When did you begin using Manga Studio? What attracted you to it vs.
I had written Manga Studio For Dummies in 2008, and am in the process of writing a series of new guide books that cover Manga Studio 5, as well as new tutorial videos. I have a few additional projects that are still in the development stage, but will hopefully be released soon.Ĭurrently, I’m best known for my tutorial videos and guide books for Manga Studio. We then started working on a story called Dixon’s Notch, and we were recently asked to do a short story for the soon-to-be-released book, SCAMThology. We did a short story for Top Shelf Comics called King Pete. More renectly, I’ve been working on some comics with my friend Josh Flanagan. What are some of your past credits? What projects are you working on at the moment?Īside from Place Name Here and Chibi Cheerleaders, I've done a few guest pages on some of my friends’ webcomics over the years. Once I found out that people were making their own comics and putting them on the web, I knew that was what I wanted to do. I got my start by just starting my own comic. This was followed by CHIBI CHEERLEADERS FROM OUTER SPACE (created by Stacey and me), which we worked on for about six years. I didn’t start creating sequential art on a regular basis until 2001, when I created my first webcomic, PLACE NAME HERE. I've been drawing since high school (waaaay back in 1993), but that was mostly sketches of superheroes or my own creations. How long have you been drawing comics and manga? How did you get your start? Stacey and I have been married for almost 14 years now, and we have a soon-to-be 10 year old daughter. I’m not nearly making the money I was making in programming, but my psyche has been thanking me ever since. My wife (Stacey) suggested that I quit, and just focus on making comics. The company I worked for was great, but the insane hours were getting to me. I used to be a computer programmer (it’s what I went to college for), but was pretty much miserable there. It was a great experience to live someplace new, but we decided it was time to come back to the Capital Region. I had spent about ten years in Utah, (where my wife got a job teaching at Utah State University). I was born and raised in this area, but only recently came back. Surface Pro Artist: Where are you based? Tell us a little about your personal life.ĭoug Hills: I currently live in Upstate NY. And I'm delighted that Doug consented to do this interview. I'd like to believe that my constant Twitter badgering had something to do with his recent decision to purchase a Surface Pro 2. If you've added Manga Studio to your toolkit within the last couple of years, you've no doubt come across the fine educational materials created by Doug Hills author of Manga Studio for Dummies and the Manga Studio Field Guide series.ĭoug's easy to follow video tutorials were the principal reason I became interested in learning Manga Studio when I first bought my Surface Pro.
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