Manga Studio For Dummies by Doug Hills (PDF)

Description

Love Manga? The newest features of Manga Studio help you bring your ideas to life! The tools available in the latest version of this powerful program make it easy to turn your computer into your drawing board, and Manga Studio For Dummies makes it easy to get started. Discover how to use Manga Studio to begin creating comics in manga or Western styles, add color to your creations, and share them with your adoring public. It’s a breeze once you know your way around the program. Manga may have begun in Japan, but Manga Studio For Dummies is written in plain English, and shows you how to:Build and use page templatesRough in your comic with penciling techniquesWork 100% digital, or use a combination of digital and traditional tools if you preferWork with layers, rulers, and panelsAdd speech bubbles and sound effects textInk your work and add tonesPrepare your creations for print or distribution on the WebWritten by a working digital artist, Manga Studio For Dummies covers both Manga Studio Debut and EX versions. As an added bonus, it even gives you a peek into the world of manga and comics in general. With the help of Manga Studio For Dummies, you just might find yourself among the comic artists whose work populates the Web and gathers thousands of fans!Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

User’s Reviews

Editorial Reviews: From the Inside Flap Covers both Manga Studio Debut and EX versionsUse the newest features of Manga Studio to bring your ideas to lifeManga is magnificent, and with the tools available in the latest version of Manga Studio, it’s easy to turn your computer into your drawing board. Here’s the fun and easy way® to begin creating comics in manga or Western styles, add color to your creations, and share them with your adoring public.Discover how to:Build and use page templatesRough in your comic with penciling techniquesWork with layers, rulers, and panelsAdd speech bubbles and sound effects textInk your work and add tones From the Back Cover Covers both Manga Studio Debut and EX versionsUse the newest features of Manga Studio to bring your ideas to lifeManga is magnificent, and with the tools available in the latest version of Manga Studio, it’s easy to turn your computer into your drawing board. Here’s the fun and easy way® to begin creating comics in manga or Western styles, add color to your creations, and share them with your adoring public.Discover how to:Build and use page templatesRough in your comic with penciling techniquesWork with layers, rulers, and panelsAdd speech bubbles and sound effects textInk your work and add tones About the Author Doug Hills has been drawing ever since high school. Originally influenced by the superhero comics of the early- to mid-1990s, his style has adapted towards his other favorite genre: manga. Learning and studying techniques from both the East and West, he’s constantly striving to create a style that can truly be called his own. In recent years, he has taken that love and desire for comics onto the Internet with two webcomics: Place Name Here and Chibi Cheerleaders From Outer Space, which he works on with his wife, Stacey. His webcomic work led him to Ten Ton Studios, where he worked on a story for their book, Anthologica, and eventually became a member of the group. Read more

Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website:

⭐NOWHERE in the product information does it mention that this book was written for an older-than-current version of Manga Studio. If it had, I would not have wasted my money on this useless bundle of dead trees. I suppose if I were using one of the older releases of Manga Studio, this would have been a pretty decent, comprehensive manual. But not for Manga Studio 5 and 5 EX. If you’re considering buying this book because you just installed 5, forget it. It will only lead to frustration.

⭐Whether you have the intro version of Manga Studio or the Pro version (EX), you will enjoy having this book handy. The cheat sheet alone is worth it..! ~8) As with all the Dummies volumes I possess the editorial staff has done a good job of helping the author outline and bring to clear focus the elements most needed to provide you with the answers to ‘those mind numbing puzzles’ we who enjoy such things as beating our heads into our keyboard at times, come across in our search to produce the ‘COMIC of all comics’… I learned of this book on the Content Paradise Forum, having purchased a couple of e-frontiers products and desiring more input from fellow users of the Manga Studio software. It is only from those that have been working with the software for a bit that you get the nuances that are not normally shown face up,.. and thankfully, Doug had help from others like ‘pencilkiller’ as well with the main info. Get this book if you have Manga Studio (the debut version or the pro) or even if you are thinking of getting MS! Get this book, it will give you a HUGE head start. Good Job Doug!One P.S. This software is NOT just for comix! It can be used for book illustration, architectural illustration, and commercial graphics (even logo design!) in combination with other graphics softwares such as PhotoShop or the GIMP, etc., so this book is invaluable in unlocking the ‘keys to the kingdom’ (so-to-speak)!

⭐The book is detailed and written for novices just like me. I was surprised that there was a CD inside to get to work right away, that’s just what I wanted to do. I do have Manga Studio software, but it never told me how to get started and finish at least one page, and then the next. Manga Studio for dummies gets me from the opening page to either imported material or freshly new art on the open page, to coloring, editing and finishing, not to forget saving it. I’m so glad I bought the book.

