Datasheet
or shrink your artwork to whatever size you need, without any loss of
quality. (The Debut version, by comparison, is
raster-based only. This
means that you will lose line quality if you try to enlarge the image.)
If you have the money to spend and would like a few shortcuts to help
speed up and streamline your creative process, this may be the version
for you.
If you haven’t purchased either version yet, be sure to pop the CD-ROM that
accompanies this book into your computer. e frontier, the company that
brings you Manga Studio, has generously included a 30-day demo version
of Manga Studio EX. (You can also download the demo version from www.
e-frontier.com/go/mangastudio
.) It’s a good way to test-drive the
program if you’re still on the fence regarding which version to purchase.
Getting to Know Your New Workspace
Provided you’ve installed your program (and if you haven’t yet, you probably
should), you’re now staring at your brand new workspace (shown in
Figure 1-1), with no idea where to start.
Figure 1-1:
Time to get
acquainted
with
your new
workspace.
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