How to Draw Manga Using MS Paint
The majority of manga-ka, or manga artists, prefer to draw their characters and backgrounds by hand. There are some artists who use computer programs, such as MS Paint, to colorize their drawings and draw some original material as well. The choice is a matter of personal preference. The speed of a computer makes adding color to manga easy, once you learn the process. Read on to learn more.
Instructions
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Draw Manga Characters Using MS Paint
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Open up the MS Paint program to start a new document. The program can be found in the Accessories menu on your computer.
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Click on the background and foreground boxes, and select the colors you want each to have. Using a white background and black foreground is the most common choice for drawing manga because you can colorize it later.
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Select the tool you want to use to draw a manga picture of a face, for example. Using the pencil tool allows you to draw any type of shape you want while clicking on the buttons for ellipses or rectangles will make that shape appear on your screen.
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Draw the facial features with the pencil or brush tools.
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Make light glares in the eyes by using the eraser tool. Click on it, and then remove a small section of color from inside the iris.
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Create hair by clicking the "Line" and "Curve" buttons. These tools draw lines wherever the cursor is placed.
Add Color to Manga Using MS Paint
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Scan your hand-drawn manga picture, and save it as a file on your computer.
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Open the MS Paint application in order to begin the colorization process.
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Open your scanned document within the MS Paint program.
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Select the color that you want the foreground to be from the palette of colors shown.
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Use the paint-bucket tool to fill a large area with one color. Click on the area to color, and then select the paint bucket. Be sure to change the color before repeating the process, unless you want to use the same color throughout your picture.
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Use the pencil tool to touch up lines that may have been lost when you scanned your artwork.
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Choose the paintbrush to paint small areas with irregular shapes or lines.
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Print out your edited manga once you have finished coloring it. A hard copy may be easier to look at to notice mistakes or areas you would like to redo.
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Save your document once you have it the way you want it.
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Tips & Warnings
Many different computer programs can be used to edit or color scanned manga art. For some artists, it may be a difficult process to get the hang of if you are used to doing all your work by hand. Start out by creating a simple picture to practice with and see what techniques work for you.
