Comic Studio Comics character making and graphic tutorial

The tutorial on the use of comic Studio (CS) is quite a lot, and the software itself has a flash version with a voice tutorial. In this regard, the "tools of their respective functions", "What this panel is doing", "that brush how to set up" and so on Nisay not much to repeat. This tutorial is about the process of describing comics. A process that shows how to draw a picture that can be described as a comic. The process will focus on individuals to explore some of the experience, only to say useful, usable, do not mention those who may be used in the future but not at present (such as the use of CS color manuscript, such as using the 3d model).

Step 1 new

Here are two options: new > Works >

If it is a comic book, the page is more than 1 pages, choose New > Page >

A single work to choose between the two differences in the page settings (see figure)

Tips: After the completion of the work, you can freely delete or add pages, that is, the number of pages can be modified by themselves, you can set a 2 pages into a spread; and a single page works, you can not add new pages, there is no way to become spread. "Build Page" has a "paper template" (see photo)

If you have to download a good paper template, you can set up here to use.

This part of the page is related to the printing of the work, can be said to be related to the quality of the book after the good or bad. I have encountered a good painting after the size from A4 to B5, this process is not directly proportional to the zoom screen can be. Cartoons used in the dot paper, paste the location, the screen is bleeding and so on, a lot of problems. I can not tolerate shrinking after the printing dot changed (not seen on the screen), so the most laborious way: every page to rearrange the mirror, dot paper paste. It is best to consider the size first, if you want to book, it will be how big. Otherwise, choose a more popular size. Or try to draw a picture, print out to see dot effect.

Step 2 Drawing Interface

The figure is marked with commonly used panels, familiar with Photoshop and other drawing software should be able to quickly become familiar with the start. One of the custom tool block, once I feel no use, now feel very useful. Put some commonly used brush ah, rubber ah what, put it here, do not have to go to the tools every time to rummage. In addition, the layout of the layers panel and PS is not the same, not simply by layer classification, but by function divided into several parts (see photo)

The red part A is the same as the PS concept of the layer, a picture of how many layers, the deletion of add, can be arbitrary operation. The format of the layer is mainly raster and vector, the difference in some brushes can only be used on a specific layer (each of you try a variety of brushes to know)

The blue Part B is used to put the auxiliary function of the standard line Ah, ruler ah such things. If you create a new ruler layer, it will be a layer in the ruler layer, as to what is the ruler, it is their own decision, this piece involves the use of a ruler tool. I don't usually use a ruler. The most personal use is the reference line layer, which is used to mark crop marks.

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The diagram has already used my common reference line to mark out, everybody can set up the reference line which suits own work. For example: Export the artwork by my guides and the final screen will not go beyond the light red wireframe.

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To put it simply: The red Part A is eventually shown on the exported artwork, and the blue Part B does not appear on the exported artwork. Figure to create a selection layer, the box line layer, which even if not deleted, the export will not stay in the screen (basically ... ,

Stpe 3 Drawing-start with the sketch!

Sketch, can be directly drawn, can also be imported from the outside (see photo)

In the drawing strongly advises many h, at any time contrasts, does not draw the character to be crooked ... (See H think crooked also can not!) (See the next Sai Tutorial all understand!) (But the CS inside the H to define it yourself!)

Hair suggested using vector layer to draw ↓

As shown in the case of the black and white superposition of ↓, it is recommended to create a layer between the two layers of special white used to cover, do not erase black, because the convergence of some of the loopholes, and the integrity of the following layer is destroyed, in case you want to take out alone, but also to fill the erased part.

Stpe 4 Drawing--Dot paper mesh point paper

Add from "footage" or "Filter > Power outlets >". The difference: "Material" paste a good dot can be edited, if the screen to reduce the export, the dot will be Gray (no point) "power network" affixed to the good can not be edited after the export, even if the narrowing will be a bit, but may hit a point.

Dot paper Use one of the methods: Select the part of the Internet, directly click the tool icon can be.

Dot paper use two: Open the Material window, choose a dot, paste!

Paste method: You can select the part of the dot and then use the paint bucket irrigation, you can select the dot, with a pen to paint (see photo)

"Material" the establishment of the network layer can be edited, see the figure ↓ can be the ordinary filling of the dot into a gradient Oh! Super convenient to say ~

Note: the "material" affixed to the network of paper will automatically build a layer, if you want to add a dot in the existing network layer, directly select the brush can be painted, do not point to the selection of screen paper box, if the dot-dot box to use strokes, and will automatically create a new layer of network. This sentence may not contact the person who read will not understand, the operation of their own understand. Overlay the dot may affect the back of the export effect, resulting in the network and so on.

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My habit is to use [material] mainly, rarely use the power network. Power Network to install the external network of paper files only Oh!

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The following points to the power network. Maybe someone needs to know (see photo)

In the order of the diagram-remember to create a new layer Oh, otherwise this panel's choice is gray can not open.

1. Menu selection, the presence of power Network operation window;

2. Select the dot you want to use. The classification here can be defined by itself.

3. Select the network you want

4. You can see the effect in the preview box.

All the other buttons in the panel, such as moving or rotating, are easy to understand. The last point is OK.

How to import Power outlets:

Figure A: Click on the Small triangle button

Figure B and C: New URL settings, here you can customize the DOT classification, do not have any definition, as long as their own use to facilitate the line.

Figure D: Append external file, *.tdt finished ~

STPE 5 Export to draft

Almost finished painting, you can export it.

Export > image files (specify pixels)/(Specify dimensions)

I personally feel that there is no bad, perhaps the book you choose the size will be more intuitive it. Export the contents of the window to see carefully, it is easy to understand.

The need to say is:

1. My personal habits according to the original 25% export. At least the screen display effect will be as seen in the editor, Dot see is grayscale, no point of feeling. Out of the book, you must wait for the output of the Austrian! If you want to figure small size, but also have dot effect, it can wait for the bookcase, and then in the PS or FW inside, such as scaling down. However, the dots will surely stick together, forming dark stripes that may be so beautiful that it may be bad. Try it yourself ~

2. "Input range" refers to the part of the exported diagram, I choose to crop off the crop tangent, that is, the finished product within the crop marks, including bleeding. If you are out of the book, you may want to keep the cutting marks.

3. "Finalized information" and other parts, the tick will bleed, do not tick, the export map will not see.

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Almost, such a piece of finished product is done! It's simple! To the CS software itself skilled, or rely on the user himself, more use, more painting. There are questions welcome to mention, however, please throw the problem to Nisay before, first try to study their own solution, ask Google, Baidu, software help, because it may be your problem, Nisay has not encountered can not immediately answer. About the use of various materials CS, I also dragged down from the site, inconvenient turn, afraid of copyright. Let's go down on your own.

Finally paste the exported contrast graph, one is a bit of a is not dot

Add: You see screenshots, some of the dot-com paper to do the shadow of the section looks pure is gray, not dot, it is because

1-The screen is reduced (in fact, all dot paper)

2-I love to use the 60-line dot, very delicate, the screen is not 100% when it appears to be a pure gray fill