Touhou Character Marisa!
31 Dec 2011
Pencil drawing & Tracing & inking!
Touhou Character Marisa!
25 Dec 2011
Original TShirt is now on sale!!!
＼(●~▽~●)У YEAH!!!
JamJamCat Original TShirt is now on sale!!!
Please visite this link for shopping.
http://www.jamjamcat.com/
Jer 29:11 “For I am conscious of my thoughts about you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you hope at the end.”
JamJamCat Original TShirt is now on sale!!!
Please visite this link for shopping.
http://www.jamjamcat.com/
Jer 29:11 “For I am conscious of my thoughts about you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you hope at the end.”
JLH church's christmas party today!!
I went to our JLH church's christmas party today!! Met so many friends and had so many fun.
http://tokyo.jesuslifehouse.com/en/
http://tokyo.jesuslifehouse.com/en/
6 Dec 2011
4 Oct 2011
(Sekaido世界堂) Art Supplies shop in Tokyo
I purchase my ART tools at there. Next time when you visit japan, please visit this shop, I'm sure you will found lots of good tools there.
25 Sept 2011
27 Aug 2011
Abundant life (Video update)
Original Character Illustration
Inking video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbgu8_Sqtp4
Abundant life [Johnヨハネ10:10]
Inking video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbgu8_Sqtp4
Abundant life [Johnヨハネ10:10]
[Ephesians6:12] (Video update)
Original Character Illustration
Inking video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyrjJ_RE8jM
[Ephesians6:12] [エフェソ6:11-12]
Inking video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyrjJ_RE8jM
[Ephesians6:12] [エフェソ6:11-12]
11 Aug 2011
Be strong (Video update)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdFlgcsGZ8Q
Illustration:Be strong
Original Character Illustration
10 Aug 2011
Power of faith (Video update)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpuxJcTUffQ
Illustration:Power of faith
Original Character Illustration
4 Jul 2011
It's time to create new manga for contests
I'm thinking ..
It's time to create some new manga and send it to some contests.
I did send a contest before to other company. Not Jump magazine. And I was create the "four-frame comic strip" style manga, not story manga.
I didn't got any place in that contest. But that was 1 years ago. It's time to create a new story manga, and try some new contests.
(1) Manga contests & Publishers
There are many manga contests runs by many different manga company.
"Shogakukan","kodansha" , MediaWorks Inc. "kadokawa"etc...
Jump manga-magazine is published by a company names "shueisha".
"shueisha" is a huge publisher company in japan, and manga is only a part of it's business range.
The easiest way to find contest is ... Just pick up your favor manga-mangaine and search for it's contest page.
I'm plan to enter some contests, not only one publishers, but better try many different publishers.
To find a publisher/editor can accept my style.
(1) Publisher company "shueisha".
Actually, I been to see it's building yesterday. (Just for sightseeing & self encouragement...)
They got many huge building with many floors and many office-room. It's locate at center of Tokyo.
Very huge and shainning buildings. Office close at weekend, so not many people around there at weekend.
I only took picture of one building.
umm.. don't really know which building is for manga department..
Anyway, this just for sightseeing & self encouragement...ha ha ha
(2)How to send works.
Most of contests only accept postage by local post-office with original work.
If you create manga by computer, you can send the CD-ROM with paper print out.
Please, only send one work to one contest, don't send one work to muti-contests.
If the work failed on one contest, please create new work to enter new contest, don't reenter same work with other contest. Learn to play by their rules, to gain their trust.
But it's okay to reuse the work if your want to publish by your self.
Some company will return your original work after the contest ended. Some will not.
Note: "shueisha" will not return your original work. So please keep a copied of your work.
(3)Scan your art works
Don't scan it and sent it right away.
The tone will smash and patten crash after scan to PC. So...better scan the line works and apply tone in computer. Or better do the line works in PC.
(4) English market
Sorry, I only knows about Japanese market Information.
Info I wrote here were only limit to Japanese market.
I see some English version manga on market were publish by TOKYOPOP.
So far I didn't see any manga publish by TOKYOPOP in Japan.
So "I guess" maybe TOKYOPOP only do the translation. They are not target in Japan market
I don't know English manga contests. If anyone knows any information , please post a comment.
Thank you for reading this blog, hope this info is useful to you.
PS: Thanks to Hotrealm93 for asking me questions about manga contests.
I post this on my english blog, hope this can help somebody.
Note:
I also plan to attend the COMITIA97 event on 21 Aug. COMITIA97 also got special booths set up for aspiring manga-ka and editors to interview with pro publishers.
I'll take my new works there and interview with editor face to face to get their professional advice.
