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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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Image Gallery of Manga and Illustrations Created by Clip Studio Paint
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Other Books You May Enjoy
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Index

What is a layer?

A layer, in a piece of digital art, is a magical thing that can make our workflow smoother and easier, and it can also save a lot of headaches in the future when we go from pencils to inks to colors too. Okay, so maybe it’s not actually magic, but it’s pretty darn close!

Layers are like stacks of transparencies used for projection: every transparency carries a bit of text or an element of the image, so that we can separate the pencil sketch layer from the inked art layer, and when all the transparencies are stacked on top of each other, they form the complete image. You can make each layer visible or invisible with only one click, and manipulation of one layer doesn’t affect art on another layer.

But what are layers and how do they work? Let’s look at the following example images. Now that the sketch has been done, the art can be completed by inking and coloring on it. The colored drawing in this screenshot is made from five layers...

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