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Learn Clip Studio Paint

Learn Clip Studio Paint

By : Takita, Liz Staley
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Learn Clip Studio Paint

Learn Clip Studio Paint

By: Takita, Liz Staley

Overview of this book

Ever dreamed of creating your own manga art or comic books? Learn Clip Studio Paint, Fourth Edition is your roadmap to becoming a digital artist! This beginner-friendly guide takes you on a step-by-step journey of digital illustration. You’ll get to grips with one of the essential features of digital illustration, layering, as you go through the process of penciling and inking your art. If you’re interested in creating a webtoon graphic novel or web comic, you’ll be happy to learn about comic-making essentials such as panels, sound effects, and speech bubbles In this edition, you’ll learn artistic techniques alongside Clip Studio Paint features, including a new focus on how to bring your artwork to life with proportions and perspective. You’ll learn how to draw characters with various brushes and brush customizations, as well as exploring coloring methods and rulers to make your stories pop. The edition also dives into exciting new features like using 3D models to draw poses and the basics of creating animations Packed with clear instructions and illustrated examples, this book is your one-stop shop for learning Clip Studio Paint. If you dream of creating your own manga art or comics, this guide equips you with skills to achieve your goals!
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
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Preface
Preface
Who this book is for
What this book covers
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1
Image Gallery of Manga and Illustrations Created by Clip Studio Paint
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Image Gallery of Manga and Illustrations Created by Clip Studio Paint
Illustration gallery
Summary
2
Installing Clip Studio Paint Pro and Interface Basics
Installing Clip Studio Paint Pro and Interface Basics
System specs, installation, and your serial number
About graphics tablets
Taking a look at the default interface
Moving, collapsing, and closing palettes
The tool palette and command bar
Summary
3
Penciling: Layer and Layer Property Palettes
Penciling: Layer and Layer Property Palettes
Technical requirements
What is penciling?
What is a layer?
Introducing the Layer palette
The Layer Property palette
Organizing layers
Summary
4
Introducing Clip Studio Paint Brushes
Introducing Clip Studio Paint Brushes
Technical requirements
Navigating the brushes
The brush engine
Playing with brush settings
Exporting and loading brushes
Summary
5
Pages and Panels to Shape Manga
Pages and Panels to Shape Manga
Making and saving workspaces
New files and templates
Creating a basic square canvas
Creating a custom-sized page and saving a preset
Adding templates to a new file
Making comic panels
Creating, editing, and using template panels
Dividing and editing panels
Summary
6
Erasers, Selections, and the Sub View Palette
Erasers, Selections, and the Sub View Palette
Technical requirements
Eraser tools and transparent color
The eraser tools
Using transparent color
Lassos and other selection tools
The Sub View palette
Using Layer Color to prepare a sketch for inks
Summary
7
Using Text and Balloon Tools
Using Text and Balloon Tools
Technical requirements
The basic theory of speech bubbles
The basics of the Text tool
Exploring advanced text settings
Creating custom text tools
Making and editing speech balloons
Implementing connected speech balloons
Using speech balloon materials
Summary
8
Getting Started with Inking Tools
Getting Started with Inking Tools
Principles of inking
Exploring inking tools
Customizing pressure sensitivity settings
Inking on vector layers
Tips for inking comic panels
Summary
9
Material Palette and Inking Special Effects
Material Palette and Inking Special Effects
Technical requirements
Exploring the Material palette
Creating a textured inking brush
Making a broken glass shard brush
Creating a foliage brush
Texturing with a cross-hatching brush
Summary
10
Exploring Vector Layers
Exploring Vector Layers
Technical requirements
Vectors in Clip Studio Paint
Creating a vector layer
Drawing on vector layers
Editing vectors
Summary
11
Creating Your Own Sound Effects
Creating Your Own Sound Effects
Technical requirements
Adding sound effects in speech balloons
Using fonts for sound effects
Adding outlines, gradients, and patterns to text
Using the Mesh Transformation tool to warp text
Making titles
Summary
12
Making Layer Masks and Screentones
Making Layer Masks and Screentones
Technical requirements
What is a layer mask?
Using a layer mask
Adding screentones
Using the clipping layer function
Summary
13
All About Rulers
All About Rulers
Technical requirements
Introducing rulers and their types in Clip Studio Paint
Using rulers
Understanding perspective rulers
Making rulers inactive
Using grids and guides
Summary
14
Using 3D Figures and Objects
Using 3D Figures and Objects
Technical requirements
Introducing the 3D Material palette
Loading a 3D object onto the canvas
Moving objects in 3D space
Using preset poses on figure models
Customizing character and figure models
Saving 3D information to the Material palette
Importing 3D models into Clip Studio Paint
Summary
15
Color Palette
Color Palette
Technical requirements
Creating aesthetics with color palettes
Understanding color pickers
Exploring the Color History, Intermediate Color, and Approximate Color, and Color Mixing palettes
Creating color palettes from the Sub View palette
Importing palettes from Adobe Photoshop
Summary
16
Using Clip Studio Paint to Color Your Manga
Using Clip Studio Paint to Color Your Manga
Technical requirements
Using reference layers
Creating flats using the fill and pen tools
Creating colored line art
Exploring layer blending modes
Shading with Shading Assist
Using Color Match options and filters
Adding a paper texture
The Liquify tool adjustment
Summary
17
Auto Actions and Your Workflow
Auto Actions and Your Workflow
Technical requirements
Exploring the Auto Action palette
Using auto actions
Creating a custom auto action
Downloading auto action assets
Auto action shortcuts
Summary
18
Exploring Clip Studio Assets and Animations
Exploring Clip Studio Assets and Animations
Technical requirements
Downloading from Assets
Creating animations in Clip Studio Paint
Exporting animations
Summary
19
Exporting, Printing, and Uploading Your Manga
Exporting, Printing, and Uploading Your Manga
Technical requirements
Printing at home
Exporting for print
Adjusting image quality and file size
Resizing an image while exporting
Exporting for a web display
Exporting webtoons (EX only)
Exporting batches of pages (EX only)
Exporting to Clip Studio SHARE
Summary
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Other Books You May Enjoy
Other Books You May Enjoy
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Index
Index

Image Gallery of Manga and Illustrations Created by Clip Studio Paint

Hello everyone! A warm welcome to the fun world of Clip Studio Paint. Whether you want to start your creative journey or simply brush up on your skills, you’ve come to the right place. You will find great freedom in controlling digital tools for your manga creations by going through this book. Some chapters might even inspire you to try different types of art and effects that you never before imagined you could utilize! Whenever you feel stuck or unsure, you can always come back to this book to check how to use certain tools. It’s going to be a fun ride, building your ability to express your manga story. So, let’s start our adventure.

To begin with, this chapter is dedicated to showing you visual examples of Clip Studio Paint creations. Just a glance at this chapter’s pages tells us exactly what features and capabilities Clip Studio Paint has. You can also see this as an early window into what creative ideas you can start to develop over the course of this book.

Don’t worry – these tools and techniques will be explained step by step as we progress. In this chapter, you will find pointers to the parts of the book that introduce each tool, so you can jump to the places where the precise techniques you would like to learn are set out in detail. Of course, feel free to skip topics you are already familiar with.

This chapter will cover the following main topics:

  • Illustration gallery
  • What tools are used
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