Value Sketch with Gunzy Tutorial

INTRO: So, you’re wanting to get the hang of value and contrast? Then you’ve come to (almost) the right place. It’s simple really, once you get the hang of it. I myself neglected learning how to shade correctly for years in favor of increasing other skills instead. But I soon learned that value really adds depth to an object, and decided to pursue learning this on my own. In short, after messing...

Ripping Palettes for Better Colors

This process extracts the color scheme from an existing work of art and arranges the colors into an organized palette image. Use this resulting image like a painter’s palette to choose colors for your own artwork or game assets. * In this guide I used Photoshop, but you can do this in any decent graphics program like GIMP or IrfanView, etc. * This tutorial is explicitly verbose even though the...

Model Painting

The Basics Painting can be as fun as it is easy once you get the hang of it. I my self like to paint models. In this tutorial I will attempt to teach you some things for painting your own custom models. Part I   Painting Your First Model Models can be expensive now a days! They range any were ...

Concept Art 101: Environments

Alright, onto the next tutorial: environments! Yes, we’re going to learn how to draw environments, concept art style. Now, there are a couple of principles that I must emphasize on before we begin. This is all prerequisite knowledge so if you don’t have a solid understanding of the following things, please consider brushing up on them before continuing. 1.) Atmospheric/Aerial Perspective....

Concept Art 101: Value Sketching with Silhouettes

KK, welcome back. Last time I showed you guys how to value sketch and, now, we’re going to explore another method of value sketching that uses silhouettes as a basis. There’s actually not much difference between this method and the previous except that, instead of using darker values on a light canvas to block out shapes, we’re going to be using lighter values against a dark silhouette. Also,...

Concept Art 101: Value Sketching

Lately, I’ve been getting into concept art. It’s a rather quick, easy and fun way to get ideas down that returns consistently good results, which only get better as you improve. Now, I’m no pro concept artist, but I think I’ve learned enough of the method to start telling people about it. And I think one of the greatest setbacks to drawing things traditionally (sketch>lineart>colors) is...

Manga Studio: Saving Your Work and Beyond

If you haven’t done so already, make sure you save your work by clicking on File > Save As…. Type in the name of your work and press OK. This will create a file with a cpg file which is associated with Manga Studio, a thumbnail image of your work, a layer folder and a pff file. Save a lot and save frequently! If you want to be extra careful, you can make a backup of your work whether...

Manga Studio: Lettering Your Work

Lettering your work is as easy as typing in a word processor. All you have to do to get started is to hit the Text icon in the Tools palette indicated with the letter “A”. Then click on the area you want to place your dialogue. This will pop up a window which has multiple options from font type, font size, alignment and so on. Type your text in the box at the...

Manga Studio: Making Word Balloons in EX

Unlike the Debut version which I mainly cover in these Manga Studio tutorials, Manga Studio EX has other extra features that the standard software does not. Aside from sporting extra tones, images, and 3D assets, EX also allows it’s user a time-saving feature when making, using, and placing tones. To use this feature, you have to open up your Material Folder. At the Tool Bar, you will see...

Manga Studio: Making Word Balloons

Word Balloons allows your characters to talk but not only that, it is also is a way to represent how they are feeling. The three most standard balloons are the speech with it’s round shape, shout with multiple sharp edges and the thought balloon with it’s cloud-like visual. Balloons can also be used for sound effects though that is much more rare. To create standard balloons, you will...

Manga Studio: Adding Speed and Focus Lines

Nothing shows action like speed and focus lines. Speed lines are multiple lines that denotes movement while focus lines are like bursts of light that focus on an aspect on the page. To create focus or speed lines, all you have to do is go to Filter and then choose Focus Lines… or Speed Lines…. This will bring up a new window with multiple options you can select to create your speed...