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Manga Studio EX 5 Cookbook: Over 90 hands-on recipes to help you create digital comics from page setup to exporting the final product

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Manga Studio EX 5 Cookbook

Chapter 2. Customizing Brushes

In this chapter, you will learn the following recipes:

  • Creating a gritty inking brush
  • Breaking out with a broken glass brush
  • Creating a cracked detail brush
  • Foliage made simple
  • Creating a cross-hatching brush
  • Making a fabric trim brush
  • Making a ruffle brush
  • Making a brick brush
  • Blowing up an explosion brush
  • Creating a feathering texture brush

Introduction

Brushes in Manga Studio 5 can do a lot more than just making a pencil mark when you use your stylus to draw. By customizing your brushes, you can speed up your workflow and create special effects. Spend a little time now making a brush that imitates ruffled fabric, and save time later when you introduce a character with a penchant for wearing ruffles!

The brush settings can look a little intimidating at first, but once you know what everything does, you'll be flying through the brush creation process! This chapter is a good introduction to some brushes that you may need in your drawing process.

For all the recipes in this chapter, it is advised that you have a page open to make test marks on as you make your new brush. This is the best way to test what each option in the Tool property window does and how tweaking the options can make a difference in the look of our brush.

Let's make some drawing tools!

Creating a gritty inking brush

Some styles require a line that isn't smooth and even. We're going to make a gritty and uneven-textured inking brush to add some flair to our lines.

Getting ready

One of the materials used for this pen is from a free brush available from Smith Micro. At the time of writing this book, the brush is available at http://my.smithmicro.com/manga-studio-ex-5-free-content.html, as Dry Bleeding Flat Watercolor. This brush will need to be installed in order to get access to the material. Download the brush from the Smith Micro website. Then, click on the icon circled in the following screenshot (found in the Sub Tool palette) and click on Import sub tool…:

Getting ready

Navigate to the location of the downloaded brush file and click on Open. The Dry Bleeding Flat Watercolor brush will be installed and the material will be added to the Material library.

How to do it…

These steps will walk us through the process of creating a new inking brush with a gritty look:

  1. Under...

Breaking out with a broken glass brush

One of the great things about working digitally is that you can save time by utilizing the features of the software you use and making them work for you. In this case, we're going to add some broken glass around the falling figure in this drawing:

Breaking out with a broken glass brush

How to do it…

This recipe will walk us through creating a custom material and then using it to make our brush:

  1. Open a blank canvas, preferably of 300 to 600 dpi resolution.
  2. Using your preferred drawing tools on an empty layer, draw the outlines of several jagged shapes. These will be our shards of broken glass.
  3. Create a new layer beneath the outline layer. Select the glass shapes and fill them with solid white.
  4. Lower the opacity of the white layer to 50 percent.
  5. Merge the outline layer with the 50 percent transparent white layer.
  6. Make sure that the background of your image is transparent. Your image should look something like this:
    How to do it…
  7. Go to Edit | Register Image as Material.
  8. In the Material property window...

Creating a cracked detail brush

Our next brush will make drawing ruins, rubble, and general scenes of devastation easier.

Getting ready

To start off, open a new blank canvas of at least 300 dpi resolution. We will use this canvas to draw our new brush tip shape in order to make our cracks. Make sure that Basic expression color is set to Gray and not Color. Refer to the screenshot given here to know where to change this option while creating your new canvas:

Getting ready

How to do it…

These steps will walk you through the rest of the brush creation process:

  1. With your new canvas open, navigate to View | Grid to turn on the grid lines.
  2. Find the grid line that runs down the center of the canvas vertically.
  3. Use this center line as a guide for the cracks, but do not follow it exactly! Make the cracks branch off and go away from the center. This creates a more convincing effect. Check out the following screenshot, and note that the crack pattern touches the center line at the top and bottom of the canvas:
    How to do it…
  4. Once...

Making a foliage brush

A foliage brush is an adaptation of a free brush that is available from Smith Micro. At the time of writing this book, the brush is available at http://my.smithmicro.com/manga-studio-ex-5-free-content.html as Leaf in middle distance.

