How To Create A One Shot Manga (From Start To Finish!)

A one shot manga is a comic book published as a single, standalone issue, with a self-contained story that is not a part of any ongoing series or miniseries. One shot manga are usually written for contests, or for serialization in manga magazines, and are sometimes later developed into full length manga series. One shots are normally 60 pages or less. However, in some one shot manga competitions such as Medibang's shounen manga contest, the limit is 50 pages. In today's video, I am going through all the details on how you can create your very own one shot manga from start to finish, with details to help you every step of the way. I hope you enjoy this video, and it helps with your manga creations! 😁 Manga (also called tankoubon in Japan) come in a variety of sizes, the most common sizes being 5.04″ x 7.17″ or 5.83″ x 8.2″. However, when Japanese manga is republished in the US, it is given more of a standard printing size of 5 inches x 7.5 inches. Manga pages are commonly drawn on B4 Deleter comic paper, which have measurements written on them. The measurements are there to help the artist know where to draw, and where the pages might get cut off in printing. If you don't want to buy B4 comic paper, here is a free size template for drawing professional manga paper size on A4 paper: http://www.mediafire.com/folder/tkv3s... (If you want to make this work for A3 paper, multiply each measurement by 1.414) FREE PROGRAMS: Krita https://krita.org/en/ Medibang Paint https://medibangpaint.com/en/ My Paint http://mypaint.org/ FireAlpaca https://firealpaca.com/ LICENSED PROGRAMS: Paint Tool SAI https://www.systemax.jp/en/sai/ Clip Studio Paint EX https://www.clipstudio.net/ Corel Painter https://www.painterartist.com/en/prod... Open Canvas http://www.portalgraphics.net/en/oc/ PRODUCTS MENTIONED: Intuos Pro Tablet: https://bit.ly/2D2jkKm Bamboo Manga Tablet: https://amzn.to/39p7y8W Cintiq Touchscreen Tablet: https://amzn.to/3fZE9EL Huion Tablet: https://amzn.to/2BzzrPa Deleter Comic Paper: https://amzn.to/2WTZfgh Blue Mechanical Pencil: https://amzn.to/2WWclJY Blue Wooden Pencil: https://bit.ly/32Uy0pt Mechanical Pencil: https://amzn.to/2ORsiN0 Wooden Graphite Pencil: https://amzn.to/39s59tX Eraser: https://amzn.to/3hAWatg Straight Ruler: https://amzn.to/2ZWFeHK Triangle Ruler: https://amzn.to/2EjoLFi Artline Pens: https://amzn.to/3g1e7AS https://amzn.to/3g0qNIm Sakura Micron: https://amzn.to/3g1WrFj Copics: Multiliners: https://amzn.to/2ZZ4Yn1 Grey Pens: https://amzn.to/3jE7w1D Brush Pens: https://amzn.to/2ZZBVj4 G Nib Pens: https://amzn.to/3hxMZtI Ink Bottles: https://amzn.to/3g0wrtV https://amzn.to/2OTkqKO Deleter Screentones + Knife: https://amzn.to/3jDwez9 https://amzn.to/3fZFbR9 White Ink: https://amzn.to/2Da0fWk https://amzn.to/2CPdLz5 https://amzn.to/39ujx4Q ONE SHOT MANGA CONTESTS: Silent Manga Audition SMA - https://www.manga-audition.com/ Medibang Jumps Universal Contest (Also known as Jump Tezuka)- https://medibang.com/contest/jumpuniv... International Manga School Contest - https://www.clipstudio.net/promotion/... Kitakyushu Manga Competition - https://kitakyushu-mangataisho.com/en/ CONTENTS: 0:00 Intro 1:11 What Is A One Shot Manga? 2:08 Technical Details 5:03 Step 1- Choose Medium & Supplies 5:20 Digital Supplies 6:18 Digital Programs 6:37 Traditional Supplies 9:04 Step 2- Brainstorm 12:49 Step 3- Write Your Plot In A Single Sentence 13:16 Step 4- Write A Basic Plan 13:40 Step 5 - Design Your Characters 15:33 Step 6- Choose The Main Problem 16:05 Step 7- Choose The Main Message 18:20 Step 8- Choose The Narrator & POV 19:11 Step 9- Write The Beginning 20:18 Step 10- Write A Basic Script 21:53 Step 11- Break Script Into Pages 22:26 Step 12- Sketch The Storyboards 23:26 Step 13- Prepare Panels 24:53 Step 14- Ink The Pages 26:09 Step 15- Finalize The Pages 27:08 Step 16- Design The Cover 28:18 Step 17- Prepare For Publishing 29:52 Step 18- Publish Your One Shot SUBSCRIBE to learn how to turn your manga into a masterpiece!    / @midnightxcross   Want to learn more? Visit me on my other social media pages, for updates on my own manga 'Having Faith', and fun tips for you to try on your own projects! Instagram:   / midnightxcross   Twitter:   / midnightxcross   Facebook:   / midnightxcross   DeviantArt: https://www.deviantart.com/midnightxc... Wattpad (Fanfiction): https://www.wattpad.com/user/midnight... Email: [email protected] #OneShotManga #Manga #MangaIntoMasterpiece How To Write A One Shot How To Make a One Shot Manga How Do I create a one shot manga? how do I make a one shot manga? How to make a one shot for beginners