Manga Comics: Narrative, Rhythm, and Composition
Inking basics and tools 2
A course by Kenny Ruiz , Comic Artist
About the video: Inking basics and tools 2
Overview
“We continue to define the lines of the character to bring him to life and make it easier for the reader to understand the information.”
In this video lesson Kenny Ruiz addresses the topic: Inking basics and tools 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: Manga Comics: Narrative, Rhythm, and Composition. Captivate your readers by learning to narrate and compose stories with Clip Studio Paint that follow the energetic rhythm of a manga.
Partial transcription of the video
“Basics and inking tools With the change in thickness, notice that this line here is pretty thick because it defines the end of the character perfectly. On the other hand, in the bow I have not been so thick. Taking the line in the middle is a bit risky. You lose the rhythm of the line, the drawing may be more rigid. I prefer to correct it to erase and start, because erase and start leads you to make the same mistakes over and over again. If I make this sphere and this sphere, right now, you are not sure if they are the same thing, if they are next to each other or in front, if it's kind of ...”
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Course summary for: Manga Comics: Narrative, Rhythm, and Composition
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Clip Studio Paint -
Areas
Comic, Digital Drawing, Digital Illustration, Drawing, Manga, Narrative, Traditional illustration

Kenny Ruiz
A course by Kenny Ruiz
Kenny Ruiz has been a comic artist for as long as he can remember, and has extensive professional experience within the sector. He is the author of El Cazador de Rayos and Barcelona with Paquet publishers, and the series Dos Espadas and Malefic Time: Soum, with Norma Comics. He worked alongside scriptwriter Mathieu Gabella and colorist Maz! on El Misterio del Capitán Nemo (Delcourt), Víctor Santos on Infinity, Outrage, and scriptwriter Kid Toussain and colorist Noiry on the Magic 7 and Telemachus series (Dupuis).
He currently produces his own manga series titled Team Phoenix for the Japanese publishing house Akita, whose protagonists are characters created by manga maestro Osamu Tezuka. He also teaches at U-Tad, Escola Joso, and ESDIP.
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