Main ideas of research

• different types of manga
• issues in manga
• materials used to create manga
• types of manga publishing
• manga publishers
• steps to create manga
• manga scanlations

What's happening?

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I am very close to finishing my notes. I incorporated my notes from my interview but I am still having trouble finding quotes. I am stuck on answering one of my foundation questions, ""What are the different materials used to make manga?" Most of my sources say the same materials: pen, ink, pencil, paper.....(pretty basic shtuff).

Action plan shtuff....

Umm....still waiting for my ink. It's suppose to be coming on friday...I hope. The process of making this manga is really hard. I started to ink the third page but it didn't turn out well so, I threw it away. I don't think that page fancied me either so I'm glad I threw it away. I made two new friends over the weekend: G-pen and spoon pen (pen nibs). They decided to be cooperative with my drawing. The maru pen nib decided to break on me. I bought a new one though. (objects are easily replaceable, unfortunately people are not)
I've been reading on the interwebs (internet/web) about drawing with a pen.

Interweb: Drawing with a dip pen isn't like drawing with a pencil. You have to practice at least once a day to get used to using it. Even professionals get a little shaky at times if they don't practice once a day.

Me: Ugh.....that's a lot work......

Interweb: You are a lot of work!!!! Don't be lazy....

Me: Now I know!

G.I. Joe: The more you know!

What's happening?

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I finally did my interview with Mr.Wilk. (I don't really call him that. Joseph) I was surprised that he knew a lot about my topic. I didn't expect a librarian to know a lot about a book genre that is often cast off. We discussed the library's process of importing new manga. Joseph is an assistant librarian in the teen section but, he pays attention to the anime and manga hype. We also had a discussion on the difference between American and Japanese comics.

Vocab: Hand sell - a librarian's personal recommendation to read a book by their experience in reading the book

Action plan stuff.....

I bought a new Non-photo blue pencil. It was on sale for 30% off.(dealz...) I started to ink the first page of the manga. Using a brush tip Copic Ciao Marker, I filled in the large areas with black ink. For the smaller details, I would use the dip ink(which I still don't have.....I just ordered it yesterday) and pen nibs. (there many kinds of pen nibs but my main four are the: G-pen, Maru, Quill, Spoon) The different types of pen nibs gives you a variety of line thickness to pick from. G-pens are the most popular because the tip of the nib bends to how much pressure you put on the pen. It's really great for inking faces, hair, and clothes.