Do you want to start your own comic but find the idea of having to draw backgrounds daunting? Don't worry, you are not alone! I felt exactly the same way when I was first thinking about starting my own comic.

But now, having completed my first comic, I realised that Ihave learnt and developed several ways to quickly and easily create backgrounds using references and 3D models. I want to pass these learnings on and encourage people to start making their comic and getting their stories out there~

This course is intended to help you use 3D models in Clip Studip Paint (CSP) and SketchUp in a way that perfectly matches the style of your art and comic/webtoon.

It also covers tips and tricks to efficiently draw your backgrounds by hand, and to use colors, screentones and patterns emphasise the mood of your characters or scenes.

It's basically the course I wish I had when I first started, and I hope it will help you on your own journey~

Course Structure:

1. Intro

2. A love letter to the Vector layer

3. Tips to draw backgrounds by hand

4. Extracting lines from CSP 3D models - CSPEx

5. Extracting lines from CSP 3D models - CSPPro

6. SketchUp - 3D warehouse

7. SketchUp - Exporting lines

8. SketchUp - Free version

9. SketchUp - Using colored models

10. SketchUp - Other sources of 3D models

11. Colors, screentones and patterns

12. Your project

13. Worked example 1

14. Worked example 2

15. Outro