COMIC MATERIALSbrush & texturefor comics and illustrations

 

Let's draw your own character in digital illustration! This brush and texture collections of clipart is enourmously useful. About 2000 clipart data including ABR, SUT, INI, JPEG and PSD aplicable for Photoshop, CLIP STUDIO PAINT and SAI contain such as handwriting tools like pencils, pens, pastels, and texture like checks, buttons, laces, geometric patterns etc. Moreover all of them are commercial free. Also bonus pages of how to draw a character and effective use of clipart guided by popular artists are included.

Editor: Side Ranch
Cover Illustration: Yomi Sarachi
Price: 2,800 yen+tax (ISBN 978-4-86100-870-2)
Format: 184×257 mm /224 pages, Softcover with Jacket
Language: Japanese /Release date: 26th April 2013
Contain 1 DVD-ROM

CONTENTS
Set up and how to use :Photoshop / CLIP STUDIO PAINT /SAI
cover illustration making
UNISEX
01 PEN&MARKER_color pen/pastel/pencil etc...
02 WRITING BRUSH_ bokashi/hairbrush/lightpen etc...
03 MATERIAL_kasure/koge/zarazara etc...
04 EFFECT_lighteffect/smoke/sunniess etc...
05 MOTIF_barcode/diamond/skull etc...
WOMEN'S CHARACTER
01 SCHOOLGIRL_2line/badge/ribbon etc...
02 MAID_flill/lace/garterbelt etc...
03 KIMONO GIRL_kanoko/ougi/wagara etc...
04 SWIM GIRL_heart/marine/stripe etc...
05 PILOT_01brush/kikagaku/SFtex etc...
06 FAIRY_feather/fur/hane etc...
MAKING WOMEN'S CHARACTER
MEN'S CHARACTER
01 SCHOOLBOY_check/stripe/tie etc...
02 SPORTSMAN_mark/schoolBadge/zekken etc...
03 TRADITIONAL GHOST_hishigata/mari/wagara etc...
04 FIGHTER_kazari/ornament/monsho etc...
MAKING MEN'S CHARACTER
To create an original brush
Photoshop /CLIP STUDIO PAINT

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CLIP STUDIO PAINT PRO

 

This book is a guide book for the new paint tool; CLIP STUDIO PAINT PRO which explains the techniques for creating digital illustrations and digital comics. A step-by-step explanation of all the processes, that is from the start-up of the software to the completion of the work, is included. Such processes include basic operation methods, rough drafts, inking, painting and finishing. In addition explanations about animation painting, water-color painting, thick painting and various other painting techniques are included. In this book the popular artist Haruaki Fuyuno and the professional comic artist Nagian give a step-by-step explanation about not only illustrating and comic making but also about how beginners can go about using software which has multiple functions.

Author：Fuyuno Haruaki, Nagian Price: 2,380yen+tax (ISBN 978-4-86100-836-8)
Format : 182×257㎜,184pages, Softcover with Jacket, includes finished work downloads
Language: Japanese 
Release date: 16th November 2012
  
Contents:
CHAPTER 1
CLIP STUDIO PAINT PRO BASICS
　　Getting to know CLIP STUDIO PAINT PRO 
       Basic functions and tools
 　   Working with layers
　　 Useful shortcuts
 　　Customizing
 CHAPTER 2
        Creating an image ̶weapon×bishojoー
　　 Workflow
　　01 Preparation
　　02 Roughing it
　　03 Penciling the rough draft
　　04 Ground coat
　　05 Inking it
 CHAPTER 3
  Inking techniques̶animation inking・watercolor・impastoー
　　Inking of CLIP STUDIO PAINT PRO
　　01 Animation inking
　　02 Watercolor
　　03 Impasto
CHAPTER 4
   Creating a manga̶ the ambition of the student council presidentー
　　Workflow
　　01 Preparation for a workspace
　　02 Storytelling draft
　　03 Roughing it
  　 04 Word balloons
　　05 Penciling it
　　06 Backgrounds
　　07 Filling and tones
 　  08 Special effects
INDEX

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VIP -Vocaloid Important Producer- Vocaloid DTM Techinique

Illustration © Crypton Future Media, Inc. www.crypton.net

One of the most popular "Vocaloid Prince" introduces DTM music composing techinique!

