How do you go about creating your own manga or graphic novel, from a complete beginner?
As in creating one with no prior experience? This depends on if you're doing it alone or if you're working with someone/a group of people. As someone developing a webcomic, I'd say the best thing you can do is develop background material for all the characters and all the places/kinds of places you want to depict. The more you develop this and do research, the more naturally it'll come to you-and if you wanna do it well, you'll need to do a lot of research.On the writing side, study how to write scripts and develop your ability to write out directions for both your characters and the camera(I started with The Complete Book of Scriptwriting, and it gave me a really solid foundation for my scriptwriting skills). When even someone unaccustomed to reading scripts can see the image your words paint, the artist will certainly be able to see it and draw it out on the page.On the art side, you'll want to develop your understanding of how things and living beings interact with space and how perspective changes how something looks (as well how to draw it all). As those basics are solidified, research different styles of art and find which ones you enjoy and want to draw over and over and over again.When it comes to putting all that into comic form, you'll want to learn how to storyboard and how use different styles of panels, lettering and so on to create different kinds of emotional impact.In the end, it all comes down to a 3 step process of imitation, improvement and innovation.Imitate the styles of art/comicking you like or strive forImprove where you think they could betterInnovate by focusing all of that into your own style and method of comicking
What was created first manga or american comics?
I'm just curious because I'm a big manga reader (don't like reading comics but I love marvel and dc comic movies). And as i've been reading manga i've been noticing how manga has a big influence on american comics and american comics seem to have an influence on manga. So which one was created first? Note that i mean american comics with all the super hero stuff such as marvel,dc,etc
Why do you prefer manga to anime?
Just a question so I can get a little insight :) I love anime, I grew up watching it and I never even thought about reading manga until recently. I love japenese voice acting. I love a good soundtrack. I love the emotion and passion a great soundtrack and great voice acting adds to animes. I think that the extra demension animation gives te characters is awesome. When I read forums and comments I get the general impression that most manga readers dislike animes because they tend not to follow the plot of the manga they are base in closely. Is that the only reason? I'd love to hear some of your opinions! Also, I'd like to think I have a great imagination and reading has always been one of my passions. For some reason there is a huge difference for me when I get to create an entire world in my own head based off of pure text, but when I read manga and the characters are drawn out already I have a hard time putting a voice with the character and adding emotion to that voice. Maybe I've been spoiled by animes. I generally only read a manga after watching an anime that ends before the manga does. So I guess the main question is this: manga fans, why do you prefer manga to anime? ^^ Not trying to start any fights. Wrote this on my iPhone so I apologize for any spelling errors, I hope it all makes sense :)
What pens could I use to draw manga?
You really dont need that proffesional type of pens i mean comon, you dont need a pen to DRAW do you now? Your a newbie, so you arent going to publish right away, so you dont need the Proffesional items. The above or below answer suggests that you use Inking pens, with nibs... that is unnecessary at this stage, you are starting, ... I made a mistake buying NIB inking pens earlier... its hard to use, you either wont know how to use it or isnt neccessary at this stage of time so the materials you need might be: 1) Pigma pens - has ranges of thickness so you can have control over the inking 2) Fountain pens- if you have them then you can get used to the NIB pens as they are hard to use 3) Manga fountain Pens - Use this Pen ONLY, ONLY when you are used to drawing with the fountain pens in black, this will especially get you ready when using NIB pens 4) Use a pencil , a NON PHOTO pencil, Blue, - when you draw, and ink over, it's great because when you scan it in the computer if you have to , the blue lines wont appear after you have inked over it. 5) Use a Brush pen - fine Japanese Brush pen is the way to go! - it saves time when you need to ink the large spaces with black, instead of going over and over with a pen! DO's: Use the right materials and save money, dont waste it buying expensive stuff Practise long and hard drawing useing many different types of pens, especially NIB pens Use a Traditional Japanese brush pen when needing to cover a large area, i have bought this one - http://www.jetpens.com/index.php/cPath/221_563 Its great!, a Akashiya Bamboo barrel brush pen, and i still have it, iam glad i bought this item. DONT's Dont buy expensive items right at the beggining, slow and steady is the way to go Dont use a NIB pen straight away, use a fountain pen to get you started. Never use a permenant marker when inking And try to use a pencil at least :)
Is manga studio ex 4 similar to SAI paint tool?
