Inking with ComicWorks

[SemmeCat]

@LaraYokoshima

Can i apply tones on comicwork like you do in your other video with adobe photoshop?

[LaraYokoshima]

@SemmeCat Yes you can, in fact, ComicWorks comes with it's own tones library. The application is similar, you choose an area to tone, select the tone you want to apply, rotate/scale and then apply; the only thing I don't like is that CW selection tools aren't that friendly (just square or magic wand. No freehand/polygon). You can also "paint" simple tone patterns by freehand. Maybe I should make a quick video explaining how it works in CW.

[Katha238]

Sexy o.o

[RayYuka]

The guy is f*cking hot. :3

[1122Animelover]

For anyone still wondering the 2nd song is "Pendulum - The Tempest" :)

[O0ohMar]

ummm can i scan one of my own drawing into this program for inking and coloring purposes?

[LaraYokoshima]

@O0ohMar Yes you can! Just be sure to scan your drawings at the best resolution possible, usually 300dpi is okay, but if you can manage to scan at 600 dpi that would be great. This is for inking of course. For coloring 300dpi is enough.

[mcrfan1324]

Some people just should make their own manga

[tamiiland]

Damnnnnnnn I want a boyfriend like him! XD I'm new when it comes to digital art, and I'm trying all programs aviable to see which one I'm more comfortable with. I might give this one a shot, seeing how simple and neat it looks. >v<b

[FailedOrNot]

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[shylolitad0ll]

i wounder how long it takes for 1 manga book to be completed

[goatprince2006]

he looks like the adult Lamboo in KHR

[BestAniitaah]

What is software?

[beardrooler]

is it the same as the Manga Studio? What version did you use on that video? Also I tried the Manga Studio and did a not so good job. My lines are kinda wobbly. I used the compensation / auto correct and set it to 5. Any tutorials or tips for newbies? Thanks

[LaraYokoshima]

@beardrooler Nope, ComicWorks is a different kind of program than Manga Studio, it is simpler actually and I like it better. Wobbly lines are usually because you still need to get used to the pen tablet (my lines were also pretty bad at first), so the only advice I got for you is to keep practicing, retrace the lines as many times as possible and never give up ;)

[ClipOriss]

@LaraYokoshima but wobby lines aren´t just because of the artist. For me, it was because my older GT wasn´t that good, I allways got told, it´s because of the artist and you need to practice, but thats half the truth. After 5 years I buyed a new one and TADAA, there aren´t wobby lines anymore, the lines look the same as if I draw on paper, and not with GT.

[neoridgeback]

now is there like and auto smooth line feature on that brush or are you just that good (asks the man using manga studio)

[LaraYokoshima]

@neoridgeback Comicworks does have an auto correct feature for the brush, which I use when I do long strokes, but it is unchecked at first. Manga Studio actually comes with the autocorrect function by default, so you should experience softer lines instantly :)

[ZekeNLutherfan1995]

WOW that characters is hot! im not trying to be wierd but i bet he would be awesome in an anime :) great job oh i suscribed btw:)

[LaraYokoshima]

@ZekeNLutherfan1995 Thank you!

[ZekeNLutherfan1995]

WOW that characters is hot! im not trying to be wierd but i bet he would be awesome in an anime :) great job

[MangaAnimeStyle]

スーパーミュージック drum and bass <3

good work!

[deniseg007]

wow if you ever illustrated a manga, I would so read it...even if the writing was terrible! :U

[LaraYokoshima]

@deniseg007 I did publish a few chapters of a yaoi manga of my own, called "Master!" in the long gone Rush magazine. I do hope I can continue it sometime.

[Noyus745]

wow amazing :D

[iopghjk001]

my lines go like.. the oppisite way i draw them its weird idk.. (on my tablet)

[defecationofthewomen]

Wow, you must have a really steady hand or ComicWorks helps you draw neater lines in lineart. I've seen someone draw lineart that neat in Corel Painter 11. But I'm wondering if the program helps or is that just your steady hands? Also Pendulum fuck yeah!

