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Main ideas, concepts, and lessons

The video is an “interview/job introduction” explaining how Studio Rico’s webtoon production studio is organized and how specific roles help convert scripts/storyboards into serialized webtoons.
A key theme is division of labor: even if someone doesn’t lead the entire story, specialized teams can each contribute meaningful parts to the final webtoon.
Roles form a production pipeline:
1. Character design (based on the source web novel + current trends)
2. Background/scene art (based on storyboards + 3D tools + manual drawing when needed)
3. Post-processing (final visual polish: effects, lighting, saturation, and color-tone coherence)

Read the entire web novel first
- Goal: understand the overall character appearance and established visual identity.
Research what’s trending
- Collect current “trending” looks from celebrities (both male and female).
Base character concepts on existing story settings
- For adaptations like Marry My Husband, story + settings are already established by the web novel adaptation.
Create character drafts that match the desired image
- Team members draw based on their interpretation of how the character should look.
Hold a character design meeting to converge on a final version
- Compare options such as:
  - which drawing best fits the character
  - whether the character should be more/less masculine (or adjusted in other ways)
- Narrow down to an agreed “best” image before final decisions.
Prioritize proportions
- Reason: makeup/details can shift across multiple panels, but it’s hard for others to match a different style later.
- Approach: match proportions “to a certain extent” so artwork can stay unified after:
  - coloring
  - retouching
Prepare proportion variations / organize the character model before the project
- Share organized references so the artist can practice details consistently in advance.
Additional role emphasis
- Provide checks on:
  - facial proportions
  - body proportions during movement
  - outfit proportions as costume details change

Wait for storyboards
Find references based on the storyboard
Build 3D backgrounds using those references
- Create 3D background elements first, then adjust to match storyboard requirements.
Patch/modify 3D backgrounds to match the storyboard
Finish/complete background animation
Coordinate with multiple teams through ongoing discussion
- Collaborates with:
  - the story team
  - the character design team
  - Jin-wook
- Example: for historical settings, decide the appropriate era-appropriate background.
Handle limitations of 3D
- Identify what cannot be implemented in 3D.
- If 3D sources must be modified (or can’t be modified), add extra drawing manually.
Tools and skills
- Uses:
  - SketchUp
  - Photoshop
  - (Click Studio mentioned)
Resource advantage
- The company provides SketchUp resources, making it easier to download and apply assets.
Create mood through atmosphere changes
- Belief: adapting/creating backgrounds drives the webtoon’s overall mood.
- Atmosphere examples:
  - lovely vs. melancholic
  - seasonal shifts (autumn/winter/spring)
Core takeaway
- Background work significantly contributes to the webtoon’s emotional “charm/advantage.”

Role definition
- The final stage of the manuscript process.
- Goal: take a manuscript produced by earlier teams and raise it from 100% to 120% through final enhancements.

Storyboard validation
- Double-check the storyboard first.
- Reason: the director likely has specific intentions.
Add effects and color adjustments aligned with the storyboard
Ensure correct light direction
- Consider light source direction across the full work.
- Then proceed with lighting/effects.
Approach to visual style: study broadly
- Even for romance fantasy, review other genres (e.g., action, trade) to borrow what works.
Effects/saturation matching depends on the work
- Example comparison:
  - Hong Cheon-gi: romance but a “Sagakgi” style (slightly lower saturation) → avoid overly strong effects; tone effects down to match the overall color tone.
  - Current romance fantasy: higher saturation and more vibrant visuals → apply effects accordingly.
Research habits
- Study:
  - webtoon color palettes
  - character illustration references
  - game concept art tutorials
- Purpose: learn techniques for light and color that apply across many scenarios.

Kim Ja-in — Studio Rico Webtoon Studio 2 (introduces the video; discusses passion/role clarity concept)
Su-a — Main writer for Marry My Husband in Studio Rico Webtoon Team 1 (character design & illustration workflow)
Kim Su-ji — In charge of background work for Marry My Husband
Kim Jung-min — Post-processing role at Studio Rico Webtoon Hill Studio
Jin-wook — Collaborator mentioned in background team discussions