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August 23, 2015August 23, 2015

eComic Concept Art: Sylen Benevolen 2E

For this concept I’ve changed my technique slightly. In Manga Studio, instead of having the line layer on top and the paint layer beneath, I’ve switched it so that the paint layer is on top. This means that instead of having the line layer always visible it will now disappear as I paint over the top of it. I feel that this approach will allow me closer control on areas of detail as I paint whereas before, the line-work was obscuring the paint-work.

Total time spent on this is now at 10 hours and I have just completed “Blocking In” colour:

August 19, 2015August 23, 2015

eComic Concept Art: Sylen Benevolen 2D

Further progress on my eComic Concept Art in Manga Studio. I reckon I’ve finished the line work now, next will come the flat colours.

EComic Concept Art: Sylen Benevolen Version 2D — Sylen Benevolen Concept 2

August 18, 2015August 18, 2015

eComic Concept Art: Sylen Benevolen 2C

I’ve been pressing on with my eComic Concept Art using Manga Studio by putting a jacket on Benevolen:

July 27, 2015August 23, 2015

Concept Art: Sylen Benevolen 1D

Project ADC-1 Concept Art. Did some fine tuning, added a speech bubble and added a background. I will leave this painting now and move on.

July 26, 2015

Fictional World Map V3.4

I’ve done some more work on this map:

Added a Neon Glow around some of the continent names to improve readability.
Added a grid.
Added a scale.
Added a border.
Added the world name: Undomea.

This is the world that my first digital comic (eComic) will be set in. And yes, the oceans are going to be purple!

July 25, 2015August 23, 2015

Concept Art: Sylen Benevolen 1C

Project ADC-1 Concept Art. I switched off the pencil layer, blended in the colour blocks and did some more detailed painting.

July 24, 2015August 23, 2015

Concept Art: Sylen Benevolen 1B

Project ADC-1 Concept Art. I’ve blocked in the colours for the Benevolen concept. In Manga Studio, I started with the brush tool and then found that the pen tool lays down colour more evenly – which is what I wanted for blocking in.

July 22, 2015August 23, 2015

Concept Art: Sylen Benevolen 1

OK here’s a character concept sketch of the main protagonist in my digital comic. Using a reference photo, I worked in Manga Studio 5 with a Wacom graphics tablet. This represents around 40 minutes of sketching for me.

July 19, 2015July 19, 2015

Fictional World Map V3.3

I’ve been fleshing out my fictional world map a little bit more. It now has continent names, a legend and depicts two of the locations for my ADC-1 project (Raneon and Suborea).

July 12, 2015July 14, 2015

Just Bought Manga Studio 5!

For a while now I’ve been aware of Manga Studio – a digital art package that seemed to be more geared towards comics creation than other art packages. I’d even made a mental note to download the trial version and give it a go. However the other day, a friend of mine told me that it was currently on sale with a whopping 70% off the list price!

Anyway I’m now sitting here having just bought the digital download and installed it 🙂

I’ve given it a quick test drive and initial results are exciting! The pressure sensitivity feels really good, the tools I’ve tried give such a beautifully natural result, especially the paint brush – I love the way it smears your colours as if your brush were really running over wet paint – fantastic! That’s £12 well spent right there 🙂 Can’t wait to try more.