[missmuchi]

hes hot and u shuld draw more of him and him in yaoi :3

[Caltello]

Oh gosh, my dude look GUD!!!

[vergilsvamp]

woah I'm jealous

[theoldversion]

Can you help me? ;w; I'm new with Comic Works, and I can't even draw on it. D<

[applegalrox]

MY GOD. HOW DO YOU INK LIKE THAT? No wait wrong question. How do you draw so NEATLYYYY. All the clean lines and stuff. DDDDD: LOLOL. -shot- ;u; You are amazing ! <3

[LaraYokoshima]

@applegalrox Hey, thanks :) I do my best!

[sommry]

@LaraYokoshima

wow he looks like that charectrer i have in my story:3 <3 so hot!!! my god!

[sommry]

@LaraYokoshima

wow he looks like that charectrer i have in my story:3 <3 so hot!!! my god! you are realy amazing!!

[sommry]

@LaraYokoshima

wow he looks like that charectrer i have in my story, with ouit the pirecing:3 <3 so hot!!! my god! you are realy amazing!!

[ryovan]

Hey lara, in your opinion, would you use wacom cintiq to do this? which one is better?

[LaraYokoshima]

@ryovan To be honest, I wouldn't know since I haven't even tested a Cintiq... but I am pretty sure the experience of drawing digitally is so much better and precise with a Cintiq! Either way, if you can afford one, then go for it. I'll stick with the Intuos for the mean time :)

[Teru981]

Where did you buy or download this? I 'm looking for a Comicworks software in english and I can't find one. Oh, and your drawing is fantastic!

[LaraYokoshima]

@Teru981 Oh, this was bought by my former publisher and given to us artists a long time ago... so I really dunno where to physically find it. Try the Deleter website, they sell this version I think, but you'll have to buy it online. Thanks for the comment!

[ManGakaxDMc]

Dios! muy nice!! no hay duda de que el dibujo y entintado digital son una bendición!! :D muchas gracias por siempre compartir estos clips con todos nosotros y weno te admiro mucho y sobre todo adoro tu trabajo :D muchos animos con esto!! *O*

[LaraYokoshima]

@ManGakaxDMc Que bueno que te agraden, la verdad he querido hacer más pero no he tenido tiempo y mi computadora ya esta al borde de la muerte :P, a veces ya no quiere grabar videos, hohoho... pero haré lo posible!

[KosaChuChu]

and nowww im addicted to your drawings ahahah <3 awesome!

[acount002]

u is girl?

beautiful

[SanguinaryLegitimacy]

My God...are you a demigod? <8D

[LaraYokoshima]

@SanguinaryLegitimacy I wish! Maybe I could do more work and stop procrastinating so much... XD

[amiyang1]

how do u get comic works?

[NekowPowaah]

All I can say is : Gosh! He is fuckin' hot AHHA' *o* (sorry for my poor english ^^)

[LaraYokoshima]

@XDamienHaloX Don't worry, it looks that way because CW uses 1 bit black to "ink". The edges may look jagged and overall shitty at full size, but when printed it will give you very clean blacks. My video is reduced from its original size, that's why the inks look soft, but at 100% the lines look as you described.

[LaraYokoshima]

Any dot pattern tone can be use for shading. And no, I don't think I'll do a step-by-step on how to draw a character. What I can suggest is that you practice your anatomy and draw Dante a lot :P

[LaraYokoshima]

No... as far as I know, Photoshop's early versions can't rotate the canvas, but the newer ones like CS4 have some sort of tool to do that but it uses openGL and a powerful graphic card. I haven't been able to use it cuz my computer is not that cool :(

[LaraYokoshima]

I really don't think there are any rules for any hybrids' looks, since you can basically create whatever you like.

I do draw all my work now digitally with the tablet. I haven't tried comicworks for coloring (altho it allows color layers), since I think CW couldn't possibly achieve the color effects that other programs offer, like Photoshop or Painter. CW could give a more sketchy kind of color I think, not really pro.

