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enchantma — Manga-Making Tutorial
Published: 2005-07-19 23:52:40 +0000 UTC; Views: 190623; Favourites: 1781; Downloads: 17604
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Wha-? enchan made a tutorial?You better believe it! I spent all day on it
See what I do when my webcomic is on hiatus? 
For those of you who have asked me how it's done, I present to you the step-by-step manga tutorial~~~!
It's very unprofessional...T___T I'm sorry...I do hope it helps though.
And that tachikiri guide I tell you I'll provide here is here-> [link]
Full view to see the tutorial....It's huuuuge O_O Gomenne~~T^T
The mini comic features my characters from the webcomic MAJESTY -> [link]
I know it doesn't make sense...but I had to come up with something fast enough for the tutorial. (It might make sense if you know the characters
;;;; *loser* )Good Luck~! And enjoy!
Required Tools: The media shown in the first step of the tutorial, Photoshop 5 or higher and ComicWorks.
EDIT: Thanks everyone for all the favs! I'm happy you found this helpful in some sorta way XD;; I edited my site address in the description...and maybe one day I'll fix the address on the tutorial---but it is wrong XD....Remember~~~>enchantma.com!
ANOTHER EDIT: Okay, so the Tachikiri guide isn't working...Nevermind that. Every publishing company has it's own guides anyway but the standard is that the page dimensions should follow a 2:3 ratio.
MORE EDIT: Thank you, for bringing this to my attention but you can find the Tokyopop template if you Google "mechspec5"...She says, "The second link, a pdf file, has the template at the bottom of it"
Now please stop asking me where it is XD;;
FINAL EDIT (I hope): I HAVE A NEW TUTORIAL THAT SHOULD ANSWER WHAT YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND. Please check it out BEFORE asking questions. Thanks!
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no prob!
hurray! starting a manga? good luck, ne~<33
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^.^ btw i just read your entire manga in one sitting
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good luck with that then~
and thank you~i hope i post more eventually too
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lol ^.^ take yer time.
one question though
How do you develope your characters?
*doesnt want to be annoying*
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I don't mind you asking, but I've answered this so many times, so I added it to my faq a few months ago-> [link]
scroll all the way down...hope that helps ^^'''
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sorry bout tht i hadnt read the faq yet.
It did help though <3
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You know, this might be just what I've been looking for to help me, not the tutorial, I mean, ir's a great tut, but I'm glad you showed that little mannequin model thing, that's just what I need to help me with anatomy on my original characters, where do I get one?
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I know IKEA sells those...but I bought mine at a local art store
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Nice job, even if its a little blurry...
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good tutorial although i got my own may of doing it since my comics are "japanese style" and read right to left i have to plan it out in reverse so actually its the same put when planning i just flip it
ps i like your other manga aswell its very good
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xD This is a cute tutorial. <3 And uber helpful.
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Is the tachakiri paper thing supposed to be that big?
I clicked on the link and there was a really small image of it. I clicked on the icon in the right, bottom-hand corner and it got humongo!
BTW, this tutorial is VERY helpful. It's exactly what I was looking for! Thanks so much. ^_^
I didn't know most manga artist wrote the script down first...!
Do you just write what each character says, or do you write the whole story and some side-ideas?
I plan to make my own manga someday, so I must know! ^_^
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The tachikiri is supposed to be printed out. The resolution is high, so it looks big on screen...but it should fit ok on 8.5x11 paper printed out
I'm really happy the tutorial was helpful! Thank you for telling me so
Yes, the smartest way to gather your thoughts together is by writing them down. They organize themselves out as you plan the story further.
I write an actual script as follows:
Character A: Hello! (walks in through school door which slides--cheerful expression, places bag down in second panel and Character B approaches A)
Character B: (right hand on stomach as he places his left hand upon A's bag) I hope you brought good food, cuz I'm starving!
I usually include little sketches to remind myself later exactly how I imagined the scene in my head ^^ That really does help and I always thank myself for that, cuz if I don't, I get stuck trying to understand what I meant. I keep the script very detailed also so I can illustrate the panels just as planned.
