mastering Manga Studio 5
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

About the Reviewers

Heldrad is a freelance webcomic artist who has been posting her works online since 2004. She writes and draws her own stories, and lately, has begun self-publishing her comics in local conventions and participating in international Manga contests such as The Morning International Comic Competition and the Shounen Jump Manga Competition.

Mark Egan is a web cartoonist based in Oslo, Norway. He is an Irish expat, and originally comes from the Dublin region of Ireland, but has since lived in China as an English teacher before settling in Oslo.

He graduated from Griffith College, Dublin with a BSc degree in Computer Science in 2004, and following his time in China, began a career in the telecoms industry in Ireland, starting with work as a call center agent. He later progressed to technical roles prior to the economic downturn in Ireland, after which he migrated to Norway, where he continues to live and work.

Having been actively cartooning since 2003, he focuses on producing Manga-style webcomics. His main works of note are Back Office, an office comedy based in a call-center and Bata Neart, a 'magical girl' web-manga set in Ireland.

Both comics are published online at rawrtacular.com, which is the main portal of his studio "RAWRtacular Productions".

Carlos Naizir, also known by his pen name Rizian Larc, is a graphic designer, freelance illustrator, and comic book artist from Bogota, Colombia. He has been working in Manga-style illustrations and comics since the beginning of 2012, and one of his most significant works is the webcomic series Ereggia.

Mohammed Ali Vakil is the founder & creative director of Sufi Studios. Though an accountant by profession, in 2010 he found his soul work to be in drawing spiritual comics. He's the author of two comic books—40 Sufi Comics and The Wise Fool of Baghdad—both of which have been nominated for awards. You can get to know more about his works at www.suficomics.com. He lives with his family in Bangalore, India.