Wednesday, 7 September 2016

Manga and comic book character art materials now in stock at Skills Stony Stratford





The wait is over as the sought after Faber Castell Manga pitt pens are now back in stock, along with our popular manga & comic tutorial book.  The manga pen set has 8 shades of grey for effective monochrome character illustration.  All the shades of Faber Castell Pitt Pen sets are now available to buy individually, give you your dream palette.  These include primary basic, skin tones, bright shades, landscape shades and sepias.

Also available at Skills is the versatile Letraset ProMarker set.  The inks are alcohol based, which gives incredible tonal range, blending ability with a blender pen included.  These pens can be applied to a diverse range of materials, not just paper; apply to paper, card, acetate, glass, plastic, wood, etc .
The book ‘The art of drawing manga & comic book characters’ gives detailed analysis of character drawing for fine art and digital illustration.  This includes 21 engaging projects by talented artists Bob Berry and Jeannie Lee, who also share their professional tips and hints.

For ideal presentation and portfolio display their are two illustration pads we have with top notch paper quality for pen and markers, with the Bristol pad including a layout comic border for storyboards.  We also stock ink transfer medium should you want to diversify and experiment with your manga designs onto furniture or wood panels.  The possibilities are endless!

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