The Manga Artist's Guide to Digital Color & Lighting: Learn to Use Light, Color and Shadows to Achieve Professional Results

Make your manga pop with captivating colors and striking shadows!

Color, lighting and shadows are critical components of effective manga and anime illustrations. From basic principles to step-by-step tutorials, learn the techniques the pros use to create powerful palettes and bold or subtle atmospheric effects.

In this highly detailed book, you'll learn how to:

• Create natural-looking color schemes with the right balance of light and dark areas
• Control the reader's gaze through the use of specific colors and shadow areas
• Create three-dimensional effects using lighting, shadows and color
• Finish your illustrations with color and shading to give them a strong sense of unity
• And much more!

Creative, cohesive color choices. Bold and eye-catching shadows and lighting effects. Raise your manga and anime illustrations to a whole new level by learning these professional-level color and lighting techniques!

Author: Naoto Date
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Published: 04/22/2025
Pages: 144
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.90h x 7.40w x 0.50d
ISBN13: 9784805318881
ISBN10: 4805318880
BISAC Categories:
- Art | Techniques | Cartooning
- Design | Graphic Arts | Illustration
- Art | Video Game Art

About the Author
Naoto Date is the author of two top-selling Tuttle manga and anime guides: Drawing Manga: Tell Exciting Stories with Amazing Characters and Skillful Compositions and The Complete Guide to Drawing Manga & Anime: A Comprehensive 13-Week "Art Course" with 65 Clear and Easy Daily Lessons (coauthored with Kiyoshi Nitou). A professional illustrator and online drawing instructor, his other publications include How to Draw Clothing for Manga and How to Draw Wrinkles and Shadows on Clothes.