Please contact Jump's publisher directly for more information on how to send your work for their manga contests.
Please click this link for their English page for manga contests.
http://www.shonenjump.com/e/about/index_en.html
It's time to create some new manga and send it to some contests.
I did send a contest before to other company. Not Jump magazine. And I was create the "four-frame comic strip" style manga, not story manga.
I didn't got any place in that contest. But that was 1 years ago. It's time to create a new story manga, and try some new contests.
(1) Manga contests & Publishers
There are many manga contests runs by many different manga company.
"Shogakukan","kodansha" , MediaWorks Inc. "kadokawa"etc...
Jump manga-magazine is published by a company names "shueisha".
"shueisha" is a huge publisher company in japan, and manga is only a part of it's business range.
The easiest way to find contest is ... Just pick up your favor manga-mangaine and search for it's contest page.
I'm plan to enter some contests, not only one publishers, but better try many different publishers.
To find a publisher/editor can accept my style.
(1) Publisher company "shueisha".
Actually, I been to see it's building yesterday. (Just for sightseeing & self encouragement...)
They got many huge building with many floors and many office-room. It's locate at center of Tokyo.
Very huge and shainning buildings. Office close at weekend, so not many people around there at weekend.
I only took picture of one building.
umm.. don't really know which building is for manga department..
Anyway, this just for sightseeing & self encouragement...ha ha ha
(2)How to send works.
Most of contests only accept postage by local post-office with original work.
If you create manga by computer, you can send the CD-ROM with paper print out.
Please, only send one work to one contest, don't send one work to muti-contests.
If the work failed on one contest, please create new work to enter new contest, don't reenter same work with other contest. Learn to play by their rules, to gain their trust.
But it's okay to reuse the work if your want to publish by your self.
Some company will return your original work after the contest ended. Some will not.
Note: "shueisha" will not return your original work. So please keep a copied of your work.
(3)Scan your art works
Don't scan it and sent it right away.
The tone will smash and patten crash after scan to PC. So...better scan the line works and apply tone in computer. Or better do the line works in PC.
(4) English market
Sorry, I only knows about Japanese market Information.
Info I wrote here were only limit to Japanese market.
I see some English version manga on market were publish by TOKYOPOP.
So far I didn't see any manga publish by TOKYOPOP in Japan.
So "I guess" maybe TOKYOPOP only do the translation. They are not target in Japan market
I don't know English manga contests. If anyone knows any information , please post a comment.
Thank you for reading this blog, hope this info is useful to you.
PS: Thanks to Hotrealm93 for asking me questions about manga contests.
I post this on my english blog, hope this can help somebody.
Note:
I also plan to attend the COMITIA97 event on 21 Aug. COMITIA97 also got special booths set up for aspiring manga-ka and editors to interview with pro publishers.
I'll take my new works there and interview with editor face to face to get their professional advice.
Please contact Jump's publisher directly for more information on how to send your work for their manga contests.
Please click this link for their English page for manga contests.
http://www.shonenjump.com/e/about/index_en.html
14 May 2011
Paper for drawing with watercolor and dip-pen.
I want to try coloring with watercolor, and using dip-pen inking for character outlines.
So I've been searching on shop, looking for a paper suits my needs, and affordable price .
The target paper has to be....
For coloring:
Can spread out watercolor nicely.
For inking outline:
The paper should not spread out the dip-pen ink.
Very smooth surface for dip-pen inking. Rough paper can damage the nibs, causing them to 'catch' onto the surface
And finally I found it!!!
Cotman Watercolor Paper(B4)Weight: 242g/㎡ (extra thick) hot-pressed
水彩専用の紙（コットマン水彩紙(細目)）
Actually... I did inking 3 illustrations with it.
Please see blow link for my inking videos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGBGQZ3TpqA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaXA3nMBr6k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOYiQPoVHr0
But .... i was too lazy to do watercolor... so I colored them with computer...ha
So I've been searching on shop, looking for a paper suits my needs, and affordable price .
The target paper has to be....
For coloring:
Can spread out watercolor nicely.
For inking outline:
The paper should not spread out the dip-pen ink.
Very smooth surface for dip-pen inking. Rough paper can damage the nibs, causing them to 'catch' onto the surface
And finally I found it!!!
Cotman Watercolor Paper(B4)Weight: 242g/㎡ (extra thick) hot-pressed
水彩専用の紙（コットマン水彩紙(細目)）
Actually... I did inking 3 illustrations with it.
