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Kita-Angel — Manga Tutorial : Part 1
Published: 2010-03-28 02:23:02 +0000 UTC; Views: 64803; Favourites: 1581; Downloads: 1
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Comments: I wanted to make a tutorial or guide that would help others in the comic/manga world. This is part 1 and covers basically the materials, work space and prepping your comic.If you want to know where the manga page templates came from, I actually got them from the group I am in, ! Go and take a look! THey have loads of neat stuff!
Manga Making & Tutorial FAQ: [link]
Have questions? I have answers! Look for your question or ask me either here on in the journal!
Manga Making Tutorial Part 2: [link]
Manga Making Tutorial Part 3: [link]
Manga Making Tutorial Part 4: [link]
Comments and feedback appreciated! I would like to know if this was helpful to you!!!
Tutorial/Guide is © 2010 *Kita-Angel
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So i live in portugal (evora) and xD i saw this and i was like o.o
Now i wanna buy those stuff to improve too D=! The only place that has like lots of stuff of every kind is staples xD....Is there any chance i can find copic markers ( im only looking for black/white...), ink pens, white out or polit super color? Myabe im just beeing over confident... if i cant... why not amazon?
Sorry for this huge question xP I dont wanna bother, i just would like to know xD
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Thanks for the help. I for one know it will help out immensely with me and a friend.
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Office supply or art stores or online would be your best bet
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so helpful TwT thanks for doing this! i'll study it a lot since i CANT DRAW MANGA!! only terrible comics xD
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I like the hand sanitizer and coloured led ideas because they are genrally main problems...Thanks ^-^
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I basically skimmed over the items needed, how much AU dollars do you think id have to spend on all of this?
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Hard to say. I don't know if the prices are exactly the same or close for you, but if I go with prices here and just get a bit of everything to start, minus the markers, it costs me about 55$ Canadian, which is literally 2$ more than AU currency. Copic markers are 8$ each, so a small set of 24 isn't far from 200$ and a full set of all the colours at least 10x more. My advice, start with what you need and save up. I always save up and buy in bulk later. C:
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Guh, This is super helpful.. I'm starting a manga too but I keep getting scared every time I start which has brought here. i thought maybe if I stocked up on extra manga making knowledge it'd get rid of my fear of doing everything wrong.
Hand sanitizer thing is genius. I hate it when I smudge too.. and I need to get that white pen... eAeHave everything but that white pennnn. Where do I get?
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Sorry for the late reply D:
Well for some quick advice: don't stop drawing. The more you draw, the better you get. Practice makes perfect right?
Extra knowledge always helps. You can "know your stuff" but even re-reading and re-learning can help. I like reading comics to inspire myself, and some I have read a MILLION times. I even have a bunch of "how to draw" books and I re-read them a lot, and pick up ideas and new stuff each time.
Trying new materials: I love it. It's like an artistic science expirement. Smudging makes me cry. White pen... usually in Staples ooooor other office stores. Or sometimes art stores. You live in Canada right? (As per your profile) Ever heard of Omer deSerres? Awesome art store, they have a website. White gelpens (Sakura Gellyroll) are great too!
Hope that helps!
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Never heard of Omer deSerres. Maybe I'll look et up. oAo
Always nice to know where the art stores are at, no? =w=
But I found one of those whgite pens at an Opus art store. They really are useful~
And thanks for the advice, every little bit counts. ^w^
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This is probably the most helpful 'how to draw manga' I've seen. Do you know where to get Copic markers in the U.S.? Or a website that has them really cheap? I'm sad I can only afford Prismacolors at the moment..... Thanks so much!!
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Thanks! Glad you find this helpful!
Sorry for the late reply. Copic... in the US I am not sure. I live in Quebec Canada and I even have to buy online or road trip to buy mine.
[link] <- They have sets of 72 markers at like, 45% off. TOTALLY worth saving up. If not... eBay I guess?
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Thanks for making this tutorial. If it wasn't for your tutuorial, I would be 
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Sorry for the late reply,
glad you found this useful! And I hope you find all the needed references for your manga 
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nah it's alright! 
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This is really awesome i can really understand it perfectly! Have you tried pro makers?:3 they are really good even though the have a smaller range of colors compared to copics.
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Yeah I used to have a bunch. I personally found they didn't blend as ell as I needed, but that was something that became a need over time. Aside that, they're awesome and not as pricey. C:
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Yea, there is a problem that they don't blend well and they smell, but they the only ones that I can afford >.<"
But if i had to chose copics over pro markers I'd chose copics XD
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Aww I wanna be a comic maker too!!! But manga will take like an hour a picture, and my drawings aren't 'comic-ish'.
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I hope you don't mind me asking, but where do you buy the colored lead? I can't find it anywhere. D:
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I bought mine in Staples. I think you can sometimes find some in art stores and also on eBay.
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All your tutorials for making manga are EXTREMLY HELPFUL. I took comic book club last year but the panels were pre-made for us. Those panels in your tutorial are very good for referencing! Thank you so much for the amazing tutorial 8D
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how much do you think all of your Copic Markers cost to get that many....and where? i know some places but you might have a better one
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If you buy all four sets of 72 copic markers, it can cost roughly 2400$.
I found this website where you can buy the sets at about 45% off, meaning altogether it cost me about 1200$ to get the markers, which is in fact equivalent to two weeks of my paycheck, or two months of savings...
But you're also a premium member, premium members on deviantart geta discount on Copic things too on DickBlick .com, so if you find that buying a whole set of 72 markers is too much, (300$) then you can go there and theres a copic section where we get an additional 10% off what their discounted price is.
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Omg you have soooooooooooooooooo many copics.Where did you find the money to but them all?
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Yeah it's a lot. I actually made a health insurance claim, and they slacked off and only gave me my money after I had started working again, so not only did I have a normal pay to get the bills paid, but I also had this random extra.
So normally I wouldn't have gotten them all so quickly, but I probably would have been able to buy at least half of that without the insurance. I had some savings aside specifically for copics.
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Aaaargh!!!
soooo sorry but could you send me the link for the template again because, for some reason, thw comment you sent me got deleted.
thank u sooo much!
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thank you sooo much for this...it's soo helpful! I hope you will become a manga artist because you will certainly be very good at it!
PS - where did u get the templates from?
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Thank you! I'm glad that you find it helpful to you! I have been working on a manga, I hope that it kicks of well for me, but I need to really get ahead on that soon! C:
Templates are available from my group, #Manga-Apps but I also made a quick printable version here: [link]
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OMG!!
thank u sooo much!!!!
i stayed up soo l8 last night reading ur tutorials and right now im soooo tired.lol
ps,
i have copic markers but where did you buy the rest of your inking pens and your white pen?
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Rest of my inking pens I thought at an art store in my hometown, they have a good amount of everything. The white pens too. Actually, some of the white gel pens and poster pens I got could probably be found easier in scrapbooking stores.
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I'm so glad I came across this
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Thanks! I'm glad this helps you find a start to your comic!
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Templates D: K never though of that
Quote "From repeating repeating myself" XD LOL
I dont use a certain type of ink I just grab a ball pen and go rofl I am picky though >.> I like to make sure its prom pilor 
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Yeah templates are handy little things!
(LOL, repeating repeating xD)
Everyone has a favourite kind of pen brand! Lately I have been trying various brands and seeing what I like best when. I have yet to decide 
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Ugh >< Faber Castell is so expensive
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this is really cool ^_^ for the longest time, i wanted to make a tutorial about how to MAKE a manga (will all the inside details) but you did a much better job then i could ever have done haha. this tutorial is of excellent quality and easy to read! great job!!!
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