Here's the culmination of my work for the past few weeks. The original sketch was done in Art Rage 2.5 using the pencil tool. Then I exported it and inked it in Manga Studio 3.0 Debut (that's the less expensive version; runs about $70). Manga Studio Debut probably only has half the the features of the full version, but I still think it's a very nice little program. For starters, I can rotate my drawing on the fly, allowing me to ink from any angle with ease. Second, the pen tool has options that help control the flow of the ink. If you've got a shaky hand with the graphics tablet (like me), you can correct that with these options AND you can determine how much correction you want on your inking. There are other tools in the program that I really like, but I haven't had time to fully explore them yet, so I won't get into them here.
Finally, after the inking, I exported the image from Manga Studio and brought it back into Art Rage to color. I haven't finished that part yet, but I do think I've got a nice start on it. I'm working with the marker tool. It's a bit tricky getting the settings just right. I want my markers to blend together without streaking, so I keep having to tweak the hardness and the wetness of the marker tool. Sounds a little obscene, don't it?
Anyway, here's all three stages of the drawing so far: pencil sketch, inked drawing, and partially colored drawing.
No comments:
Post a Comment