How to do it…

For this brush, we'll need to make a material and then use it to make a brush that "rolls out" like a ribbon:

  1. Open a new canvas with at least 300 dpi resolution.
  2. Draw a row of leaves, similar to the top of a tree or a bush.
  3. Fill the leaves with white color. Use the following screenshot as a guide to create the leaves' shapes:

    Note

    The dark fill around the leaves is simply for showing the shape of the white fill.

    How to do it…
  4. Turn off any visible Paper layers or other fills.
  5. If needed, combine the leaf outline layer and the fill layer. There should now be only the leaf outlines and the white fill visible on the canvas. The background should be transparent.
  6. Go to Edit | Register Image as Material.
  7. Name the material using...

Creating a cross-hatching brush

Hatching is the term used to describe the shading of a drawing achieved using groups of parallel lines. Cross-hatching is a group of parallel lines crossed by another group of parallel lines moving in another direction. Hatching and cross-hatching can give a lovely look of depth and texture to monochromatic illustrations. Let's explore how to create a brush to make our hatching and cross-hatching go a little faster than doing it completely by hand!

Getting ready

To start off, open a new blank canvas of at least 300 dpi resolution. We will use this canvas to draw our new brush tip shape in order to make our cracks. Make sure that Basic expression color is set to Gray and not Color.

Refer to the screenshot given here to understand where to change this option while creating your new canvas:

Getting ready

How to do it…

These steps will walk you through the rest of the brush creation process:

  1. Select the Figure tool and then the Ruler subtool.
  2. Next, select Special ruler...

Introduction

Brushes in Manga Studio 5 can do a lot more than just making a pencil mark when you use your stylus to draw. By customizing your brushes, you can speed up your workflow and create special effects. Spend a little time now making a brush that imitates ruffled fabric, and save time later when you introduce a character with a penchant for wearing ruffles!

The brush settings can look a little intimidating at first, but once you know what everything does, you'll be flying through the brush creation process! This chapter is a good introduction to some brushes that you may need in your drawing process.

For all the recipes in this chapter, it is advised that you have a page open to make test marks on as you make your new brush. This is the best way to test what each option in the Tool property window does and how tweaking the options can make a difference in the look of our brush.

Let's make some drawing tools!

Creating a gritty inking brush

Some styles require a line that isn't smooth and even. We're going to make a gritty and uneven-textured inking brush to add some flair to our lines.

Getting ready

One of the materials used for this pen is from a free brush available from Smith Micro. At the time of writing this book, the brush is available at http://my.smithmicro.com/manga-studio-ex-5-free-content.html, as Dry Bleeding Flat Watercolor. This brush will need to be installed in order to get access to the material. Download the brush from the Smith Micro website. Then, click on the icon circled in the following screenshot (found in the Sub Tool palette) and click on Import sub tool…:

Navigate to the location of the downloaded brush file and click on Open. The Dry Bleeding Flat Watercolor brush will be installed and the material will be added to the Material library.

How to do it…

These steps will walk us through the process of creating a new inking brush with a gritty look:

  1. Under the Pen tools, select...

Breaking out with a broken glass brush

One of the great things about working digitally is that you can save time by utilizing the features of the software you use and making them work for you. In this case, we're going to add some broken glass around the falling figure in this drawing:

How to do it…

This recipe will walk us through creating a custom material and then using it to make our brush:

  1. Open a blank canvas, preferably of 300 to 600 dpi resolution.

  2. Using your preferred drawing tools on an empty layer, draw the outlines of several jagged shapes. These will be our shards of broken glass.

  3. Create a new layer beneath the outline layer. Select the glass shapes and fill them with solid white.

  4. Lower the opacity of the white layer to 50 percent.

  5. Merge the outline layer with the 50 percent transparent white layer.

  6. Make sure that the background of your image is transparent. Your image should look something like this:

  7. Go to Edit | Register Image as Material.

  8. In the Material property window, name your new...

Creating a cracked detail brush

Our next brush will make drawing ruins, rubble, and general scenes of devastation easier.