[needlemanga]

Do you use shortcut keys to turn your page? I know I can turn the page but have the hardest time to get it right side up again perfectly. How do you do it so easily? :D

[LaraYokoshima]

Yes, when you press and hold the ALT key and drag, you can rotate the canvas. To reset the canvas to it's normal view, just press ALT key once. It should return to normal.

[Thathooligangirl]

This is a great vid! Thanks for uploading!

[LOTRenigma]

This is awsum!!!!!!!!!!!

[strongjoop]

this is cool !! Did u buy this from ur local store??If so how much did it coast!???

[annabellemacdonald]

wicked job =D

[DarkFist94]

what exatcly is comicworks, do you like upload a picture and work on it or do you draw it on there?? plz get back

[LaraYokoshima]

ComicWorks is a program developed by Deleter that allows you to draw, ink and screentone too with easy to use tools and other basic options. It's very friendly with your computer too, doesn't use so much RAM so it never lags.

You can import a previously drawn picture to CW and ink later, or you can draw everything there digitally from scratch.

[kikyouthekillermiko]

is Comic Work better then Manga Studio?

[LaraYokoshima]

It is for me since it's very simple. Manga Studio just has so many stuff I dunno where to start...

[EnveaFilms]

Awesome vid. I've never been into manga but lately I've been more interested in it. The time and creativity that goes into it is worth appreciating. ^^

[LaraYokoshima]

There's so much truth in your words :) thanks for giving manga a chance!

[realskill135]

Were you using hand or the tool?

[LaraYokoshima]

What?

[realskill135]

Nvm, i figured out that you were using hand.

I have 3 questions for you,

First one is what program did you use?

Second one is did you take any classes such as photoshop, Illustrator etc..?

Third question is does it require talent to do what you've done in the video? or Everyone can do it?

I really love arts, but i've never done anything. In fact i don't have cs3 or cs4.

Hey, I'm looking forward to seeing your new videos.

[LaraYokoshima]

I think you were asking if I drew it with a pen tablet. Yes, I do use a Wacom Intuos3 as specified in the video description.

Your first question can be answered in the description and even the video title. I did have some classes at the university for adobe software, since I majored in graphic design, and have been using them for a decade now. And I guess everyone can do this if they have the skills, will and time to practice (in that order).

[Goldentiger24]

Nice work I look forward to using this program myself. Is this character yours btw?

[LaraYokoshima]

Thanks, and yes he is :)

[myshadowcantdance]

hey-- i'm sure you get a lot of comments, but i was wondering if you could help me out a bit.

i've been trying to color my own lineart (I only have corel painter 4) but every time i send my pictures from manga studio, it won't let me make the lineart it's own layer, and therefore it paints over all the black lines...

any advice??

[LaraYokoshima]

Wish I could help, but I don't use Manga Studio, nor will in the future. Still, the program must have an export function. Export your drawing in layers as PSD or PNG with transparent background. You might also consider upgrading Painter to 7 or 8.

[myshadowcantdance]

I'll play around with it until it works I guess-- thanks for the help, though.

[DaUnknowna]

this just look like open canvas... O.o not sure what this is really

[nanakon99]

i just installed my deleter comicworks, im new to this, what are those curves are for?

[LaraYokoshima]

Do you mean the curved rulers?

[NemesioIV]

How on earth do you make the lines so smooth???!!!!, im trying EVERYTHING ! my line is so shitty when i do it with my tablet is there a special tool to help me? or brush? god please help me i need help inking my drawings when i scan them

[LaraYokoshima]

Actually the only thing that will make your lines smoother is practice. My lines were also crappy at the beginning. ComicWorks tho has a special feature for the pen that "optimizes" the strokes, correcting them just a bit.

[alvarosoul7]

what is the name of the song?

[LaraYokoshima]

Can't remember, sorry :(

[CiCixCherie]

Guh. I've been watching your videos all day. I need some of this equipment. My god.

[XxXRainbowGashesxXx]

i want that program ._.

did you buy it? I can't find it anywhere D;

[tashaka37]

One, the dude is hot.

