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What is screentoning? Screentoning is the process of shading lineart to provide "color", texture and contrast, to bring clarity to the page by enhancing a sense of 3-dimensionality and to add interest and emotion to the art. 'Tone' is short for ’screentone’ which was originally a roughly 10 x 14" sheet of sticky plastic film upon which various patterns are printed in black but now is often applied digitally through specialized software applications like Deleter's Comicworks or SmithMicro's MangaStudio. The job of the professional toner is to take a creator's black and white artwork, that looks like this:
and create this:
Here's an article I wrote for MangaBlog, one of the web's top manga-oriented news & link-blogging sites, describing the process for those unfamilar with the artform: Tones 101: a primer for readers and reviewers. - The above pages are from volume 1 of Svetlana Chmakova's Nightschool: The Weirn Books series.
Find out more about Dramacon and Nightschool creator Svetlana Chmakova at her website, svetlania.com. Find out more about her upcoming con schedule, read news and interviews by and about the creator and browse an extensive gallery.
Learn more about Odd Thomas artist Queenie Chan and her work, including her other popular series, The Dreaming from Tokyopop at queeniechan.com. You'll also find a gallery, news and reviews and an intriguing series of essays written by one of manga's leading storytellers. |
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