If you have paint tool sai I recommend you use that instead of Manga Studio ex 4. Manga Studio's best features lie in its ability to produce comics. It has lots of features that help with adding things like panels and speech bubbles, even speed lines, but honestly I wouldn't use this program to color anything. One of its features is its flaw. Its digital coloring features use solid pixels without any...defusing. I don't have a digital example that's very good, but maybe this picture will help. (You might need to increase the size of your browser view to see what I'm taling about more clearly) http://i47.tinypic.com/6gcy7p.png The first image show how paint tool sai and most digital art programs function, they edges of the pixels are defused, they fade to a transparent color so they can blend in with the surrounding pixels. Manga Studio however ONLY uses pixels like in the second image. As you can see, the pixels don't defuse. They are solid right up to the edge, and the create more visiable edges in coloring. Manga Studio was made with the assumption that you'll only use it to make comics on page sized canvases. The pages are so large you never see the detail in the pixels and this this feature doesn't seem like a detrement however, when you use color instead of black and white, the colors are more solid and sperated. On a large cancus agian this won't matter, but this prevents that program from being capable of using smaller images. Secondly, manga studios strengths lie in its extra features that assist in the creation of manga and comics. If you arn't making those things your kind of wasting your money, seeing as its not the best program for that kind of stuff. It personally won't give you any benifit at all...especially not in coloring. It just wasn't designed for that kind of work, and doesn't do the best job of it. I ...can't emphasize that enough...and there isn't much more to say about it. I just won't buy that program for that purpose. Stick with paint tool Sai, or other raster programs, but save your money if you plan on doing something other than comics with manga studio. It can do it, I suppose, but not as well.
How to use baka-mangaupdate.com?
Mangaupdates is an information site; it doesn't actually host any manga. Having an account basically allows you to create your own lists of completed, unfinished, on hold and currently reading manga (and to update it as you read new chapters or rate it when you're done). It also tells you what scanlation teams are working on each manga, which chapters have been released and what date it was released on, which makes searching for manga much easier. If you're after a manga that's particularly obscure, you can always go to Mangaupdates, type it in the search, and see which team(s) are scanlating it. Clicking on the name of the scanlator(s) will bring you to their profile page, and from there you can find their website/IRC channel/forum where you'll probably be able to download the chapter you're after. Teams will usually either provide direct download links, or tell you how to get it elsewhere. If you don't want to/can't use IRC, you can always try other sites like Anime-EDEN, Manga-Avenue.com, StopTazmo, and so on. It largely depends on what manga you're after; there are sites/forums that offer a large variety of different manga, and then there are places that focus on a certain genre. Oh, you can always try the Free-manga community on Livejournal as well, if you don't mind taking a second to get a Livejournal account and then joining that community. They have nearly everything under the sun.
Anime interview questions by friday the 29th?
What is your favorite manga? My favorite manga is Death Note. What do you like about anime? What I like about anime is the style, characters, fights, comedy mixed with extreme seriousness, and the exploration of deep questions. What is your favorite anime? My Favorite anime is Samurai Champloo. Why is it your favorite? It is funny, has good characters, amazing fights, and is drawn in a very attractive and artistic style. Explain what you think about anime. I think anime is just as diverse as any other medium or genre. Have you ever made anime shorts or anything? No. Tell about your favorite director or artist of anime. Shinichiro Watanabe. He has incredible style and flair. What achievements have they made? He created Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo. What makes anime a different category of art? The fact that it is both art and entertainment, most American comics and cartoons are not art, but only entertainment, and traditional art is merely art with no entertainment.
Is it possible for an American to become a manga artist in United States?
Sure, if you draw comics, there is nothing really stopping you from becoming a manga artist. If you're looking for financial stability and success selling your comics, you'll have to put in the hard work to learn how to draw well (and draw everything well), tell stories, and then learn about the publishing world. You'll have to market your work to manga fans and have the work ethic to be able to produce a body of work consistently and on-time (as we all know how much we hate hiatuses). Is it likely you'll get hired by a manga publisher right away? Probably not. While I"m just a fan and not an expert here, I'm not sure if there are any domestic manga publishers that don't just re-release content from Japan/Korea. So the likelihood of becoming a manga artist in the sense that some company hires you to draw manga all day is probably very very slim. But.... can you self publish and make your own creation? Damn right you can. Can you eventually sell your comic to a publisher after lots of hard work, building a large audience, and creating a truly amazing comic? Maybe, if you can show them how much of a money maker your series can be. Best of luck and go out and tell some awesome stories!