So back to the second image on page 2. I did the line work pretty easily, I had to use the mesh transformation tool on the arms. I found something new while using it. If you have the tool settings panel open while using it, you can increase the number of points you can manipulate in the mesh.
I don't really like how suddenly we move away from the first story scene so I'm moving the cup image to page 3 using copy and paste, and I'll be drawing another image of the character. I've done the base sketch already. I've run out of time to work today so I'll continue on that tomorrow.
Alright continuing page 2... I just want to quickly compare my sketch vs the final line art because I am impressed with how it develops.
I found the short cut for opening a selected story page in a new tab: N, it's the N key. I also found a new selection thing while experimenting with the layers. You right click a layer, go to the selection button, and you can create a selection from the layers contents as well as add to that selection with another layers contents, it's super useful.
I decided to do a panel transition, which is a transition between scenes using multiple small empty panels. I also chose to start the next scene with a zoom in on the main characters hands on a coffee cup. On the next page I'll do a far view of the character eating breakfast. I'm really happy with how the sketch of the hands are turning out. They are still really difficult to draw, I'm getting better though.
I didn't blog about it last time, but I'm doing the same thing now as I did with the last chapter so now's a good time to write about it. For the images in the comic I'm using Clip Studio Paint's specialized comic panel creation tools. Using these I can either create my own custom panels, which also act as masking layers to anything outside the selected space. Or use pre-made comic pages from the material area. For my webtoon I decided to create my own image panels because this was more suited to the style of webtoons. I experimented with both though.
So I started the third page and realized that the reference image for the main cast of characters was drawn in my grade eight year. They look terrible, so I had to redraw them, that took some time. Too much time actually so I settled for redrawing the first 2 who would be appearing in the comic. The first one was easy but on the second one I got caught on drawing the hand, hands are the worst to draw. I did it though, just a sketch of the characters.
Once I finished that I started on the third page. Firstly I did a rough sketch. Then I did another sketch, I did a fine line version next. After that I decided to try something new, for the first bit of the story I want everything to be in black and white. I've never done this before, I had a couple of options to fill the empty space. I ended up deciding to use tone layers to do the "colour" for the first chapter. This works by right clicking the layers, creating a tone layer, and adjusting the settings. I also used a selection layer to specify the tone location. Up close it just looks like a bunch of black blocks, at a distance it looks like a grey.
Starting with the background, since this first chapter is in a nightmare I want it to have a creepy feel to it so I'll be trying a new tool I downloaded. I downloaded it through Clip Studio's asset store, to download stuff you need to open the separate program that comes with Clip Studio Paint, Clip Studio. Once open you just click on the asset store button, then the asset you want, and click download. It's super simple, I tend to find way too many cool assets using this. For brushes you go to the materials panel in Clip Studio Paint and drag the material to you brush panel then it's ready for use. I'm using a brush that does a gradient thickness crosshatch design.