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What You Have to Know Regarding Manga Artists and Their Specializations

 

It is quite a common understanding that there are a lot of manga artists who are working for the sake of the art instead of the monetary gains. Though comics boom and there is an increase in the interest of the young people in the Japanese manga works, these are the factors which many smart individuals can benefit from. But, there are still a lot of creative people out there who are professionals and amateurs who get the best pleasure at solid readership and the sole creation of bright comics personalities.

There are various ways that the manga artists work. The professional manga-ka would get about sixty to 100 dollars for every page but often one's work doesn't belong to him, neither the rights to characters or the story itself. They are not allowed to reproduce the work or claim that the manga characters were made by them. The publisher would pay the fixed rate for each page and would owe nothing more. The artists would just display their original sketches for sale at the comic markets or in exhibitions.

 

You should know more about Doupo Cangqiong and the specializations of the manga artists if you are not really familiar with this. The penciler is the person who would draw images and frames based on the script which is obtained from the writer. You must understand that the wages are really high since one is a responsible person who would definitely influence you on the general outlook of the manga book. The writer is the one who would make the story for comics taking into consideration not just a good flow of the plot from page to page but also the limit of page volume. You have to know that a comic book usually doesn't go beyond 21 pages. The inker is the person who enhances and interprets the pencil line work and one is going to make sure that the lines look neat and clean. Modern scanners have replaced the human inkers in various manga book projects. The colorist would be the one to paint the pages through hand or with the use of software applications. The work of the letterer is to ensure the legibility and the clearness of the letters. These days, much of the manga lettering is actually done through using computers.

 

Though the publisher for manga has the exclusive rights to publishing, the artist would also receive royalties and also overseas exposure. The maga-ka would get the credits for his work unlike the American comic book artist who doesn't get any credits for one's creation and design. Also, a difference between the Japanese and American comic book production is that in America, the entire team would work on every book but in Japan, most of the manga books are made and illustrated by one person.

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