Huy Vu

[HD Manga] Chapter 3, Page 4-5

Added 2019-08-27 19:22:56 +0000 UTC

New pages incoming!!

It took more time again since I wanted to experiment with some of my new learned workflows to get faster with the drawings in future. I consider it a necessary measure for getting back to my old weekly output.

Maybe the changes are hard to see (which would be not so bad actually since I still want to maintain an acceptable quality without creating a big contrast between the newer and older style) so let me break down the major aspects of my new drawing methods:

- Unlike on my older pages I don't tone certain sections completely. Instead of that I use a lot of rough brushes and draw most of the textures on the same layer.

- So the basic layer color is always white since I skip the gray toning step for clothes and other assets. You may notice that the panels of my new pages are looking a bit lighter than the older ones. That's because there are no in-between layers for all the different assets like for the hair or the clothes anymore.

- My lines are sketchier now. I got the feeling that I always try a bit too hard when it comes to the drawing of clean outlines which may look nice while you're zooming in but there are no other great benefits of this actual tedious workflow apart from it.

I want to draw my manga a bit rougher in general, because I always had the feeling that my real strength lies in my sketchy style. It also feels more natural this way if I keep all the dynamic strokes instead of cleaning the outline. Can't say for sure if it really helps to speed up the overall process. We'll see.