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| Professional Manga: Digital Storytelling with Manga Studio EX | 
 enlarge | Authors: Steve Horton, Jeong Mo Yang
Publisher: Focal Press
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (2 reviews)
Sales Rank: 1061516
Media: Paperback
Edition: Pap/Cdr
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 10.7 x 8.4 x 0.8
ISBN: 0240810287
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.510285
EAN: 9780240810287
ASIN: 0240810287
Publication Date: June 18, 2008
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Product Description
Combine high-end manga storytelling theory and advice with the tools for digital creation in Manga Studio, guided by expert professional manga-ka.
Youll discover manga storytelling techniques, from speed lines to technology, from toning to big sound effects. Steve Horton and Jeong Mo Yang then show you how best to accomplish these techniques using the leading manga art creation program, Manga Studio EX. Every ounce of theory is backed up with step-by-step manga illustrations and Manga Studio screenshots that show how these illustrations were created.
See the techniques in action in The Other Side of the Tracks, a new manga short story in the book centerfold which demonstrates at least one example from every technique described. You can also follow the continuing story as a webmanga available at comicspace.com.
And theres more! The companion CD includes trial version of Manga Studio EX along with high-resolution image files from the book.
Smith Micro has also included a coupon for $100 off the full version of Manga Studio EX.
--Authors are expert professional manga-ka (creators), with credits such as TokyoPop's Star Trek: the Manga and Dyoz, Image Comics' Strongarm, and Grounded Angel on the web.
--There is no other Manga book that melds high-end Manga storytelling theory and advice, with the tools for digital creation in Manga Studio.
--In the book centerfold is a new manga short story: The Other Side of the Tracks, which shows at least one example from every technique described. This story will continue after publication as a webmanga.
--Demo version of Manga Studio EX on CD (plus exclusive value-adds not found elsewhere) along with high-resolution image files from the book.
--Smith Micro (makers of Manga Studio) will provide a coupon in the back of the book for $50 to $100 off the $220 Manga Studio EX software.
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| Customer Reviews:
 What coupon September 9, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I tried to use the coupon code enclosed with the book for $100. off the Manga software. They won't reconize it at the website that puts out the software. I even called sales and they had never heard of the discount. I bought the book mostly for the coupon. The book is worthless without it.
 Where's the 'Manga Studio' part? August 27, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book does not really cover much about the program 'Manga Studio EX' it is more of an "over all" how to draw manga comics or better yet 'general things to pay attention to'. I think the book might good for the "just learning how to draw" person but for help with the Manga Studio application it really lacks. It cover 3 things in Manga Studio, line quality(brushes), tones and speed lines which amounts to about 8 pages in the book and it doesn't go into any depth on those topics other than you can adjust the options to your liking. And it does not cover anything specific to the 'EX' version of Manga Studio.
The rest of the book is filled with drawings.. the same drawings over and over again. It will show a line drawing of a character then a proper shaded(toned) version of the same drawing then the line drawing again then 2 examples of improper shading of the same line drawing and finally the proper shaded version again. That's 6 pages and 2 of those 6 are duplicates. It does this over and over again, I guess to "up" the page count. About the whole last half of the book are rough sketches for some homemade comic with no explanation or anything. I returned my copy. Also, I have to say I did not open the included disc so I may have missed the real meat.. but I doubt it.
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