Please see blow link for my inking videos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGBGQZ3TpqA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaXA3nMBr6k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOYiQPoVHr0
But .... i was too lazy to do watercolor... so I colored them with computer...ha
22 Apr 2011
Illustration:Beyond your imagination
Original Character Illustration
Title:Beyond your imagination
(Inking video)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zdq6oZa5bQ
I've labeled all dip pen types (Maru-Pen, G-Pen, Saji-Pen, etc..) I've used in this video. Hope you enjoy this video.
G-Pen Nib:
Very elastic. Used for drawing main body line or thick lines..etc..
Maru-Pen Nib:
Good for drawing thin lines. Mainly used for drawing details things. The best nib for drawing an effective lines such as flash line.
Saji-Pen Nib:
Saji-pen is also called The Tama-pen.
Can draw smooth and long stable lines. For Hair lines, etc...
Please visit my web site for my manage, illustration etc...
http://www.jamjamcat.com
Title:Beyond your imagination
(Inking video)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zdq6oZa5bQ
I've labeled all dip pen types (Maru-Pen, G-Pen, Saji-Pen, etc..) I've used in this video. Hope you enjoy this video.
G-Pen Nib:
Very elastic. Used for drawing main body line or thick lines..etc..
Maru-Pen Nib:
Good for drawing thin lines. Mainly used for drawing details things. The best nib for drawing an effective lines such as flash line.
Saji-Pen Nib:
Saji-pen is also called The Tama-pen.
Can draw smooth and long stable lines. For Hair lines, etc...
Please visit my web site for my manage, illustration etc...
http://www.jamjamcat.com
2 Mar 2011
17 Feb 2011
Character Illustration:The Living Word of God
Character Illustration
Title:The Living Word of God 神の言葉
(2010-11-21)Inking Video
Title:The Living Word of God 神の言葉
(2010-11-21)Inking Video
12 Feb 2011
Why Use a Blue Lead mechanical pencil?
Sometime, I copied my pencil drawing with copied machine, then stick it under the Manga-paper, and do inking on a light table. Sometime, I used Blue Pencil, and directly draw the pencil drawing on Manga-paper, and ink it directly on same paper.
Why Use a Blue Pencil(Blue Lead with mechanical pencil)?
It's easy to erase, and light colour. Blue lead is easier to clover by black ink.
When inking with black ink, blue lead is easier to identify then black lead.
So it's easier to identify what parts are un-ink.
There are many different brands for the Blue Leads.
(Eg: Staedtler mars micro color, Pentel, Pilot, Uni Color, Faber-Castell TK-Color.)
Make sure it's erasable under
I'm using "Uni Color Blue Lead - 0.5 mm and 0.7 mm", and "Pentel Blue Lead - 0.5 mm".
I used to draw with Cyan(=Soft Blue) Lead, but it's too light, and too blurry for my eyesight. So now I draw with blue lead. I keep trying many tools/ways to fit me needs, So my drawing style/skill keep changing and updated every year.
I encourage everyone, to actually try some different brands of blue leads, and find your best-fit tools to fit your needs.
Why Use a Blue Pencil(Blue Lead with mechanical pencil)?
It's easy to erase, and light colour. Blue lead is easier to clover by black ink.
When inking with black ink, blue lead is easier to identify then black lead.
So it's easier to identify what parts are un-ink.
There are many different brands for the Blue Leads.
(Eg: Staedtler mars micro color, Pentel, Pilot, Uni Color, Faber-Castell TK-Color.)
Make sure it's erasable under
I'm using "Uni Color Blue Lead - 0.5 mm and 0.7 mm", and "Pentel Blue Lead - 0.5 mm".
I used to draw with Cyan(=Soft Blue) Lead, but it's too light, and too blurry for my eyesight. So now I draw with blue lead. I keep trying many tools/ways to fit me needs, So my drawing style/skill keep changing and updated every year.
I encourage everyone, to actually try some different brands of blue leads, and find your best-fit tools to fit your needs.
30 Jan 2011
Manga Illustration Inking Video(Nibs, Brush, Manga-Tone )
Manga Illustration Inking Video(Nibs, Brush, Manga-Tone )
Inking my Shamemaru Character Illustration.
(Nibs Inking Video) part-1/3
Inking by nibs, to draw the outline.
(Brush Inking Video) part-2/3
Brush Inking for shinning parts.
(Manga Tone work Video) part-3/3
Manga tone work, for roof, shadow, cloud in sky
(Finished Illustration)
Inking my Shamemaru Character Illustration.
(Nibs Inking Video) part-1/3
Inking by nibs, to draw the outline.
(Brush Inking Video) part-2/3
Brush Inking for shinning parts.
(Manga Tone work Video) part-3/3
Manga tone work, for roof, shadow, cloud in sky
(Finished Illustration)
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