Hey ya’ll. I was doing some research on making Anime style backgrounds. After all your characters have to live somewhere. Give them a home and place to interact with in this awesome tutorial.
Here is a link to a whole boatload of tutorials
http://www.mclelun.com/
There are tons of tutorials that you can use for your manga or your anime series.
I really love his work. I like how he uses 3d as a reference and in some cases as a render. His website has extensive tutorials. Go visit today and give your characters a place to live.