Manga Comics for Beginners: From Concept to Creation
Inking Your Page 1
A course by Natalia Batista , Manga Artist and illustrator
About the video: Inking Your Page 1
Overview
“Inking is like making music. Knowing the chords is not enough, you also need to understand how to play the instrument. Only then can people enjoy your talent. Now that your manga is ready to be inked, I will show you how to do this by applying the tools and techniques you've learnt previously. You will discover the importance of having a consistent inking process and how to enjoy each part of it. ”
In this video lesson Natalia Batista addresses the topic: Inking Your Page 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Manga Comics for Beginners: From Concept to Creation. Learn how to write and create a manga comic from scratch using professional techniques used by Japanese artists for storytelling and character design.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson, I will start inking the page. And I think you should start doing that with your pages as well. I will show you how I step by step ink one panel. Each step is important and they make it easier for you to not mess up in the end. I will also show you how to make your lines more confident. I will start by making the lines for the panels. I'll use the fine liner because I want them to be stiff and even. I'll also use the ruler to make them straight. Like before, I'll use the back side of the ruler, this elevated edge, so that the pen doesn't touch the paper and the ruler at the s...”
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Course summary for: Manga Comics for Beginners: From Concept to Creation
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Clip Studio Paint -
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Comic, Digital Illustration, Drawing, Ink Illustration, Manga, Narrative, Storyboard, Traditional illustration
Natalia Batista
A course by Natalia Batista
Natalia Batista is a Swedish manga artist and illustrator with over 15 years of experience. Her passion for the Japanese art started as a child watching Sailor Moon with her sister. Soon, she joined a local manga club, and after graduating from high school, she attended a comic art school. While working for a Swedish magazine as a comic artist, she illustrated the comic Lova, about a young girl who wanted to be a singer in a band.
Since then, she has illustrated and published a number of manga pieces that are centered on female characters who are fighting for their rights. She is the artist and storyteller behind Sword Princess Amaltea and Mjau!, which have been published and printed throughout Europe and the United States. Natalia has also been featured in the German magazine Tokyopop for her comic Ein Lied für Elise.
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