I go more into script planning on my faq section on my site...Feel free to check out what's now the last question and answer on the site. I'd go more n depth but I've answered this so many times XD lol
Good luck with your manga! You have strong will power, and you're eager to learn...I know you'll do great
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Oh wow. this was very helpful for me. I like to tone digitally but I was completley unaware of the manga paper trick! I don't have comiworks but it still helped me all the same X3
*fave*
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Waaah~~! This is so good! xD
I just ink (also backgrounds) and scan and add some touching up of tones via Photoshop.
How do you do the backgrounds? i.e. Get them like you do?
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I usually don't do backgrounds...that's a big weakness of mine T__T In my redrawn pages (the ones I did for the printed version) I worked very hard on them. Lately, in my recently posted pages, I've been trying, but I don't recall any specific backgrounds
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Yeah, you answered it, partially at least. Or even completely; depends which angle.
I actually meant the ones featured in your tutorials.
It's cool. Just wondering if there was a special technique (or something) required to get the backgrounds, but mentioning "import existing background tones" cut it. I was just curious.
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in the tutorial? *runs to check* ah! those are just tones comicworks comes with. I thought you meant backgrounds as in settings, not effects XD; my bad.
There are websites which have background tones you can just copy and paste and use as a background--that's the simpler version of my fancy 'import existing background tones'. Photographs of settings also make good backgrounds. I know some manga artists who are into that. It saves you the trouble of having to draw it, and you can show off a second talent; photography
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Oopsies.
...I need a digital camera, lol.
Thanks for the help!
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eh, it happens =]
no prob! good luck!
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as a fav of your comic...i'm am faving this!!!
thanks for the tutorial!! XD
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maybe you can tell us a bit about how to tone manga in the computer?
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um...that's what this tutorial is
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ah...so perhaps one day i'll do a photoshop version
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that's why, I only have photoshop...
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Ohh thank you for making this! I'll be sure to use it in the future ^^
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You're welcome! I hope it helps!
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I'm sure this is super-late, but if I can make a suggestion:
When scanning your art, you can get clean b&w if you scan first at Black and White(600 res) and then right before resizing the image do Image>Mode>Greyscale to smooth the lines out. This'll keep your lines from pixellating when you resize it as well as keep out all the pencils, shadows, and other junk that the scanner would have picked up from Greyscale.
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Someone mentioned this comment earlier on here. The problem with scanning in black and white first, is that the program this tutorial is based on doesn't pick up black and white images well. It works better if there's "junk" already in the pic, and it does all the cleaning for you. If there's nothing to clean, it kinda morphs the lineart. That's why I suggest people just scan in greyscale, and then let Comicworks do the rest.
But thank you! You are right!
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Oooh ok.
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sure! thanks for the advice, though!
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This is very helpful! ;D I'm going to +fav this so I can have it handy if I ever get the urge to begin my own comic xD;
-pink rice
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Wow! I really want to become a manga-ka [though I am in my first stage of ameteaurism, but nevertheless...] and this really helps! Most fo the tutorials I look at just say " Draw this, detail it, ink it." Nothing about panels or special paper or different inking tools! It frustrates me so. I love your characters!
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Well then, I hope this helps you create your own comic...be sure to share
And thank you
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I've started one, but I don't have the money to buy the materials, so it's all in pencil. And I will probably be putting the first page on here pretty soon. I might go over it in pen...
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I'll probably do it this weekend. Hey, do you like Cardcaptor Sakura or Tsubasa?
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Umm...*thinks* I'm more of a CCS fan ^^ I like the characters there more
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Yeah, in Tsubasa they kinda make the characters too melodramatic, and serious.
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yup~~and there's no toyaxyue stuff XD <3 and i kinda like meilin's annoying character...hanging on syoaran. i dont blame her
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Did I already reply to you on this one? I could've sworn I did, but the stupid thing says I haven't. Oh well, if I haven't, let me know and I will tell you what I thought I told you but appearently didn't.
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yeah DA makes parent replies disappear XD;
no, i didn't get your reply
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