First issue of this series features 8#Prince, his techno sounds are hailing around Vocaloid world.Using Miku Hatsune on Vocaloid and [SONARX1] on DAW, this book introduces a step by step process of how to compose a real techno sound, including not only a complete truck but MIDI data of music data and phrase under process for trial listening are set to download. Enjoyable guide to learn DTM technique and compose your original song!

Author: 8#Prince

Price: 2,200 yen + tax (ISBN: 978-4-86100-827-6)
Format: 182x257mm, 180 pages (Full color), Softcover with Jacket
Language: Japanese/sample data to download/ Release date: 27th August 2012

8#Prince:

One of the hottest princes in Vocaloid community who attracts huge attention among Nico Nico.His masterpieces "Sweet Devil" and "electric love" produced with Wakamura Plex, a master of MMD,  their high quality animation of the electric sound based on dance music become the center of attention, and have been enshrined in the Hall of Fame instantly. 

His major debut album "electric love" gains the 3rd place of a K-POP/J-POP chart, and the 8th place of a general chart. 

His fame has also achieved to join the event performance overseas called "Japan-China restoration-of-diplomatic-relations 40 anniversary event", the "South Korean expo", and "Shanghai CCG EXPO." and so on.

http://www.hachiojip.jp

Original sample truck「take it easy」

 Contents：
［VIP ROOM］
［TRUCK MAKING］

part 01 ROUGH TRACKS
part 02 VOCALOID -MainVocal
part 03 ARRANGE
part 04 EFFECTS and MIXING
part 05 VOCALOD -Editing
part 06 FINISHING

［ROAD TO VIP／reference］

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Let's make 3DCG character! vol.3development of polygon character in Blender

BNN's best selling series "Let's make 3DCG character!", the volume 3 introduces the definitive resource for computer modeling in Blender while it is a wonderful free and open source program for 3DCG animation. Covering the techniques from low poly to high poly modeling and bipedal locomotion, this book is suitable for the animators who want to switch to Blender and for 3DCG intermediates to blush up their skills.

*includes download sample data

Author：Tomo

Price: 2,800yen+tax (ISBN 978-4-86100-765-1)
Format : 180×235㎜,264pages, Softcover with JacketLanguage: Japanese / 18th June 2012
 

※ The interface spec is Blender 2.60.

※ Please also check 『Let's make 3DCG character!』by ISAO、『Let's make 3DCG character vol.2』by Kakomiki

contents：

CHAPTER 1introduction

1　Blender the basic guidance

CHAPTER 2 the basic manual

1　to install

2　Blender to switch in Japanese

3   interface

4「3D View」window operation

5  still images rendering and how to save

6  file management

7「property」window

8　user setting

CHAPTER 3 low poly modeling

1　modeling

2　material

3　rigging

4　scene

CHAPTER 4 high poly modeling

1　basic tutorial

2　modeling

3　material

4　rigging

5   scene

CHAPTER 5 animation

1 method and process

CHAPTER 6 other functions and　supplementary

1　data link constitution

2　special file-operations

3　add-ons

4　other useful functions

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15 YEARS OF MEDIA ARTS 1997-2011

.It has been 15 years since Japan Media Arts Festival and ICC began. These 15 years, our media environments have changed dramatically. We can say this kind of change (technology and products) and the evolution of media arts have always developed collaterally. To overlook the works appeared in past 15 years is neither more nor less than we experience vicariously what creators have questioned against social change and answers the era has led to.
This book is to overview the outcomes that Japanese media arts have achieved through trials. It is divided in 6 categories such as, media art / anime / manga / video game / motion graphics / internet. We could also gaze next 15 years by re-verifying what had been produced and become trends in relation to technology × society × art and making them meaningful.

Editor：Kurando Furuya, Yusuke Shono, Arina Tsukada  
Price: 3,000yen+tax (ISBN 978-4-86100-817-7)
Format : 185×240㎜,240pages, Softcover with Jacket
Language: Japanese / 1st March 2012












contents

【 MEDIA ART 】

fixation and expansion of media arts in Japan by Minoru Hatanaka

15 years history of device art by Machiko Kusahara

Media art as an installation : collection of reality and historicity by Kazunao Abe

1997　birth of media art platform
｜ 2011 genuine start of exploration in media art archives

