Tutorials and Tips

Here is the full Clip Studio Paint/Wacom webinar I did last week

Silk-screen t-shirt illustration I created in tribute to the legendary Cheech and Chong from Up In Smoke with the characters as weed-eating, brain-smoking zombies. I drew this artwork in Clip Studio Paint (Manga Studio 5) with a Wacom Cintiq.

Just got these vinyl zombie toys I designed! A series of character concept turn-arounds I illustrated for a series of vinyl zombie figurines that will be manufactured and sold in a catalog.  This isn’t the first time I’ve created turn-arounds for figurines, but it’s the first zombie series.  I can’t wait to see how the final molded and painted models turn out.  To make this as efficient as possible, I first sent sketches to the client for just the front view.  Once approved, I used a 3D model in Manga Studio, positioned it close to the position of the front view, and then turned it to the side and back.  I then drew the other angles using that model as a reference.  Pretty effective little trick!

Speed painting in Manga Studio 5 and Adobe Photoshop. Official Alien illustration I created for the backglass of the new Limited Edition Pinball Machine licensed from 20th Century Fox and built by Heighway Pinball.

Speed coloring of my Nightmare on Chicago Street 2017 gig poster. It was fun to go to this outdoor concert, The streets were turned into something that you would see on the Walking Dead.

This is a video of my inking process I do when inking by hand. T-Shirt illustration I created of a mutated Chem Dawg with three heads for a marijuana-themed apparel line.

Full tutorial with commentary Part 3 of 3 - How To Color Artwork in Clip Studio Paint (Manga Studio 5)

Tutorial video - How To Draw in Clip Studio Paint (Manga Studio 5) Tutorial Part 1 of 3 - With Full Commentary

T-Shirt illustration I created of Godzilla using buildings of a destroyed city to stay in shape - how else do you think he stays so fit? The design was set up for silk-screening in limited color, and is also available for purchase at Shirt Woot.

There are over 20 texture brushes here that I created from found and scanned textures. All can be used with any color, and have fine-tuned settings to help you beat up your illustrations in Manga Studio 5.

The brushes are useful for all styles of illustration. As a freelance digital illustrator, I use them primarily for Comic Book illustration, t-shirt design, logo design, character and concept illustration, sketching, and painting.

Custom shading brushes I created for Manga Studio 5 (Clip Studio Paint)

How to digitally ink and color an album cover design in Manga Studio 5 (Clip Studio Paint) featuring the Grim Reaper.

How to digitally ink in Manga Studio 5 - Horror movie monsters and heavy metal character designs.

Here's an easy way to use the Adobe Photoshop Extract Assets feature to create multiple drafts for a clients review from one file.