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If you have any specific questions about techniques in Manga Studio or Photoshop (more specific than, say, “how do I use them”), feel free to ask them here and I’ll eventually try to answer what I can. I am by no means an expert at either program, but I have picked up a handful of tricks over the years.

(EDIT: If you use this to ask the same dumb questions that I turned the Ask box off due to, you’re just getting ignored and blocked. Don’t be stupid.)

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Posted 3 months ago
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  1. riak answered: I used two pictures in my question, so I posted it on my Tumblr. Here it is: tinyurl.com/7svc8zq
  2. oliverfromtheprojects answered: Can we see your brush library? You have this awesome sort of calligraphy style stroke, and I would personally love to see them all! -Oli.
  3. myartisscribbles answered: Do you have a tutorial for the colouring style in your images like the dragon wallpaper one?
  4. e-strangedness answered: Which tool do you use to keep consistent line thickness in Manga Studio?
  5. sarbear12112 answered: Do you make your own brushes in each program for your comics?
  6. emininak answered: when you’re shading coloured panels, are you using gradients or brushing in the shadows/highlights?
  7. ninetysixco answered: Do you draw directly in Ps or do you draw on paper and scan your work in?
  8. sirpete answered: How easily you can do speed-lines in Photoshop?
  9. jeffsocean answered: No question, just wanted to say you’re awesome and I LOVE your lost comics.
  10. balrogtzg answered: How long are you typically working on something before we see it? How long, does it take you to colour one of these bad boys??
  11. tessiturn answered: What is your favorite photoshop brush resource? (Or do you make your own?)
  12. thetenk answered: I suppose I’m interested in how you get that really crisp thick feel to your lines? Mine always end pixelly or blurry, what are your settings
  13. nocturnal-girl answered: What sort of photoshop brushes did you use in the “tiger by the pool” piece you did, and how did you blend the colours so beautifully?
  14. encuentros answered: Maybe you could post a video of your work process? That way we can see how you do things before we start asking questions.
  15. andromatta answered: What kind of brush do you use in photoshop? I want just a circle one but the default has a blurry edges…
  16. brightmagpie answered: I really like how you make your lines multicolored gradient. How do you manage that?
  17. almoyan answered: Can I use color tones in Manga studio? Or just with black dots?
  18. anaglyphx answered: Do you plan your comics in advance or just go for it when you fire up Manga Studio?
  19. lapixo answered: te amo
  20. flamingoxboots answered: Your line quality is amazing, do you stroke with the pen tool or have any techniques for line weight?
  21. hardmodo answered: What brushes do you use/would you reccomend
  22. truedeviance answered: You once posted a demonstration of how you colored in photoshop. Where was that (it was really informative)?
  23. espomarkers answered: Assuming you work with a tablet, do you have it set to register pressure? And, if so, is one or the other better at that?
  24. octopusowl answered: How do you make more painterly brushes in photoshop?
  25. beckums answered: Does drawing in photoshop pay off if you’re using a cintiq tablet, rather than one such as the bamboo fun?
  26. finalellipsis answered: What is your favorite method for creating pixel-style artwork?
  27. korybing answered: I’ve been using Photoshop since High School and I recently got Manga Studio and am just COMPLETELY lost. Any tips to help out first-timers?
  28. awheelwithinawheel answered: I’ve been thinking of buying a tablet, I know you’ve mentioned what you’re using before, but what can you suggest for a beginner?
  29. jetpackbraggin answered: Not so much a technique, but curious: Do you colour right in Manga Studio for most of your strips?
  30. melicorn answered: You told me once that you use the pen tool to make word balloons; do you do that for lettering as well or have you made a custom font?
  31. robotmountain answered: i’ve worked exclusively in PS and AI for my comic stuff but wanted to maybe use manga studio for lettering. any good tricks?
  32. yejnoh answered: Your lines look so amazing & sharp! Do you use Photoshop or Manga Studio for your line work? What does it take to make such wonderful lines?
  33. oh-my-arceus answered: How do you colour so magnificently?
  34. fueledbyana answered: adding textures/patterns and good brushes for skin, inking, etc.. on photoshop.
  35. bombsovermyhead answered: How do you begin using Manga Studio? I know it’s too general, but I’m really confused about how to start and how it works overall
  36. brainfr33z3lazer answered: not really a question but your blog just got 1 milllion times better because of this. I tip my hat to you for doing this.
  37. colonzero answered: How many sketches do you do before the final lineart? Like do you do any thumbnails, or draw a rough image and then trace over it, etc?
  38. thosedamnedbees said: Also, any tips ‘n’ tricks for digital painting?
  39. alexperham answered: I’ve really been liking the miscellaneous art that you’ve been putting out that looks dry brushed. What are you using for those?
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