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Learn Clip Studio Paint

Learn Clip Studio Paint

By : Liz Staley
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Learn Clip Studio Paint

Learn Clip Studio Paint

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By: Liz Staley

Overview of this book

Clip Studio Paint, the successor to Manga Studio, is used by over four million illustrators and comic creators around the world. This book will guide you through every step of learning this software, from system requirements and installation, all the way through to exporting your work for print or the web. Learn how to create new documents, customize tools to fit your working style, use ruler tools to create anything from straight lines to intricate backgrounds, add 3D elements, create comic panels using the specialized panel tools, utilize screentones and materials, add text and word balloons to your comics, create sound effects, easily flat and color your comics using reference layers, and bring your drawings to life using the animation features. By the end of this book, you will be able to navigate the Clip Studio Interface and program preferences, customize the various tools, and be able to create your own black-and-white and color illustrations and comics from start to finish.
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Connecting speech balloons

Connected speech balloons are common in comics. These are when you have dialog in multiple speech balloons that are connected together with balloon tails, as shown in the following screenshot:

This style of speech balloon is easy to do in Clip Studio Paint, but it does require a bit of forethought. Setting up the connected speech balloons actually occurs during the text tool phase of making the speech balloons. Follow these steps to create connected speech balloons:

  1. Type in the text for the first speech balloon by using the Text tool. Click on the Circle icon below the text entry to commit the text. This icon is shown in the following screenshot:
  1. With the Text tool, move the cursor close to the box surrounding the text for Balloon One. A + will appear next to the cursor when you are in the correct spot to make a connecting text box. Click and enter...

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