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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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1
Image Gallery of Manga and Illustrations Created by Clip Studio Paint
20
Other Books You May Enjoy
21
Index

To get the most out of this book

Having a graphics tablet or a tablet computer with a stylus and pressure sensitivity is highly recommended for using this software. Drawing with a stylus is much more natural than drawing with a mouse or trackpad. For more information on graphics tablets, see Chapter 2, Installing Clip Studio Paint Pro and Interface Basics.

Chapter 2 will also explain system requirements in much more detail. In short, the requirements are as follows:

Software covered in the book

OS requirements

Clip Studio Paint version 3.0.0

Windows 10 or 11, or macOS 12, 13, or 14

Disclaimer

There might be some differences in the option naming, placement, and availability depending on what version of Clip Studio Paint you are currently using. If needed, earlier versions of Clip Studio Paint can run on older OSes.

Download the color images

We also provide a PDF file that has color images of the screenshots/diagrams used in this book. You can download it here: https://packt.link/gbp/9781835886588.

Conventions used

There are a few text conventions used throughout this book.

Code in text: Indicates filenames, URLs, user input, and Twitter handles. Here is an example: “Export the Manga page 1.jpg image file to an internet-friendly file.”

Bold: Indicates a new term, an important word, or words that you see onscreen. For example, words in menus or dialog boxes appear in the text like this. Here is an example: “Select G-Pen from the Pen sub tool palette.”

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