Session 1

Week 1 - Introduction to Webtoon.pdf <-- SlidesSlide 2/3 - Commonly Used Terms

Manga Examples: One Piece, Attack on Titan

Manhwa Examples: Solo Leveling, Who Made Me a Princess

Webcomic Examples: Anything posted on internet

4-Koma Examples:  Refund Highschool, Sarah’s Sribbles

Webtoon Examples: The Raven King, Lore Olympus

Slide 4 - Webtoon Format

You can use your smartphone version of CSP in Companion Mode. 

https://tips.clip-studio.com/en-us/articles/5995

Slide 5 - Webtoon Platforms

Webtoon: https://www.webtoons.com/en/

Tapas: https://tapas.io/

MangaPlusCreators: https://medibang.com/mpc/?locale=en

Kakaopage: https://page.kakao.com/

LezhinComics: https://www.lezhinus.com/en
Slide 6 - Goals

Personal: Doing this for fun and for you! Just want to share with others!

Professional: Wanting to make this a career, make money. 

Slide 7 - Jobs

Writer: Writes and creates the story

Translator: Translate your work into other languages you want 

Typesetter: Puts the dialogue or text into the bubbles as well as SFX

Sketch Artist: Creates the sketch of the story

Lineart Artist: Cleans up the sketch with clear lineart

Flat Colorist: Adds the colors in after the lineart is complete

Shading/Render Artist: Adds the shading, lighting and finishing touches.

Background Artist: Creates the backgrounds of the scenes

Storyboard Artist: Converts the finished script into a series of images to map out the story 

Slide 8/15 - How To Create A Webtoon

Plot: Sequence of events that make up the narrative, or what happens in the story. 

Script: Outlines all the details of your story

Asset: Content to use in your webtoon such as premade backgrounds, fonts, materials, etc.

• https://www.acon3d.com/en

• https://assets.clip-studio.com/en-us/

Storyboard: Turning your finished script into sketched images to see the rough visual

Typeset: Arranging the dialogue text bubbles and SFX to fit nicely with the artwork

Lineart/Flat/Shade: Cleaning the sketch, adding in the color, shading, and lighting

Render: The finished product. Remember that the storytelling is equal, if not more important than the aesthetics. 

Publish:   Publish to the platform of your choice. Remember to do research beforehand so that you know the requirements and details. Make sure to read the fine print!

https://www.voyce.me/