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Clip Studio Paint by Example

By : Ludovico Serra
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Clip Studio Paint by Example

By: Ludovico Serra

Overview of this book

Clip Studio Paint is powerful art software that can help you create artistic work with its in-built material organizer, 3D integration, and group work features. It also provides other features that can speed up the workflow of illustrators, concept artists, and comic artists. With Clip Studio Paint by Example, you’ll learn how to use CSP effectively for a wide variety of artistic purposes. The book starts by helping you create the right workspace for concept art, illustration, and comics. You’ll create a brush, set up a canvas, and develop an auto-auction. Along with covering how to work with CS Modeler that comes bundled with CSP, this book shows you how to import and rig characters easily. You’ll then create reusable changeable scenes and a 3D human character in Blender before exploring concept art, illustrations, comics, and how to create your own portfolio. The book features a glossary with brief explanations of all the main CSP functions. The focus of the book is not on drawing or painting but on helping you enhance your artistic skills using Clip Studio Paint to create an impressive portfolio. By the end of this book, you’ll be able to use the impressive capabilities of CSP to create beautiful digital art in a productive way.

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Table of Contents (13 chapters)
Preface
Preface
Who this book is for
What this book covers
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Conventions used
Get in touch
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1
Chapter 1: Up and Running with CSP
Chapter 1: Up and Running with CSP
Comparative anatomy – an introduction to CSP
Setting up your workspace and mapping your shortcuts
General CSP functions
Summary
Free Chapter
2
Chapter 2: Adding Brushes to CSP
Chapter 2: Adding Brushes to CSP
Creating a brush
Decoration and texture brushes
Workhorse brush
Summary
3
Chapter 3: Creating 3D Backgrounds in CSP
Chapter 3: Creating 3D Backgrounds in CSP
Working with 3D in CSP – pros and cons
How to create a 3D mesh
Adding 3D props to your CSP
Summary
4
Chapter 4: Using Your 3D Props to Create a Scene
Chapter 4: Using Your 3D Props to Create a Scene
Technical requirements
Introduction to Clip Studio Assets
Creating a 3D real-life scene for your work
Creating a 3D fantasy scene for your work
Summary
5
Chapter 5: Implementing 3D Characters in CSP
Chapter 5: Implementing 3D Characters in CSP
Technical requirements
Creating a sculpting base
Creating the base
Sculpting the mesh
Adding the details
Summary
6
Chapter 6: Importing 3D Characters in CSP
Chapter 6: Importing 3D Characters in CSP
Preparing the mesh to be imported in Modeler
Importing the character in to Modeler
Summary
7
Chapter 7: Making Your Own Illustration
Chapter 7: Making Your Own Illustration
Getting started with your illustration
Creating a cartoon illustration
Creating a painterly illustration
Summary
8
Chapter 8: Creating Your Own Comic
Chapter 8: Creating Your Own Comic
Introduction to comics
Setting up your workspace
Creating a story and a storyboard
Finishing a page
Exporting for printing
Summary
9
Chapter 9: Building Your Own Concept Art
Chapter 9: Building Your Own Concept Art
Concept art introduction
Setting up the workspace
Making concept art for props
Creating concept art of your environment
Creating character concept art
Summary
10
Chapter 10: Creating Your Own Portfolio
Chapter 10: Creating Your Own Portfolio
Portfolio creation and introduction
Building an illustration portfolio
Creating your comic portfolio
Making your concept art portfolio
Summary
11
Chapter 11: CSP Vocabulary
Chapter 11: CSP Vocabulary
Menu options
Tool options
Summary
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12
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Creating the base

In this section, you will learn the steps to create a basic mesh for your character that you can use to refine your 3D model and create an exportable file.

Body

Now for creating the body:

  1. Click Shift + A to add a new object.
  2. Add a plane.
  3. Go to Edit Mode.
  4. Press A to select everything.
  5. Press M, as in merge, and click on Center.

This will give you a single vertex. Now it's time to create a base skeleton, which is pretty easy:

  1. Press the red sphere. Take this single lonely vertex and put it at the center of the hip bone.
  2. Press G (move) and Z to snap it to the Z axis and go where you need to put it.
  3. Press left mouse button (LMB) to confirm. With this you will confirm the vertex position; that little orange point in the image is the vertex:

    Figure 5.10 – My character with the little vertex on the hip bone

    The rest is easy.

  4. Go to Edit Mode, click on the vertex, press E to extrude, and create a basic skeleton for the body...
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