Photoshop & Painter Tutorial : How to Draw Manga

This tutorial guides you through the process of drawing and colouring a manga picture. Manga artwork often suffers the unfair stigma of appearing all the same. Although there are general stylistic conventions, every artist interprets it differently, creating a host of unique styles. The more you draw, the faster you will discover your own style, both in character design and colouring. The colouring technique outlined here was done in Photoshop CS and Painter IX.

Word from author "I also used a graphics tablet, which is an invaluable tool for anyone going into digital art. Wacom tablets often come with a free version of Painter Essentials. Although it’s not as good as the full version, the effects demonstrated in this tutorial can be re-created (with a bit of practice) in Painter Essentials.
I like to sketch and ink by hand, then scan the outlines and colour them on the computer. Great care should be taken over the sketch because it forms the backbone of your work. Even the best colouring technique won’t be able to salvage a poor, out-of-perspective drawing. When sketching, I check for mistakes by holding the drawing up to a mirror. Inking is done in black ink, with a thin fineliner or nib pen. When working digitally, my files will most likely be in PSD format (to support layers). The final image is then flattened and saved as a TIFF or JPEG (at least 300 DPI). TIFF is better quality for print. JPEG has a very small file size, making it suitable for pictures on the web."

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