
Plan the pencil outline on separate B4 manuscript sheets, keep panels inside the inner blue frame, and ensure nothing important lies near the binding area.
Master the manga inking process with a nib pen and multiliner, keep the manuscript clean, avoid tracing outlines too closely, and use whiteout for corrections.
Finish your manga manuscript by applying spot fills, white-out, and screentones, then erase carefully and check for gaps before final submission.
Explore the layout and concept of vertical scrolling manga, a long, thin format read by scrolling down, and learn how this modern style differs from conventional page-turning manga.
Master vertical scrolling manga, a mobile-friendly format without inner frames. Apply size rules: 690 x 20000 px, under 20 mb, under 100 pages; plan thumbnails, key visuals, and readable plots.
Create vertical scrolling manga storyboards by organizing panels into vertical columns, selecting frame and non-frame panels, and shaping a readable flow with diagonal and overlapping techniques.
Set up vertical scrolling manga pages in Clip Studio using presets or custom width for a long, thin canvas, then organize layered outlines, balloons, and color with storyboard-driven layouts.
Learn how vertical scrolling manga differs from conventional double-spread manga, adopt vertical-friendly techniques including expression unique to this format, and publish on platforms like Comico.
* There are no feedback from the pros in this course.
In this course, the members challenge themselves to create original manga based on the Japanese folklore, "Momotaro".
We had Kei Natsumi-sensei, a manga artist, draw a sample manga called "Nekotaro" and they use it as a reference in our lectures.
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1. You can complete the manuscript of your original manga and understand the important points when doing it.
2. You can also learn the basics of how to make vertical-scrolling manga.
<Feature of course>
Full-scale lessons from a school that has produced over 100 professional manga artists
Receive video versions of lessons from Japan Animation & Manga College (JAM).
We provide all kinds of classes that many professional manga artists took themselves.
Get practical tips and insight into working as a manga artist that you can’t get through self-study.
This course will be helpful for both complete beginners and those who already have some experience drawing manga, as it will help you improve your basic manga drawing skills and resolve your problems.