Deleter B4 Manga Manuscript Paper

Type A —Standard panel guidelines. The production standard.

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Deleter B4 Manga Manuscript Paper

Deleter manga manuscript paper is the Japanese production standard for manga pages — B4 format with non-photo blue panel guidelines, crop marks, and safe area borders printed in a colour invisible to photographic scanners set correctly. Type A has standard guidelines; Type B adds panel layout helper lines.

135gsm — High-density, ink-resistant drawing board.

Flawless Matte Smooth

High

Exceptional (Built for rough layout sketching and clean-up)

B4 (257mm × 364mm) — The standard original scale for professional manga production.

Loose Pack (40 Sheets)

Non-photo blue — invisible to photographic scanners when correctly set

Non-reproducible blue alignment grids pre-printed on the outer border, which guide the manga artist for panel cuts, word balloons, and safe bleed zones, completely disappearing under digital scanning

Japan — Deleter

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Packaging:

We know art supplies are fragile. All professional pair and boards are shipped in reinforced rigid flat mailers. No tubes, no folds, no crushed corners.

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Order Tracking:

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30-Day Change of Mind:

We offer a 30-day return window (exceeding the UK legal minimum of 14 days). Items must be unused, in original packaging, and in "as-new" condition.

Faulty Goods:

In the rare event of a defect, you are entitled to a full refund or replacement within 30 days. We will cover all return shipping costs for faulty items.

Defective Nibs:

Occasionally, a pen may arrive dry or a nib maybe scratchy. Contact us within 7 days of purchase with a photo/video of the issue and we will send a replacement immediately.

Exclusions:

Due to the nature of the product, unless faulty we cannot accept returns on opened markers or used paper pads returned.

Digital Goods:

The "Birthday Palette" and other digital downloads are non-refundable once accessed.

How to Start a Return:

Email studio@inkwellartsupplies.com with your order number. We aim to process all refunds to the original payment method within 5–10 business days of receiving the item

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The production paper for manga — what non-photo blue means in practice
Deleter manuscript paper is made for manga production. The non-photo blue guidelines — panel borders, safe area borders, and crop marks — are printed in a specific pale blue that most photographic scanners exclude when operating in greyscale mode. This means the artist can ink directly over the blue guidelines with confidence: the pencil panel layout, the blue guidelines, and the inked linework all coexist on the page during production, but when the finished page is scanned correctly only the black ink appears in the output. This is not a trick or a filter applied after the fact — it is a property of how standard photographic sensors interpret colour wavelengths, and it is the production method used by professional manga artists in Japan. The 135gsm paper weight is chosen specifically to accept dip pen inks cleanly without feathering while remaining light enough to handle conveniently in a stack of forty pages.

Type A versus Type B

Type A has the standard production set of guidelines: outer border, safe area border, and crop marks. This is the professional production format — everything that a scan needs to be correctly trimmed and laid out, nothing extraneous. Type B adds further helper lines to assist with panel layout — horizontal guides at regular intervals that help maintain consistent gutter widths and panel heights without measuring. For an experienced manga artist, Type A is the correct choice. For beginners who are still developing a reliable sense of panel proportion and gutter consistency, Type B's additional structure provides useful scaffolding.

Honest Note:

The non-photo blue guidelines only disappear on photographic scanners with the correct settings applied — test your specific scanner before beginning a project. On a standard colour flatbed scan at default settings, the guidelines will be visible and will need to be removed in post-processing. At 110gsm this paper is not suitable for heavy wet media — it will buckle under watercolour or extended ink wash. It is a production paper, not a mixed-media paper.

Who is it For?

Manga artists producing original artwork intended for scanning and publication or distribution
Anyone working in analogue manga or comic production at the correct production format
Illustration students learning manga production workflow
Illustrators who want production-standard paper with scan-ready guidelines for other types of sequential art

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUSTIONS (FAQ)

Can I use alcohol markers on this?

Yes, the dense surface prevents excessive soaking, making it excellent for blending Alcohol markers.

Is the paper bleed-proof?

While highly resistant, very heavy wet-media application may require a backing sheet.

Will the blue guidelines actually disappear when I scan?

When your scanner is set to exclude blue wavelengths — yes. In most scanning software this setting is called 'remove non-photo blue', 'drop cyan channel', or it is achieved automatically by scanning in greyscale mode with the correct colour profile. On standard full-colour scanner settings, the pale blue guidelines will appear in the scan. Test your specific scanner and software settings on a sample page before beginning a project — the settings vary between scanner models and software versions

What nibs and inks should I use with this paper?

Tachikawa G-nibs with De Atramentis Document Black or Deleter Black No. 4 are the standard combination for manga production. De Atramentis Document Black is waterproof once dry and produces crisp, dense linework that scans well. Deleter Black No. 4 is specifically formulated for photocopy and scan reproduction and is the Japanese production standard ink.

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