This week on Monster Cutie, we take a look a number of methods for inking lines with variable widths.  The video is a little rough since I held the camera with my left hand and drew with my right, but it should serve to get the idea across.
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The good folks at SmithMicro sent along a review copy of Manga Studio EX so I thought I’d put it through its paces the only way monster cuties know how. I was most interested in its lineart/digital inking capabilities. Can it outperform Photoshop?
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Also known as anime or manga-style shading, cel shading is a lot of fun and quite straight forward once you get the hang of it..
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We return to flatting, but this time we’ll use a nifty plug-in workflow to speed up the process. For this tutorial, you’ll need to pick up the multifill and flatting plug-ins found at http://bpelt.com.
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In this series, we’ll learn how to color black and white lineart. The first step is to flat your piece. Flatting separates the objects in your composition by color making it easier to select specific areas to color.
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And I’m spent! Remember how I started out saying that I usually stay away from effects and filters? This time we’re doing nothing but messing around with effects and filter. Ha!
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