To be clear, I only dipped my toes into digital art for the first time 2 years ago, so this is very much a beginner’s perspective.

Paired with a good sized screen, some processing power, and a graphics tablet, you will have everything you need to churn out pages and pages of your blindingly good graphic novel. It may share a lot in common with general-purpose graphics software like Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator and GIMP, but Manga Studio really is the final word in digital comic book illustration and creation. My boyfriend teases me that I never get any ‘use’ out of my computer because of the gaming aspect, but we both know that this is more than made up for by its other use. It’s so beautiful that I don’t even mind that a good portion of video games, Japanese games in particular, aren’t playable without BootCamp. Try picturing the most gorgeous, detailed monitor display you can imagine, add another layer of pizazz, and then you will have something like my 5k retina display. I love its bright colours and high definition. I’m delighted to introduce below a post by T., a regular reader and commenter on this blog who also happens to be my girlfriend.

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