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Manuscript & Comic Paper 101
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**EDIT: thank you to the following groups for asking to add this tutorial into their groups gallery!
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Hello everyone!
I've been hard at work on Sacred vol.2 and while answering my cousins questions about screen tone i thought "WOW!! i'd love to do a tutorial on that!!" so here it is! :3
this is a little over view of the BASICS of using tone / adhesive tone/ comic tone/ manga tone etc. (it goes by a TON of names XD ) like it states in the tutorial, some things might seem like common sense BUT you'd be surprised how long it takes for one to learn these lessons LOL trial and error, messing up, and finding tone scraps on your pets are JUST a few of the issues! ROFL
i hope you'll enjoy this guys!! HAVE FUUUN!! and feel free to ask questions!!
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β How To Use Manga / Comic paper: explaining what the guidelines on the paper mean and how to use them
β How To Color With Copics: the basics + Copic marker care
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dont mind me asking, do you know what type of adhesive paper to use for printing screentones? one that wont rip the paper when applying or taking off?
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I was wondering if you NEED to use a tone Hera and tone cutter because on amazon they take a few weeks to get here and none accept prime. If I do, could you send me a link to the product? If so, that would be awesome!
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I want to start using the halftone screens from Deleter (the 65 line and 85 line screens). I don't see any darker than 50% though. Can the screens be overlapped to create a darker tone?
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Sweet, thank you! I've always wondered how screen tones were used! I didn't know half of what you just taught me XD
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This is pretty cool! I have wanted to use tone sheets for like 5+ years (I guess that is how long this tutorial has been up!) but never been game. I am finally making a comic and I thought I have to do it now or I never will. I came here to see if you really do need to pay all that money for a conveniently shaped piece of plastic (hera). It seems like your answer is yes. *sigh* Oh well better to do it right I suppose
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I wouldn't paint a portrait using my toes or a toothbrush 
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well I already bought it. You are so right, if you are going to do art you should have the right tools!
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hi again, i just been looking on ebay, seems that i can buy the screen tone paper from ebay quite cheap. will be doing that. if anyone knows any better places to buy please let me know. cheers
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that's awesome! I hope it all works out!
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Hey, that was excellent step by step instructions. Thanks!
I recently got back into manga. And was wondering any ideas where can I buy screen tone paper from? i am really keep to follow your step by step guide, you do make it look easy. Β I used to be able to buy it from Letraset years ago, but it seems they dont sell it anymore.
If you have any ideas then please let me know.
thanks for the help.
Paul
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I'm so happy my tutorial was helpful! I actually purchase my screen tone from the Japanese manufacturer DELETER. They have a US/English site that is very easy to navigate
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where do you get these materials? and the Manga paper?
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I buy all of my manga supplies here! The manga paper is on sale for only $6.95!-->www.akadot.com/a4-grid-135kg-iβ¦
I also purchase screen tone from Japan's #1 manga supplies maker, Deleter! 
I hope this helps!
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No problem, hon! It was my pleasure to help!
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You have no idea how much this just helped me....thank you.
I can also see you are a bit of a manga artist yourself (I haven't had a chance to read it yet, just noticed it right now). I am in the middle of an art video assignment, but I am working on a manga for my japanese class (I have to memorize the dialog in japanese) so I can't read it right now. But if you ARE going to be a mangaka....I welcome the competition. XD
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I'm thrilled to know my tutorial has helped you!
Β And in regards to my manga, I can happily say that my beloved story is available in stores across the USA 
And good luck on your Japanese class project!
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Yeah...this is one: how do you get it physically? I don't have much money on me (despite that fact I do a lot of errand, my parents are kind enough to let me still live at home as long as I still go to school). I suppose I could just do it digitally, but....I don't know. I don't really like doing digital art. It doesn't have that same feel as doing it with good old pen and ink.Β
Also, how did you get published? Is it self-published or are you sponsored? Did you do a one-shot first?Β
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Sure,Β hon! And i totally understand how you feel because I'm a traditional artist myself! I prefer doing it all by hand too :3
I buy my tones here-->deleter-mangashop.com/index_enβ¦
and my manga supplies / manuscript paper here-->www.akadot.com/manga-supplies-β¦
If you're on a TIGHT budget, you can buy some tone, scan it and apply it digitally 
An I'm self published
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I understand, I also learned how to use screen tone digitally. check out my two latest works. It isn't perfect, but it's good practice for a new comer like me XD
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really cool tut! finding stuff like these soon!Β
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awesome, yours is a lot clearer than most of the ones ive read on the internet. Defiantly going to try this, now I know how it is done
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Thanks, this is very helpful! I'm planning on buying screentones soon so it's handy to know how to apply them
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I always wondered how artists managed to do tone like that. I never knew what went into. I definitely didn't know there were sheets out there with the tones on them! This is awesome!
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Wow this is really helpful. Tho I doubt I could only find few materials here.
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where do you get your screentones? i heard that the ones you have to cut are better than the computer generated ones. i'm also starting a manga with some friends so i would like to know.
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I buy all of my screen from the official Deleter website
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I just baught screen tone today for the frst time!
Thank you for this, I googled it right when I got home
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oh wow!!
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Hooray! I've started making a comic and was hoping to find a tutorial just like <3
There are so many tones! @_@ Do you know if there's a site that categorizes them? I'm looking at Deleter-mangashop but their example images are small (which is understandable, but still frustrating) and there's no real indexing...
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OMG I wish you so much luck with your comic! 
I don't know of any site that goes that in depth when it comes to categorising tone (being that everyone will use the textures for different reasons i.e. one person may use a tone design for hair while on the next page they might use that same tone design to add texture to a piece of meat) On deleter-mangashop, you can simply click on the thumbnail, and usually a scan of the entire sheet will pop up
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Thank you!
Oh yeah, I see the trouble... Hmm :I
I guess I'll just have to make something for my own reference, then!
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Thanks but I'm a little unclear on all the materials used..
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aaaaw!
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How does the peeled screentone feel? How thick is it?
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How much does it cost to get all of this equipment?
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omg THIS IS A FAB WAY TO DO SCREEN TONE>w< THANKS LIZI!!!!!
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OMG!! It's my pleasure to share this with you my dear!
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IKR!!! It looks so real!!>U< Hopefully i will get this soon and will try this fun little experiment!! The effects are amazing!! Oh Lizi have you ever thought of doing a colouring tutorial?? By the way it's so nice to hear from you again. Missed you loads XX
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aaaaw!! sooo cute are youuuu!! LOL
OMG I MOST CERTAINLY HAVE!! 
aaaaw!! ; o ; that's so sweet!! 
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Gosh explaing can be soo hard 0a0. OMG I am happy Scared is going well!!! . 
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THANK YOU. I have been looking for a traditional tutorial for ages!! The ones I found were all for dital!! You are my saviour!! ;a;
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Which tones should I get?
I don't want my work to be too tone-heavy, really, I'm only looking for a few shades of gray so that I'd have something to work with. But not anything extreme. There's so many, though, so I really don't know where to start, and there doesn't seem to be a "standard" set for basic greys.
Are there any 3~5 tones that are recommended as the optimal shading options?
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NOT at all
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Well, it's black and white, so I can imagine, right? XD
Plus Grell does like to be a girl, no ? o3o
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LOL XD Indeed you can 
And absolutely! But isn't that part of Grell's charm?
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OMG, FINALLY a tone tutorial NOT on Photoshop! <3
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OMG THANK YOU for appreciating that fact that this was all done traditional
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