![]() Here’s a very basic project I was able to come up with using the manga panel features, decoration wand and some pictures I borrowed from Chubbs the Wampug. You can easily add windows, trees, various kinds of flowers and even characters to your work. The image material provided in the software is pretty neat too. I used the heart décor on the pages below. With the swipe of a mouse, you can add great looking stars, hearts and other sparkle to your work. One of the tools I stumbled on my accident is the decoration tool. Several of the tools were familiar to me, such as the selection wand, blur tool, eye dropper and selection tool. For someone who does need it, this feature means you didn’t need to install a separate program to do any coloring. I didn’t use this feature, but I really like that it’s included. In addition to being able to place your work inside pre-designed panels, you can also color it as well. There’s plenty of comic book layouts to chose from and it was pretty fun to play around with. One of the neat parts about this software is the ability to place scanned images into comic book frames. ![]() After I sucked it up and got through the tutorials, I learned some neat things including how to add lettering, dialog balloons, background decorations and frames. I’m a “learn as I go” kind of person, but after 15 minutes in this software, I realized that was not going to be an option.Įven if you have some experience in Photoshop, you might still get lost when it comes to the 3D poses, characters and other comic book related tools. I didn’t watch any tutorials on how to use it. I made one giant mistake when first diving into the software. ![]() While working in the software, I used my Bamboo Create tablet, because it gave me more freedom to work. I’ve heard this is highly recommended by some of the pros, so I was excited to check it out. Since I’m a newbie, I’m going to keep it simple and go over the parts of the software I found easiest to work with.Īs a comic book lover, I was ready to jump in with both feet. There’s so much you can do with this software, it’s almost overwhelming. I was a little worried that it wouldn’t be user friendly and I would be lost after the install. ![]() Recently, I was given a chance to check out Manga Studio 5 by Smith Micro.
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