Your manga education continues with the third exciting volume in the all-new Manga University series of educational workbooks for aspiring artists.

Volume 3 is a how-to guide for designing realistic backgrounds featuring the futuristic high-rises and busy boulevards of Japan's largest cities. Originally published in Japanese as the IC Background Collection series, this workbook features 16 professional-quality, copyright-free background illustrations that artists are encouraged to study, trace, photocopy or cut out and use in their own manga.

Also included are comprehensive instructions on the use of screen tones for lighting and texture effects and how they relate to the featured illustrations.