Manga Studio

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MANGA STUDIO 3.0
A Japanese Illustration Standard Ships in the U.S.
By Ko Maruyama
Manga is known by many as a Japanese style of illustrating cartoons, both illustrated and animated. “Manga Studio 3.0” is the American release of the #1 manga-style illustration software. Previously known as Comic Studio, Manga Studio offers all of the tools needed to produce pages that are ready to go directly to the printer.

There are two versions of Manga Studio. The smaller version, Manga Studio 3.0 Debut is perfect for beginners. It’s not loaded with as many “bells and whistles” as the larger package, but at a price tag under $50, even professional artists will want to load up some stations with the tool. The ‘Debut’ version will still allow you to sketch, ink and publish cartoons.

The larger version, Manga Studio 3.0 EX, not only allows for everything that Debut offers, but also contains over 3,000 screen tones – to which you can add more. Additionally, in EX, you can import vector layers, 3D objects (lwo, obj, dxf, lws, stc), as well as Adobe Photoshop and Painter projects. ‘EX’ also supports Poser and Shade native file formats. EX can also export a layered Photoshop document, in case someone in your production pipeline prefers to work in that software. At just under $300, Manga Studio is also an affordable addition to any production studio.

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