Two, Inking scares me.

Three, I'm happy with my crappy Photoshop, because, it's easy to us x.x

[tashaka37]

Woot 2 thumbs up, and lol I miss spelling 'use', I wonder if it really makes that much of a difference though x.x

Guy's still cute, and I just realized how much I like the music.

[toslverr]

could anyone please explain me how to work with resizing the pictures and stuff to make them look as a sketch, like the drawing in this vid does?

everytime I open a scanned drawing of mine it goes wrong with the resizing stuff and it won't look as good as this drawing ^^;

btw, as you might have mentioned: I love the drawing, it looks so professional! :D

[CiCixCherie]

What dpi are you scanning your drawings into your computer at? If you're taking a drawing into a program and the resolution's off, it's because you resized it either when you scanned it in, or while you were in the program. I can't see why else you would have trouble with size. Is it too big or too small? What programs are you using?

[toslverr]

the scanner I use isn't that good. I can't resize or anything with it, or it does that automaticly...

I mostly just try to open the sketch with comic works after I scanned it, but it never has the right size. Letting it the size it already is gives a really small picture at 25%, the amount of percent that gives the smooth looks. When I resize it, it still doesn't look like a good sketch, but if I import a way smaller picture, and resize it, it looks just as awesome...I don't understand...

[LaraYokoshima]

I really don't understand what you were trying to do, but you don't need your scanner to resize anything. If you scan the drawing at 300dpi in grayscale and keep the real size, when importing the drawing to ComicWorks you should choose the same resolution, not higher, or else the output size will be smaller. If your image is 72dpi, you should specify that in CW as "original resolution" and choose at least 300dpi for "created resolution". That way, the final dpi will be 300 no matter what.

[toslverr]

hmm...I'm not a pro in explaining things I see...anyway, I'll try what you explained to me and see how things will work out then...

[Katsurui]

Bleach guys and DEFINITELY girls are HOT. Your guy looks like those bleach-style guys. Which also makes him HOT. (;

[simplyxjrock]

i'm really impressed (:

great video ^_^V

keep up the good work >:D

[racingwiththemoon]

your really good!

how long does it take you to draw these?

[LaraYokoshima]

It really depends on the simplicity of the drawing. I guess this one took me 30 minutes or so to finish.

[racingwiththemoon]

now, are you talking about the lineart, or the actual sketch?

[LaraYokoshima]

The inking obviously, the video shows just the inking.

[thegreenfire93]

HEY! I have comicworks but do I need to have a special write board? please send me an answer to my youtube site. sorry for the bad english^x^

[LaraYokoshima]

"Special write board"? Do you mean a pen tablet? If so, yes, it is needed because of the stylus feature. I recommend Wacom tablets, they rock!

[Kumikomizukage]

Such steady hands.

[taintedlovergirl]

at 1:42 He kind of looks like a girl. But thats probably just me and my eyes.

[jostybende11]

where can you download this :1

[gilobabi1990]

awesome! what kind of sofware did u use??

[xTygerr]

Sexy eyes. @ w @

You're amazing darling. :D

[rileyvace]

Sick video, looks liek a Bleach style character!

Nice style and abilities you have there ;)

Also, good choice for song. Pendulum are cool.

[LordGabry]

very handsome character *0* i think im in love!!!

Awesome job!!

[Goglarnik]

how did u came up with such a cool looking guy? I mean... i even don`t have creativity to imagine my original character...and to not talk about DRAWING him ... :D btw... awesomee job 100/10 i watching this video over and over again... i don`t know why...but there is something cool about this character :D it`s kinda look like he could be in Bleach anime :D

[EromCX]

practice, practice, practice...

everybody starts with lame stuff, then they improve, then they get asked how they do such cooling looking guys ;)

[xjennx7]

awesome!

[darkdante2534]

thats freaking crazy man you got some skills

[ci21289398]

yo you have to tell me the song please!

