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The Manga Artist's Guide to Digital Color & Lighting

Learn to Use Light, Color and Shadows to Achieve Professional Results
Brief Description
Expand your digital drawing skills with vivid colours and dramatic lighting effects! Colour, lighting, and shadows are critical components of effective manga and anime illustrations. This comprehensive guide covers topics every artist needs to know, offering expert guidance you won't get anywhere else. In this highly... Read More
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Expand your digital drawing skills with vivid colours and dramatic lighting effects!

Colour, lighting, and shadows are critical components of effective manga and anime illustrations. This comprehensive guide covers topics every artist needs to know, offering expert guidance you won't get anywhere else.

In this highly detailed book, you'll learn how to:

  • Create natural-looking colour schemes with the right balance of light and dark areas
  • Control the reader's gaze through the use of specific colours and shadow areas
  • Create three-dimensional effects using lighting, shadows, and colour
  • Finish your illustrations with colour and shading to give them a strong sense of unity
  • And much more!

Creative, cohesive colour choices. Bold and eye-catching shadows and lighting effects. Raise your manga and anime illustrations to a whole new level by learning these professional-level colour and lighting techniques!

The Manga Artist's Guide to Digital Color & Lighting by Naoto Date will transform how you approach your artwork with its invaluable insights and practical advice.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9784805318881

Publisher: Tuttle Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 22 April 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: Tuttle Publishing

Illustration: with 750 illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 191.0mm

Height: 254.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 144

About the Author

Naoto Date is the author of two top-selling Tuttle manga and anime guides: Drawing Manga: Tell Exciting Stories with Amazing Characters and Skillful Compositions and The Complete Guide to Drawing Manga & Anime: A Comprehensive 13-Week "Art Course" with 65 Clear and Easy Daily Lessons (coauthored with Kiyoshi Nitou). A professional illustrator and online drawing instructor, his other publications include How to Draw Clothing for Manga: Learn to Draw Amazing Outfits and Creative Costumes for Manga and Anime, Drawing with Digital Tools and How to Draw Wrinkles and Shadows.

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