【 ANIME 】

change of receptivity in animation by Tsunehiro Uno

anime, something like anime, world, future by Toshiyuki Inoko

daily anime as a tidemark of Moe-anime by Hidekuni Shida

1997　dawning of picture ＋ CG｜
2011　solidification of daily anime

【 MANGA 】

transition of manga market by Go Ito

revolution, she said: 15 years of manga subculture by Ami Yoshida

1997　legend of『ONE PIECE』begun
｜
2011 sensitivity after 3.11

【 VIDEO GAME 】

15 years history of home TV game by Mr.Uchizawa

15 years history of game war between Japan and America by Takeshi Uechi

making a game like a body and making a body a like a game by Kotaro Tanaka

1997　dawning of Play Station
｜
2011　big hits or D.I.Y. speed up of dichotomization

【 MOTION GRAPHICS 】

Was design by numbers and calculation able to get a new art stream by Shunichi Suge

MV history after MTV in Japan by Nagako Hayashi

1997／1998
｜
2011　to new user experience

【 INTERNET 】

free culture and internet by Dominique Chen

Internet history of mood / mode by barbora

relationship between internet and art by Yosuke kurita

grandpa, grandma, foolish, kid, internet by Gabin Ito

1997　the end of internet dawning
｜
2011　reconsideration of information spread

a chronological table of media art in past 15 years

writers' profiles

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COMIC ILLUSTRATION GUIDANCE!

- Maiden Prayer -

This 3rd volume in ever popular "Comic Illustration Guidance!" series features Otome-Eshi! (Otome-Eshi is a painter specialized in "Otome-kei" anime and dōjinshi aimed at women)
The following prominent Otome-Eshi teaches you how-to illustrate and paint with step-by-step process from concept making and drawing to painting and finishing.

Yone Kazuki ( from Hakuōki, Scarlet Fragment )
Yuhi Azuma ( from Angelique Maren No Rokukishi )
Hukahire ( from Atelier Elkrone )
Takashi Kiriya ( from Musketeer )

This book also contains interviews and tips on character setting; the production report from the most famous Otome-kei game company "OTOMATE" and character design materials "King and Princess pictorials"

Author: Yone Kazuki, Yuhi Azuma, Hukahire, Takashi Kiriya, Gengoro
Price: 2,200 yen + tax (ISBN 978-4-86100-804-7)
Format: 185 x 257mm, 208 pages ( Full Color ), Soft cover with jacket
Language: Japanese / Release Date: 20th December 2011

- Fantasy World - Sword & Magic -

The second book in Comic Illustration Guidance series focuses on a world of sword and magic, and teaches you how to draw illustrations of fantasy. The opening topic features such as YUSUKE NAORA, KIM HYUNG-TAE, YOSHITOSHI ABE, KEI, redjuice, the artists of the popular card game of "LORD of VERMILION" by SQUARE ENIX.
With many beautiful illustrations, through this book, you can get the techniques of fantasy illustration. Through this book, not only you can learn how-to make comics in fantasy, but you can get many inspirations with many beautiful pictures and tips.

CONTENTS:
PART1. The making of spirited C.G. illustration in Photoshop, SAI, Painter, Illust Studio etc, by popular illustrators.
PART2. The picture guide of necessary costumes to set a scene, categorized by gender lines, occupations.
PART3. Introduces myths in the world to inspire ideas of creation fantasy comics.

Author: JUN FUTABA, TOMATIKA, RYOTA MURAYAMA, JUNNY, AYAKA SUDA, SOJI HISAKATA
Price: 2,200 yen + tax (ISBN 978-4-86100-736-1)
Format: 185 x 257mm, 208 pages ( Full Color ), Soft cover with jacket
Language: Japanese / Release Date: 21th December 2010

- School Days Collection -

This book teaches you how to draw illustrations for school comics.
The popular illustrators in Japan, "KAZUAKI", "Irihito Takara", and "Yoshinori Shimazu"- active in various fields of Manga, Animation, Game, and Light novels - give guidance about how to make a concept and rough to CG coloring and finishing illustrations of comics in Photoshop and SAI software. This book also includes a reference for school uniforms, background materials in variety of school events, and school photographs.

Author:　KAZUAKI, Rihito Takarai, Yoshinori Shizuma,　Eri Takenashi, Soji Hisakata
Price: 2,200 yen + tax(ISBN 978-4-86100-678-4)
Format: 185 x 257mm,208 ( Full color ), Soft cover with jacket
Language: Japanese / Release date: 22th December 2009

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