Getting ready

To start off, open a new blank canvas of at least 300 dpi resolution. We will use this canvas to draw our new brush tip shape in order to make our cracks. Make sure that Basic expression color is set to Gray and not Color. Refer to the screenshot given here to know where to change this option while creating your new canvas:

How to do it…

These steps will walk you through the rest of the brush creation process:

  1. With your new canvas open, navigate to View | Grid to turn on the grid lines.

  2. Find the grid line that runs down the center of the canvas vertically.

  3. Use this center line as a guide for the cracks, but do not follow it exactly! Make the cracks branch off and go away from the center. This creates a more convincing effect. Check out the following screenshot, and note that the crack pattern touches the center line at the top and bottom of the canvas:

  4. Once you...

Making a foliage brush

A foliage brush is an adaptation of a free brush that is available from Smith Micro. At the time of writing this book, the brush is available at http://my.smithmicro.com/manga-studio-ex-5-free-content.html as Leaf in middle distance.

How to do it…

For this brush, we'll need to make a material and then use it to make a brush that "rolls out" like a ribbon:

  1. Open a new canvas with at least 300 dpi resolution.

  2. Draw a row of leaves, similar to the top of a tree or a bush.

  3. Fill the leaves with white color. Use the following screenshot as a guide to create the leaves' shapes:

    Note

    The dark fill around the leaves is simply for showing the shape of the white fill.

  4. Turn off any visible Paper layers or other fills.

  5. If needed, combine the leaf outline layer and the fill layer. There should now be only the leaf outlines and the white fill visible on the canvas. The background should be transparent.

  6. Go to Edit | Register Image as Material.

  7. Name the material using a descriptive title.

  8. Double...

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Description

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.

Who is this book 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 crosshatching, 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

