Manga Guidebook

Chen Zijun cleaned the house thoroughly and packed his luggage one by one. At this time, his stomach was growling with hunger.

Thinking about it carefully, Chen Zijun hadn't eaten at all except for a little cake just now. It's natural to be hungry. Looking at the time, it's less than a few hours before the evening, so just bear with it.

When Chen Zijun walked out of the room, Zhu Tong had already left, so he found Zhong Xiaqing.

"You mean a place that sells painting tools?"

"Yes, some comic props."

Zhong Xiaqing said: "I know this, it's near Tongtian Mall."

"Please tell me the route, I want to buy something there."

"Then I'll take you there."

"Uh, can you? Actually, I can go by myself as long as you tell me the way."

"It's alright, it's just a matter of time for me to go there to buy food and cook."

"Excuse me." Chen Zijun did not refuse.

The two of them went there on foot. Tongtian Mall is not far away. It takes about half an hour to walk there. Soon, after being guided, Chen Zijun arrived at his destination. This is a company called 'Painting Master'. 'Tools shop, which has all kinds of painting tools, watercolor, Chinese painting, sketch, oil painting, watercolor painting... All kinds of tools are quite complete.

Now that it was night, there were not many people, so the boss Ji Xiangming heard the sound and immediately greeted him.

"Welcome, please come in, do you two need anything?"

"I'm here to buy tools for comics, a writing table, a G pen, manuscript paper..." Chen Zijun said.

"It's easy to say, we have all of these." Ji Xiangming said with a laugh, his store has a large number of comic tools, and most of his store sells this. The reason is that there are a large number of young people in the market who are keen to join in. In the comics industry, young people's drawing skills are not very good, all the tools are well prepared, and a full set is available, but 80% of them give up after trying for two months, and a small number of them insist on being crushed by this market. Some of them have no food to eat, a small number of them have food and clothing, and a very small number of them are considered successful.

According to his idea, 80% of the young man bought it with the idea of ​​becoming a cartoonist. It's just that a cartoonist can't be that easy. After all, he is too young, but this is just what he thinks. You can sell your own stuff.

How expensive is a set of professional comic tools? This time, Chen Zijun has a deep understanding. He didn't bring the previous set of tools, not to mention that it was cheap and there were many irregularities. Therefore, when he came here, Chen Zijun planned to buy a set, but the price was beyond his expectations. In addition, because it is too expensive, in addition to the higher price here than Chiba, the amount of tools here is also an important reason, and it is also a famous brand.

The brand is Zebra. Although there are Liguang or Sunlight, the store manager strongly recommends Zebra, and Chen Zijun listens to him. The prices of the three brands are about the same.

Another is the type.

There are many kinds of dip pens, such as G pens, D pens, round pens, etc. Although they are all pens, each pen is good at different directions, such as G pens, which are synonymous with cartoonists, and the G nib is strong. The lines drawn are thick, and the lines are thin with little force. You can adjust the thickness of the lines at will with just a pen. The lines in comics are very particular, and there are changes in thickness everywhere. In order to enhance the effect, sometimes It is necessary to draw a strong contrast in the thickness of a line. This is the specialty of the G nib.

The D pen is also called the dysprosium pen. The thickness of the lines drawn by the D pen is the same, and the change is almost small. It can be mastered quickly by beginners, and it is suitable for drawing effect lines and scenes.

As for the elasticity of the round pen, the line changes greatly. Because the line is very thin, it is often used to describe the details of the human body, such as the eyes of the characters, the expression of the golden hair, etc. It is the favorite of female cartoonists.

The D pen can barely replace the G pen, but the effect is definitely not as powerful as the G pen, and the G pen is not without its shortcomings, that is, the difficulty of mastering the pen is too great, and it takes a lot of experience and strength to master the line changes. Otherwise, when it is thin, it will be thick, and when it should be thick, it will be bad.

Most of the two short comics that Chen Zijun drew before were drawn with D pen, and a few were G pen. Because he has not fully mastered the G pen, Chen Zijun has made up his mind to master the G pen as soon as possible, and always use the D pen. It is very difficult to change the condition of forming muscles by drawing with a pen.

There are also tools such as utility knives, rulers, and dot paper. I won't introduce them one by one here, but dot paper is quite expensive. Chen Zijun spent another three, six, seven hundred oceans on this set. These things are enough for Chen Zijun. Been using it for a while.

After I bought it, I wrapped it in a big bag. As for the transparent writing table, it was not too big, so Chen Zijun could easily carry it.

On the way to the vegetable market, Zhong Xiaqing asked, "Are you trying to draw cartoons?"

"Well, almost, it's practice."

"Well, I didn't expect my first tenant to be a cartoonist." Zhong Xiaqing said with a smile.

"I haven't succeeded yet, I'm just a street cartoonist." Chen Zijun shook his head slightly.

"At least it's a dream, isn't it?"

The two came to the vegetable market and started to buy vegetables. Zhong Xiaqing planned to cook fish stew in the evening, which could be regarded as a celebration of Chen Zijun's arrival. In the evening, her craftsmanship was not bad, but Chen Zijun felt that she was better than herself. He wouldn't say this idea, but just kept praising her craftsmanship, and while Zhong Xiaqing felt embarrassed, he filled himself with a few more bowls of rice.

"Strange, I still remember? Why is this pot gone?" Zhong Xiaqing said strangely.

"Illusion, it must be an illusion." Chen Zijun lied without blushing.

Chen Zijun took care of the dishes by himself. After finishing these chores, Chen Zijun returned to his room and began to think about his new comic book idea.

The first is the choice of type.

The previous two were short comics. This time, Chen Zijun plans to draw a medium comic, at least let himself draw for a while. There are many well-conceived stories in his mind, and a lot of long-form stories. , there are sci-fi, there are also hot-blooded comics, and there are also love genres, but it is difficult to choose one that suits your own strength and style of painting.

"How about "Parasitic Beast"? No, no, I don't have the strength yet, so I can't bring a fight."

"Noragami? There's a fight here, too."

Chen Zijun has never been involved in fighting dramas, this aspect has been eliminated, and the next thing is to fall in love.

"Would you like to follow Makoto Shinkai? Well, it's not very good. In fact, it's not just for Japanese comics, but also domestically produced ones in previous lives, such as Luo Xiaohei or Kuiba, er, forget it, novels can also be adapted."

"Hey? By the way, I think of one." Chen Zijun's eyes lit up. I wonder if it was a coincidence. He remembered that this comic was very similar to himself. Kyoto adapted into an animation - "Shape of Sound".