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1.- What is the difference between creating a monochrome or grayscale manga?

2.- Wait a minute, then, why are there gray tones on the sleeves?
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3.- Why in Japan is manga published in monochrome format and not in grayscale?

4.- When should I draw a manga in grayscale? Tips of the Month

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5.- How do I publish my manga in monochrome format?
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7.- How do I export my monochrome manga in grayscale with CSP? [VIDEO-TUTORIAL]

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monochrome (or black and white) manga with grayscale.
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For this reason, we have created this quick guide with tips on when it is better to How I Make My
make a monochrome manga or when it is better to draw it in grayscale.
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1.- What is the difference between creating a monochrome or View more 

grayscale manga?
We are not going to bore you with technicalities or anything like that. The only
thing you need to know is that the difference lies in the color capacity that each
process supports.

> GRAY

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It only manages 2 colors (binary images). It does not allow smoothing, so the line
of your sleeve will have a “pixelated” finish. But don't be overwhelmed! That is [Tablet version] Learn
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* The result seems worse in monochrome (left), since in the gray scale (right) the
strokes are smoothed, however this will not be perceived in paper format Your first animation

2.- Wait a minute, then, why are there gray tones on the sleeves?
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At this point our friends come to get us out of trouble with the frames, they are in
charge of pretending the sensation of gray, although what we really do is continue
working 100% monochrome. Learn from the Professionals

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* TIP: Plots (both digital and manual ones) are a very useful element, not only to
give depth to the manga, but also because they help convey emotions and feelings
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that are difficult to express in another way.

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3.- Why in Japan is manga published in monochrome format and
not in grayscale?
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Because by printing such a limited palette, the production cost is much cheaper
and easier to perform. Have you ever wondered why Japanese manga magazines
are huge and so cheap? If we combine this with other factors (such as the quality
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of the paper), as a result we find a very complete magazine distributed weekly and
at a free price.

4.- When should I draw a manga in grayscale?

Although you can find a publisher that accepts your manga in grayscale, we
recommend this option when your intention is to distribute your manga online
and that it is displayed on screens, websites, apps, ...

If you use dot patterns and textures and distribute your work digitally, the result
will vary greatly depending on the device where your client views it, and many
times you will end up seeing that horrible moiré effect that we all fear.

That is why nowadays there are more and more artists who choose to publish
their digital manga in grayscale. At FUKURÔ Cómics -to date- we opted for a
classic finish since we love textures and patterns. And you, what do you prefer? ;)

* Image taken from the manga "The Guardian", by ChieTan

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* Image taken from the manga "Fukurô Ninpo Ryu", by Yuppe
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5.- How do I publish my manga in monochrome format?

This is the preferred format to work in Japan, so if you intend to publish for them
or enter their contests, we recommend that you follow the following tips:

1) Make sure that the line is in pure black and white: When you scan your inked
work and edit it, raise the black threshold and eliminate the midtones by playing
with the saturation and contrast levels.

* When the line is not well transformed to manipulate it in monochrome, when

filling in black with the paint bottle, you will see that there is a horrible border
around the drawing

2) Use dot patterns and textures: There are a huge number of patterns that serve
to balance and give life to your sleeve, from grids, dots, patterns ...

* These are some of the plots that exist to draw manga. They will help you so that
your work is not so dull and boring

3) Use the black blocks to balance your manga pages and do not give all the work
to the plots, they also have the right to rest!
6.- How do I modify my manga from grayscale to monochrome
with CSP? [VIDEO-TUTORIAL]

Convierte tu manga o ilustración de escala de grises a trama con Clip …

The first thing you have to do is modify the layer where you have drawn the line of
your sleeve and turn it into monochrome (Bottom image 1.).

eye! The changes you make in the lineaturation layer will be irreversible as soon
as you accept them (Image below 2.), so we recommend that you duplicate the
layer you want to modify or that you save these changes in a new file.
Now go to the layer you want to modify and click on the following icon (Bottom
image 1.). You can manipulate the thickness of the points freely with the
parameters lower than this (Figure below 2.). Repeat this process for the other
layers.

* The illustration that we have used as an example in this video, was originally in
color, but we used it in this case because of the amount of nuances it had. For a
manga we do not recommend abusing this effect at all.

7.- How do I export my monochrome manga in grayscale with

CSP? [VIDEO-TUTORIAL]

Exporta tu manga/ilustración monocromática a escala de grises sin p…

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This conversion is much simpler than the previous one since it does not require
"structural" changes within the manga, but is a change that is made when saving
your file in another format. As you can see, in this guide we have saved the file in
jpg format.

First go to the [FILE]> [EXPORT] window> choose the desired format> choose the
folder> [ADVANCED COLOR OPTIONS]> disable the [ENABLE LAYER TONE
EFFECT] box.

If you want to preview the changes before saving the file, check the first box in the
export options and you will be able to make changes before saving the file.

The best thing about this option is that since it is an export in another format, you
will never lose your original manga creation, so it is a very interesting option if you
want to share your work online and later distribute it in physical format: D
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Have you ever wondered what happens when a gamer dedicates himself to
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We are an independent Spanish manga studio and ardent fans of manga, video
games and Japanese culture.

If you liked the illustrations shown in this article, you can buy the first chapters of
each manga to which they belong, for free in the following links ^ __ ^
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We hope this article on drawing manga in grayscale or monochrome has served to

dispel your doubts. And, if there is still something that is not clear to you, do not
forget to tell us in the lower section, we will be happy to help you!

Until next time!

* Monochrome version of the swordswoman to later export it to grayscale

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carmina Sep 22, 2020

thank you for clarifying this to others, hope it spreads to educate other artists of the
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