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This new tutorial is what I'm using for my graphic novel project: SYNTHESIS. Take a look to see this kind of half-toning used on finished pages!

CHECK OUT SYNTHESIS HERE: [link]

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This tutorial is all about getting control over the halftone patterns on a page intended for printing and screen viewing. The settings outlined in the tutorial help you define a specific look, as laser printers by default do not halftone, but instead apply a dot-matrix dither that frankly just doesn't cut it.

This is really only a tutorial on how to create a printable and authentic halftone screen, not Manga Screen Tones. Manga Screen Tones usually have a lot of pre-fabricated patterns and designs [such as those incredibly cliche yet popular glowing feathers] that this tutorial won't help you create. Besides, things are always better when you create them yourself! And thats what this is designed to help you with.

Give it a read and learn something!

Important Note About DPI Setting: The parameters outlined in the tutorial are intended for 600DPI documents. If you're using 300DPI, you may have to half the parameters to get the same sized halftone patterns as the tutorial.
My recommendation is to use 600DPI if you intend on making a comic -- 600DPI documents are a good flexible size!




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Given 2008-11-27
COMIC+MANGA Bitmap Halftoning by =fox-orian is a thorough and informative tutorial that will teach the popular technique to apply texture and shade to drawings by the use of halftone gradients,hence re-creating the effects that are given by laser printers. ( Featured by `znow-white )
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~dtConfect 5 days ago  Hobbyist General Artist
I'll be looking at this later. I've put off learnign how to draw digitally for too long, and this will complement my toolset nicely ^^
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~KnB5291 Apr 19, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
O__O So much information. I'm saving this to favorites so I can reference it later. Good work!
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~retareq Mar 25, 2012  Professional Filmographer
Thank you very much for this awesome tutorial.

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~PrincessYoshi Jan 16, 2012
verry Helpful, I'm going to try this and possibly fix some of my Pages.
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~thatrubberducky26 Jan 15, 2012
wow very nice c:

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~zkzkan Dec 20, 2011
I actually love you for this!

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Mood: Joy ~zed29 Dec 7, 2011
Excellent and very helpful. Thank you so much.
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~Kamui85 Nov 28, 2011
Thank you
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~skyramiel Nov 14, 2011
What software are you using?
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Mood: Wow! ~UsayFudo Oct 24, 2011  Student General Artist
Awesome tutorial :D
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