[cinanglai]

isn't it better to ink on paper than on pc? i think on paper the quality line r more controllable n done faster. Or it is a must requirement skill in te line of publish?

[LaraYokoshima]

It depends on the artist. I prefer digital inking, since it's cleaner and faster for me (since I don't have to scan, clean and level). Most mangaka prefer to ink traditionally and use digital screentoning, but there are still the ones that do all traditional.

[flaremeup2]

did you make the drawing on the computer? or you scanned it?

[LaraYokoshima]

I did it on the computer with my tablet. It's been a while since I've scanned anything :)

[KuramachanBR]

Could you please tell me the serial number for ComicWorks, sicne you also find it at the internet?

[LaraYokoshima]

I didn't find it at the internet, a copy was given to my from my publisher.

[soylocaaa]

He looks like David Bowie lol!!

[LaraYokoshima]

David Bowie is like inspiration for many manga-ka and even some Japanese J-pop idols :D

[kindandcruel911]

You've got that right, same here on the thought. :) LOL.

[SwtMsT]

awesome result, you basically used just a 'black' ink right?

comicworks is pressure-sensitive, right?

[LaraYokoshima]

That's right, Comicworks always works in "transparent" layers, so the only ink color you can use is black. And yeah, it is pressure sensitive :)

[mobilehobo2]

THat's freaking sweet! my inkings not as good but i did it by hand so....

[punkrockbfs]

that comicworks software sure does look alot like the open canvas i have =.=

[LaraYokoshima]

I guess they hired the same developers from oC for this one?

[GhostFreaked]

this is awesome!! ^.^ i'm a fan:D

[spartin00]

how do u buy this i went to the website and it said click here to go to the store i did and it said i don't have access to the webpage

[spartin00]

nvm i found it thx ^-^

[GingerNinja959]

firstly...another amazing drawing i might say XD 5* and i second the question below mine. do u use a tablet or mouse? :3

[LaraYokoshima]

A tablet. I specify all that info in the description of the video ^_^

[GingerNinja959]

thats awesome. i use a tablet too..havnt perfected line movement..but i'm gettin good :D do u ever draw ink lines by hand on paper?

[LaraYokoshima]

Not anymore, I do all digital now.

[rmangaka025]

Did you also did this by a mouse or with a tablet??

[rmangaka025]

Where can I buy manga studio?? I really need a sensei like you Lara. Please help.. so desperate

[CIDVICIOUS831]

you should talk in your vids. let us know what your process is.

[toniflipat]

Music by: Pendulum (In Silico album)

aanndd... the second song ??? XD

gracias

[LaraYokoshima]

From the same band/album.

[Sute88]

Wow, thank you so much for showing me the program. I bought "Manga Studio 3.0" and it's the biggest load of crap I have ever tampered with. Then I saw this program, but I was too paranoid to pick it up.

[BentoBoxBobbyTV]

How did you do the screen capture?

Thanks,

Bobby ^_^

[LaraYokoshima]

I did it with CamStudio, is freeware.

[icesamurai8]

which do you think is better ComicWorks or Manga Studio? or if you know about anything else cause i don't. And this is asking a lot but i hope in the future you make a videos in real time, waking us through your work(I really need that for screentune, i seen your screentune video but idk it would really help me and others out)

[LaraYokoshima]

Real time? If you want me to show something specific, I can do it in another vid. These videos just show the process I follow to complete an image, that's why I speed them up.

I prefer CW more since it's a simpler program with simple functions; just what you need to ink. Manga Studio has too many stuff and windows everywhere that just make me dizzy. But the pen behavior of MS it's slightly better for people with trembling hands, since it corrects your lines everytime you trace them.

[icesamurai8]

Well thanks for the reply, every in sight full

[keishajl]

AWSOME!!

The ComicWorks I think it's great for tons! I prefer the Manga Studio for inking .... but you are the Master in ComicWorks XD.

Really, excellent work!

[LaraYokoshima]

ComicWorks v1.05f

Not sure if that's what you asked...

[yesterdaysheroshere]

he what verison is this??