Magenta and Amber Reading Manga

This was done Summer 2002 as an advertisement for my drawing class, but really ended up being an experiment in Photoshop techniques. I manipulated the inked line art a whole lot after I scanned and practiced colouring with cel-shading which I was still trying to get a handle on. Luckily for me I had my digital tablet by my side, having just gotten earlier that summer. I'm not really happy with the line art, but I'm willing to see it as more of a learning exercise than anything else. The background is there just because I felt like trying out those brushes, but it gives the subject a nice soft feel, which works well for the scene at hand.

As far as concept goes, I like this a lot. It's just two girls reading Japanese comics together, and what's not to like about that?

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