Digital Manga Workshop

At 160 pages, this full-color guide contains a wealth of information for any artist interested in exploring the possibilities of creating digital anime/manga-style artwork. It walks both the aspiring and more advanced artist through the entire process, from initial rough sketches to finished color image, with in-depth instructions and illustrations that show each step in detail. It examines a variety of digital inking and coloring styles, revealing the secrets of how to achieve smooth, highly detailed line art directly on screen, how to recreate the appearance of traditional animation with cel-art techniques, and how to achieve a soft, dreamy, or traditional look with airbrush, watercolor, and painting tools. Finally, custom backgrounds, special effects, and filters are discussed to provide the finishing touches. Published 2005, recommended for users of Painter 6.0 and Photoshop 6.5 and above.

Example pages from the book.

Offsite samples:
Digital Manga Cel Art in Detail Part 1
Digital Manga Cel Art in Detail Part 2
Digital Manga Cel Art in Detail Part 3

$24.95

Mangaka America

148 full-color pages of art, interviews and tutorials providing insight into the artistic process of 12 artists including Jared Hodges and Lindsay Cibos, Rivkah (Steady Beat), Tania del Rio (Sabrina), Ms,Shatia Hamilton, Svetlana Chmakova (Dramacon), Amy Kim Ganter (Sorcerors and Secretaries) M. Alice LeGrow (Bizenghast), Christy Lijewski (Re:Play), Jesse Philips, Corey Lewis (SharkKnife) and Felipe Smith (MBQ), plus a foreword written by Adam Warren. All the artists in the book cover different topic for their tutorial. Jared and I focused on digital screen toning tecnique, while other artists cover topics such as digital and traditional inking and coloring, character creation, and the creative process in general. Published 2006, recommended for fans of the North American manga artist movement!

Example pages from the book.

Offsite samples:
Mangaka America Homepage

$24.95

Anime CG Tutorial CD

A self-published book on CD-ROM that teaches how to take your anime-style art and digitally color it on the computer. Written in HTML format, compatible with both Internet Explorer and Netscape web browsers. PC/Mac compatible. Published 2001, recommended for users of Painter 6.0 and Photoshop 6.5 and below.

The CD-ROM includes:

• A recommended list of tools, supplies, computer programs, and componentsg
• Tips on scanning, cleanup, and scanning.
• A crash course in industry-standard programs Painter and Photoshop.
• Step-by-step instructions for a variety of digital coloring and inking styles.
• An in-depth reference guide to shadows and highlights.
• A guide to filters and special effects.
• Advice on how to create backgrounds from simple and complex.
• A bonus gallery of hi-res exclusive artwork, in layered PSD format.

Online sample

$4.99