⭐Like most books in the “dummies” series, there was a wealth of information provided in a basic form. Was well worth the cost.

⭐To be honest, this book is kind of dated, but at least I know how the new system works compared to the old and a lot of valued information is retained about the software that is usually passed over by tutorial artist who assume too much about the users background. I found this book to be in good condition and for a bargain. It arrived on time and even had the dvd-cd rom inside.

⭐I find this book to be very confusing. The author should take a course in task analysis and learn how people learn. What I find to be most disturbing is it is not current as icons and details are not up-to date. I most likely will order another book on the same subject and use this book as reference. My mistake was taking a chance on a book that initially was copyrighted 8 years ago and paid too much.

⭐MS4D is without a doubt, the best source for guidance and information concerning Manga Studio. Doug does an excellent job to explaining manga studio’s many functions and words it in such a way that you won’t feel overwhelmed. This book as seriously increased my competence with the program, and I still go to it for help and reference when I get stuck. The best thing about this book is that even though the book was made for MS3, almost all the information inside works for MS 4 as well! If you have Manga Studio or are thinking of picking up a copy, be sure to get a copy of this book as well. You won’t regret it.

⭐I bought this planning to use it to help me with Manga Studio 5 but unfortunately it seems to only cover MS 4. This is understandable seeing as how MS 5 is still relatively new, but I would have liked to know that prior to buying this book. Also, if the author could re-release this with updated information about MS 5 I would definitely buy it because this book does a great job of explaining things but MS 5 is just too different from MS 4 I guess to be able to use this book for both.

⭐I’ve had Manga Studio Debut since Christmas and I’ve been feeling my way with it. While I love the program, I found that the instruction manual (which is in pdf format) isn’t that intuitive, so I pre-ordered Manga Studio for Dummies. After a first read through, I can see that it’s going to be really useful. It gives great hints and tips and explains how to use all of the tools in a really easy to understand way. There are several tools that I was obviously using wrong!This book is well laid out, thoughtfully written and very humorous in places. It also comes with a cd, which has a trial version of Manga Studio EX and some other goodies, including bonus chapters. The book is a step by step guide to using Manga Studio (both versions) from the ground up and it’s a bonus that it includes information on both the Mac and PC versions (with the caveat that the author uses PCs, not Macs!), meaning that users of both platforms will get good use out of this book. The screenshots and illustrations are clear and very useful, as are the list of tens at the back!If you have the program, I’d really recommend getting this book to help you get the most out of Manga Studio.

⭐Manga Studio does so much to make life easier for the comic artist that it can be a bit bewildering understanding what the possibilities are. I found Manga Studio for Dummies a more accessible starting point than the 400 page PDF manual that comes with the program, thorough as that seems to be.Hope it won’t be too long before there’s a new edition to cover version 4 but I’d still recommend this edition to anyone who is just starting out. Until then there are a series of pithy YouTube videos by the author Doug Hills that will fill you in on what’s new.The 5th Wave Rich Tennant cartoons at the start of each chapter are a useful reminder that Manga Studio isn’t just for Manga artists; you can fo course use it to speed up your workflow in superheroes comics or the kind of things that I do, historical information strips and picture maps (along the lines of Lord of the Rings maps) to illustrate guided walks.

⭐This book is a goood price, arrived well packaged with the software (manga studio EX in my case) and within good time. I cannot tell you how much this will help yo to get to grips whith what is (at first glance) a very overwhelming piece of software. The book is very well laid out- with a general overview which will helpfully point you in the right direction for a more detailed explination of techniques later.Even if you have a basic understanding of the software this book is full of shortcuts and extra’s to make sure you fully exploit every tool to its full potential! Its also goes into detail about tips for after you’ve edited and are ready to publish, and draws on the authors own experiences to give a deeper understanding on many issues.Be prepared to do a little ground-work as the version the book refferences is from afew years ago… imagine your in a new and strange place- someone points and says “kitchens down that corridoor”- you may have to check a couple rooms to get there but you’ll make it so much faster and know what to expect!All in all, a must-have for people of all levels!

⭐Absolutely useless due to being ridiculously out of date, as most the functions described don’t exist in the current program anymore, or have changed so much the information is of no use.While it’s a symptom of software being updated and whatnot, it still makes the book only any good for propping up a table.

⭐This is quite useful if you want a readable tutorial for using manga studio. However if you prefer to just wing it and look up how you do something then you may as well just use the instruction manual that comes with the software.Of course, reading the book has let me know about quite a few features I never knew the program had.

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