Printing at home

It takes a great amount of work in terms of getting ready to print, and then doing the actual printing and binding everything together by yourself, but the artwork will give you a wonderful crafty feeling! In this section, we are going to learn how to make your manga creation ready for home printing.

Over the past few years, home printers have become more affordable and more powerful. Just a decade ago, most home printers were only able to produce decent prints from digital photographs. Now, we have home printers that can print beautiful, high-quality images without breaking the bank. Some printers are even “artist-grade” now and can print in wide formats, on fabric, and more.

There are so many home printers now that we obviously can’t give a rundown of all of them in this book. It is best to do your own research before buying a printer and think about how you will use the printer. If you are mainly doing black and white prints, you can...