"Screentone" is indispensable for making manga. A film sheet with halftone dots and patterns printed on it, which is used for the character's hair and shadows.

I found a small size of this in a 100-yen cando! Moreover, it is a product of Delita, a major manufacturer of art materials such as tones.


The size is as small as 14.9 x 9.6 cm, but there are many types. At the store I visited this time, there were about 8 types of products.

The tone number is assigned to the upper left of the sheet. It helps you manage which part of the various tones you are using. When a manga artist designates him as an assistant, he says, "Please use number XX here."


How to use is described in the package. First, prepare a black and white illustration.


Place the screen tone with the mount on the part you want to paste, and cut it to a large size with a cutter.


Peel off the cut out tone from the mount, place it on the original, and cut off the protruding part with a cutter. All you have to do is place the paper on the manuscript and rub it from above to fix the tone.





I also tried "tone scraping" that I wanted to try. It is a technique to lightly scrape the surface of the tone with a cutter to express the luster of the hair and the delicate light adjustment.


When I actually work on it, it's fine and insanely nerve-wracking! A thin bundle of hair. It's so hard to draw a single portrait, but how much effort is required to draw dozens of pages to the background? I was a little disappointed.


A screentone experience that will make you more thankful when reading manga once you try it. If you like drawing, give it a try!