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How To Draw Manga Computones Volume 1: Basic Tone Techniques

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I just got this book; the previous reviewers' guidance was a big help on the CD serial number, and the tones plugin is pretty nice (although the tones included with this book tend to be very basic; now I want to buy the other Computones volumes hoping for more special effect tones).

I was taking a bit of a chance when I bought this. I wasn't *totally* sure I could use the plugin because the image was too small to read the fine print in the compatible software box on the cover, so here's what it says: "Compatible Plug-in Modules for Adobe Photoshop 4.0~7.0, Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0, Jasc Paint Shop Pro 7.0~8.0". The gamble paid off for me since I'm a PSP 8 user, but I wanted to post that info in a review so others wouldn't have to gamble. ^_~

The book looks great and the instructions are very informative. I was really looking forward to using this book until I tried installing the Computones Plug-In for Photoshop CS.

The Computones/Photoshop Plug-In did successfully install but the Serial # located in the front of the book does not unlock the Computones Filter. This makes the lessons in the book completely useless until it is fixed by either Graphic-Sha or CelSys Inc.

Fortunately, I was able to contact Graphic-Sha, the publisher, and they said they have the correct Serial # at:

www dot graphicsha dot co dot jp/Info/index_compu dot html

I ran into the same problem, and went to their website as per previous comment. Basically, you have to leave out the second hyphen (-), but also

!! the letters must be ALL CAPS. !!

Otherwise, when it works, it's actually really nice!

I am an artist. I LOVE experimenting with digital art. So when I saw this book in a store I had to have it. I bought it, read it, and was excited when I finaly installed it..... only to find out it did not work. I have tried exchanges with the store, alternet ways of installing the program, putting in the serial number in a million different ways, and have installed and uninstalled the program at least a millon times over the past few weeks.

I do not no if it is the fact I am using Elements 3.0 or if it is a screw-up on the manufatures part, but i would advise getting this book only after someone post a review about it atually working. the book is about how to use the disk and without the disk it is crap.

This may be a great product, but don't by hasty like I was--take a moment to enlarge the cover image and you'll see that it's intended for Windows users only. The plug-ins are for Windows applications, and the individual tone files are also in a Windows format. Bummer. (Still, the book is a nice guide to applying tone to cartoon illustrations.)

I think this is quite a good book for beginners who want to learn manga rendering. It teaches some of the basic light and shadow, and tone shading. I find it quite detailed and useful.