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Manga Studio Ex 5 Cookbook电子书

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作       者:Elizabeth Staley

出  版  社:Packt Publishing

出版时间:2015-09-28

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Over 90 hands-on recipes to help you create digital comics from page setup to exporting the final product About This Book Design creative and custom digital comics with the perfection equivalent of pen-and-paper drawings Explore the latest features from Manga Studio EX 5 such as custom brush effects, layers, masks, 3D objects, panels, and multiple-page story layout A pragmatic manual with engaging recipes and attractive screenshots that make comic creation fun and easy Who This Book Is For This book is intended for competent comic artists working on Manga Studio who want to create more attractive comics by using powerful tools and features from software for digital comic creation. What You Will Learn Create story files and custom pages for any Web or publishing project Customize brushes for special ink effects, hatching and cross-hatching, and much more Work with vector images in Manga Studio EX 5 Use the new Symmetry ruler and the new Line tools to create your illustrations faster and more efficiently Make and save custom screentones, and add them to your comic pages Punch up your illustrations with color palettes and special effects Add 3D models to create or accentuate your comic scenes Finish a project by exporting it for the Web or for a printed collection In Detail Manga Studio is a software application for the digital creation of comics and manga. Manga Studio EX 5 has all the features of Manga Studio 5, professional story creation tools, and other special features that make it the ultimate illustration tool for serious comic, manga, and graphic artists. Made specifically for comic artists and illustrators, it has some of the most powerful digital art creation tools available. From digital perspective rulers to a library of screentones, Manga Studio 5 works for the artist with an intuitive, customizable interface and tools. With Manga Studio EX 5, you can create custom page templates, save commonly used designs, make custom brushes, mimic traditional media, pose 3D objects directly on the art canvas, and export all of your comic pages for print or the Web. The book starts with everything you need to know to set up custom pages for your comic or Manga project. These recipes will take you all the way through to exporting your illustrations for print or to display them on the Web. You will learn how to create custom brushes that you will use for inking, or for repetitive tasks such as drawing foliage or rubble. Next, you will move on to understanding Layer Modes and Layer Masks. Then, you'll learn how to finish up your illustrations with color, screentones, special effects, and 3D objects. Finally, you will be taught to export your hard work and share it with the world, either through the Web or in print. This cookbook will give you just the right recipes to turn on the power of Manga Studio EX 5 and get you creating more illustrations faster and more efficiently. Style and approach An easy-to-follow, and informative book full of recipes that explore real-world topics for the comic creator. Each recipe is explained with detailed steps and interesting screenshots.
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Manga Studio Ex 5 Cookbook

Table of Contents

Manga Studio Ex 5 Cookbook

Credits

Foreword

About the Author

About the Reviewers

www.PacktPub.com

Support files, eBooks, discount offers, and more

Why subscribe?

Free access for Packt account holders

Preface

What this book covers

What you need for this book

Who this book is for

Sections

Getting ready

How to do it…

How it works…

There's more…

See also

Conventions

Reader feedback

Customer support

Errata

Piracy

Questions

1. Creating and Manipulating Pages and Page Templates

Introduction

Setting up and saving a standard-sized comic page file

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works…

See also

Adding the story's title to the page

How to do it...

See also

Adding the author's name to the page

Getting ready

How to do it…

See also

Adding page numbers and folio information to the page

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works…

There's more…

Including a folio page number

See also

Creating a multi-page file

Getting ready

How to do it…

See also

Setting up cover pages

Getting ready

How to do it…

How it works…

See also

Creating two-page spreads

Getting ready

How to do it…

How it works...

There's more…

Creating two-page spreads in existing story files

See also

Applying a framing template

Getting ready

How to do it…

How it works…

See also

Creating a custom framing template

How to do it…

How it works…

See also

Creating and using cover templates

How to do it...

How it works…

See also

Accessing the Page Manager

How to do it…

There's more…

Viewing the Page Manager in other orientations

See also

Rearranging story pages

How to do it…

There's more…

Rearranging multiple pages

See also

Deleting story pages

How to do it…

There's more…

Deleting multiple pages

See also

Editing the story information

How to do it…

See also

Editing the basic work settings

How to do it…

See also

Using the Story Editor to enter text

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

See also

Searching and replacing entered text

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

See also

2. Customizing Brushes

Introduction

Creating a gritty inking brush

Getting ready

How to do it…

How it works…

Breaking out with a broken glass brush

How to do it…

How it works…

There's more…

Creating a cracked detail brush

Getting ready

How to do it…

How it works…

Making a foliage brush

How to do it…

How it works…

Creating a cross-hatching brush

Getting ready

How to do it…

How it works…

Making a fabric trim brush

Getting ready

How to do it…

How it works...

