Anime is Japanese animation and manga are Japanese comics. Manga is normally printed in charcoal and achromic on the other hand sometimes has colour. There are two ways to colour manga and anime: by share using coloured markers or digitally using graphics programs. Most colouring is first off done digitally with programs such as Photoshop.
Instructions
Coloring Anime & Manga Import > [Name of scanner]. This will open a dialogue box. In the settings make sure that the scanner is set to 400 DPI so that the image will be high-quality. In Manga Studio go to File > Import > TWAIN. If the image is in a separate file go to File > Open and work within the image on either program.
2. Create a group in the layers panel and name it "colors". Create a main layer within the group called "base," this will be the layer for flat colors. For each color or texture, create a new layer. For example, if a character wore a yellow raincoat, the layer containing the color for the raincoat would be called "yellow." If a character wears metal bracelets, the layer containing the texture of the bracelets would be called "metal."
3. Use the magic wand tool to select parts of the layer that need to be colored. Be sure that the magic wand tool is set to "add" so that you can select more than one area. Use the paint bucket tool to fill the selection. On the light layer, select a lighter color and shade with light closest to the light source.5. Color the eyes. For the eyes create a separate layer called "eyes".
Repeat for each section and color or tone.4. Create two new layers called "shade" and "light." On the light layer use the brush tool to draw a simple picture of the sun to represent a light source. On the shade layer, using the sun image as a guide, begin shading the areas that are farthest from the light source by using the "lasso tool" to select the area and then using the "paint bucket" tool to fill the selection.
Zoom in until the eyes are a large portion of the canvas. Use the "paint brush" tool to paint the eyes your color of choice. Use the paint brush tool to create a black oval for the pupil. Use white to create a gleam in the top portion of the eye. Use the "dodge tool" to lighten the outer-lower portions of the eye and the "burn" tool to shade the outer-top portions of the eye. Use the "smudge" tool to blend the colors.