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12 Chapters
1. Creating and Manipulating Pages and Page Templates Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
1. Creating and Manipulating Pages and Page Templates
Introduction
Setting up and saving a standard-sized comic page file
Adding the story's title to the page
Adding the author's name to the page
Adding page numbers and folio information to the page
Creating a multi-page file
Setting up cover pages
Creating two-page spreads
Applying a framing template
Creating a custom framing template
Creating and using cover templates
Accessing the Page Manager
Rearranging story pages
Deleting story pages
Editing the story information
Editing the basic work settings
Using the Story Editor to enter text
Searching and replacing entered text
2. Customizing Brushes Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
2. Customizing Brushes
Introduction
Creating a gritty inking brush
Breaking out with a broken glass brush
Creating a cracked detail brush
Making a foliage brush
Creating a cross-hatching brush
Making a fabric trim brush
Making a ruffle brush
Making a brick brush
Blowing up an explosion brush
Creating a feathering texture brush
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3. Getting a Handle on Vectors
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Creating a vector layer
Making marks on a vector layer
Adjusting vector lines
Adding control points to the vector line
Deleting control points from the vector line
Scaling and rotating the vector line
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4. Using the Layer Modes
Introduction
Using the Darken mode
Using the Multiply mode
Using the Color burn mode
Using the Linear burn mode
Using the Subtract mode
Using the Lighten mode
Using the Screen mode
Using the Color dodge mode
Using the Add mode
Using the Overlay mode
Using the Soft light mode
Using the Hard light mode
Using the Difference mode
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5. Making Selections and Layer Masks
Introduction
Adding a Layer Mask
Editing the Layer Mask
Making a Quick Mask using selection tools
Using the Selection pen
Using the Clear selection tool
Using the Shrink selection tool
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6. Using New Rulers and Line Tools
Introduction
Using Symmetry ruler
Making action lines with the Scattered stream line tool
Making action lines with the Dark stream line tool
Adding moods with the Gloom stream line tool
Making rain drops with the Rain stream line tool
Making focus lines with the Scattered saturated line tool
Making focus lines with the Dark saturated line tool
Making focus lines with the Dense saturated line tool
Using the Brightness tool
Creating dark flashes with the Burst tool
7. Adding and Creating Tones and Materials Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
7. Adding and Creating Tones and Materials
Introduction
Adding a screentone to a large area
Using a selection tool to apply a quick tone
Creating and saving custom materials
Drawing a custom fabric pattern
Using Mesh Transformation to apply more realistic fabric patterns
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8. Playing with Color Palettes
Introduction
Importing a palette from Photoshop
Saving a color set as a material
Turning the color set bar on and off
Turning the command bar on and off
Creating harmonious color schemes using the Intermediate Color palette
Using the Approximate Color palette
Using the Color History palette
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9. Creating Special Effects
Introduction
Making colored line work
Coloring sparkly magic effects
Creating the look of shiny leather
Creating a colored light effect
Creating laser blasts
Making lightning and electricity
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10. Using 3D Objects
Introduction
Adding existing 3D objects to a page
Importing a 3D object from another program
Manipulating 3D objects
Adjusting the 3D camera
Using preset poses
Saving custom information as materials
Customizing characters
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11. Exporting the Finished Product
Introduction
Exporting for printing
Adjusting the image quality and file size
Resizing an image while exporting
Exporting for web display
Exporting pages in a batch (EX only)
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Manga Studio 5 and EX 5 (also known as Clip Studio Paint) are powerful tools just in the penciling, inking and coloring tools. But, when you dig deeper into the software, you find an amazing, and sometimes overwhelming, assortment of tools.Elizabeth Staley's "Manga Studio EX 5 Cookbook" is the perfect stepping-stone for advanced and beginner MS5 users alike. There are eleven chapters full of helpful tips and step-by-step instruction on how to implement each "recipe" in the Cookbook. "Customizing Brushes", "Getting a Handle on Vectors" and "Using the Layer Modes" were the most useful for me, but each chapter has something for everyone to learn.I've seen a decided improvement in my workflow, and more importantly, my final product, since using Ms. Staley's book. If you've been feeling overwhelmed at all the tools and processes Manga Studio 5 has to offer, then this book is the ticket for you.
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I'm a recent convert to MS, working in Adobe Illustrator previously. Let's just say MS feels familiar to Adobe's interface, but I wish I had a tour guide to show me around. Luckily for me, Liz Staley wrote this book. COMPREHENSIVE is about the best word for it. I turn to the ebook version (yay, keyword search) whenever I hit a "how the heck do I do this?" wall. Highly recommended.
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Obtusity Oct 19, 2015
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A great addition to your shelf if you use Manga Studio 5.Parts of this book are pure gold, such as information showing how to create a custom fabric and transform it to the contours of the garment or its wearer. This is valuable information that you would otherwise have to struggle to find piecemeal, and which would be nearly impossible to adapt directly from tutorials for other software.It falls short of 5 stars because it suffers some confusion as to whether it is a cookbook or a user manual. Some chapters, such as making brushes or creating special effects, are presented as true cookbook recipe examples that provide insight and inspiration as well as adding to your repertoire of skills, while other chapters are presented as "how to use the tool" instructions or explanations with simple examples.Admittedly the information in the latter-mentioned chapters is valuable and presented with clarity, but (for example) showing every blending mode with the same two boring thumbnail layers of coloured stripes (which become a variety of greys in the print version) misses so much potential for providing recipes for how specific blending modes can be used for shading and lighting, adding textures, making white paper transparent in scanned line art, and similar effects.Apart from the impression that this is combined from parts of two different books, I would still recommend this book to any user who is not already at expert level of familiarity with Manga Studio 5 features.
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Liz Staley is a visual artist and blogger who loves horses, animation, comics, and true crime. She began her digital art journey using Adobe Photoshop and then learned how to use Clip Studio Paint. She currently writes a weekly blog for Graphixly with art and Clip Studio Paint tips. Although she still loves the medium of comics and animation, her personal art now mostly consists of animal portraits that combine education with conservation. Liz loves horses, dogs, horror movies, anime, and learning the Japanese language.
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