See also

Making a ruffle brush

Getting ready

How to do it…

How it works…

Making a brick brush

Getting ready

How to do it…

How it works…

Blowing up an explosion brush

Getting ready

How to do it…

How it works…

See also

Creating a feathering texture brush

Getting ready

How to do it…

How it works…

3. Getting a Handle on Vectors

Introduction

Creating a vector layer

Getting ready

How to do it…

There's more…

Making marks on a vector layer

Getting ready

How to do it…

How it works…

There's more…

See also

Adjusting vector lines

Getting ready

How to do it…

How it works…

There's more…

See also

Adding control points to the vector line

Getting ready

How to do it…

How it works…

See also

Deleting control points from the vector line

Getting ready

How to do it…

How it works...

There's more…

See also

Scaling and rotating the vector line

Getting started

How to do it…

How it works…

There's more...

See also

4. Using the Layer Modes

Introduction

Using the Darken mode

How to do it…

How it works...

Using the Multiply mode

How to do it…

How it works...

Using the Color burn mode

How to do it…

How it works...

Using the Linear burn mode

How to do it…

How it works...

Using the Subtract mode

How to do it…

How it works...

Using the Lighten mode

How to do it…

How it works...

Using the Screen mode

How to do it…

How it works...

Using the Color dodge mode

How to do it…

How it works...

Using the Add mode

How to do it…

How it works...

Using the Overlay mode

How to do it…

How it works...

Using the Soft light mode

How to do it…

How it works...

Using the Hard light mode

How to do it…

How it works...

Using the Difference mode

How to do it…

How it works...

5. Making Selections and Layer Masks

Introduction

Adding a Layer Mask

Getting ready

How to do it…

How it works...

Editing the Layer Mask

Getting ready

How to do it…

How it works...

Making a Quick Mask using selection tools

Getting ready

How to do it…

How it works...

Using the Selection pen

Getting ready

How to do it…

Using the Clear selection tool

Getting ready

How to do it…

Using the Shrink selection tool

Getting ready

How to do it…

6. Using New Rulers and Line Tools

Introduction

Using Symmetry ruler

Getting ready

How to do it…

There's more…

Making action lines with the Scattered stream line tool

Getting ready

How to do it…

How it works...

Making action lines with the Dark stream line tool

Getting ready

How to do it…

How it works…

Adding moods with the Gloom stream line tool

Getting ready

How to do it…

How it works…

There's more…

Making rain drops with the Rain stream line tool

Getting ready

How to do it…

How it works…

Making focus lines with the Scattered saturated line tool

Getting ready

How to do it…

How it works…

Making focus lines with the Dark saturated line tool

Getting ready

How to do it…

How it works…

Making focus lines with the Dense saturated line tool

Getting ready

How to do it…

How it works…

Using the Brightness tool

Getting ready

How to do it…

Creating dark flashes with the Burst tool

Getting ready

How to do it…

7. Adding and Creating Tones and Materials

Introduction

Adding a screentone to a large area

Getting ready

How to do it…

Using a selection tool to apply a quick tone

Getting ready

How to do it…

How it works…

Creating and saving custom materials

How to do it…

How it works…

Drawing a custom fabric pattern

Getting ready

How to do it…

Using Mesh Transformation to apply more realistic fabric patterns

Getting ready

How to do it…

8. Playing with Color Palettes

Introduction

Importing a palette from Photoshop

Getting ready

How to do it…

There's more…

Saving a color set as a material

Getting ready

How to do it…

Turning the color set bar on and off

Getting ready

How to do it…

Turning the command bar on and off

Getting ready

How to do it…

Creating harmonious color schemes using the Intermediate Color palette

How to do it…

Using the Approximate Color palette

How to do it…

How it works…

Using the Color History palette

Getting ready

How to do it…

9. Creating Special Effects

Introduction

Making colored line work

Getting ready

How to do it…

How it works…

Coloring sparkly magic effects

How to do it…

Creating the look of shiny leather

How to do it…

Creating a colored light effect

How to do it…

How it works…

Creating laser blasts

How to do it…

Making lightning and electricity

How to do it…

10. Using 3D Objects

Introduction

Adding existing 3D objects to a page

Getting ready

How to do it…

Importing a 3D object from another program

Getting ready

How to do it…

Manipulating 3D objects

Getting ready

How to do it…

How it works…

Adjusting the 3D camera

Getting ready

How to do it…

Using preset poses

Getting ready

How to do it…

Saving custom information as materials

Getting ready

How to do it…

Customizing characters

Getting ready

How to do it…

How it works…

There's more…

11. Exporting the Finished Product

Introduction

Exporting for printing

Getting ready

How to do it…

Adjusting the image quality and file size

Getting ready

How to do it…

How it works…

Resizing an image while exporting

Getting ready

How to do it…

Exporting for web display

Getting ready

How to do it…

Exporting pages in a batch (EX only)

Getting ready

How to do it…

Index

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