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Learn Clip Studio Paint - Second Edition

By : Liz Staley

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Learn Clip Studio Paint - Second Edition

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.

Preface

Who this book is for

What this book covers

To get the most out of this book

Free Chapter

Installing Clip Studio Paint, Recommended Systems, and Interface Basics

Installing Clip Studio Paint, Recommended Systems, and Interface Basics

System specs, installation, and your serial number

Taking a look at the default interface

Moving, collapsing, and closing palettes

The tool palette and Command Bar

Preferences, Shortcuts, and Other Commands

Preferences, Shortcuts, and Other Commands

Program preferences

Using keyboard shortcuts

Customizing the Command Bar

Making and saving workspaces

New files and templates

Clip Studio Paint Brushes: an Introduction

Clip Studio Paint Brushes: an Introduction

Navigating the brushes

The brush engine

Playing with brush settings

Exporting and loading brushes

Pencilling: Layer Properties

Pencilling: Layer Properties

What is a layer?

Introduction to the Layer Palette

The Layer Property palette

Working with Layers

Erasers, Selections, and the Subview Palette

Erasers, Selections, and the Subview Palette

Eraser Tools and Transparent Color

Lassos and other selection tools

The Subview Palette

Using Layer Color to prepare a sketch for inks

All About Rulers

All About Rulers

Using rulers in Clip Studio Paint

Using the Symmetry ruler

Focus and parallel line rulers

Perspective rulers

Making rulers inactive

Grids and guides

Using 3D Figures and Objects

Using 3D Figures and Objects

The 3D Material Palette

Moving objects in 3D space

Using preset poses on figure models

Customizing character and figure models

Saving 3D information to the Materials Palette

Importing 3D models into CSP

Vector Layers and the Material Palette

Vector Layers and the Material Palette

Vectors in Clip Studio Paint

Drawing on vector layers

Editing vectors

Saving art to the Material Palette

Using Text and Balloon Tools

Using Text and Balloon Tools

Text tool basics

Advanced text settings

Creating custom text tools

Making and editing speech balloons

Connecting speech balloons

Using speech balloon materials

Creating Sound Effects

Creating Sound Effects

Using fonts for sound effects

Adding outlines and color to text

Using the Mesh Transform tool to warp text

Making Layer Masks and Screentones

Making Layer Masks and Screentones

What is a Layer Mask?

Using a layer mask

Using selections to make Quick Masks

Adding screentones to large areas

Using selections to make simple tones

Making Comic Panels

Making Comic Panels

What are frame border layers?

Creating frames

One layer and many panels, or one layer for each panel?

Dividing and editing panels

Using Framing template materials

Auto Actions and Your Workflow

Auto Actions and Your Workflow

The Auto Action palette

Creating a custom Auto Action

Auto Action shortcuts

Inking Tools

Principles of inking

Inking on vector layers

Tips for inking comic panels

Modifying pencil layers to simulate inks

Inking Special Effects

Inking Special Effects

Creating a textured inking brush

Making a broken glass shard brush

Creating a foliage brush

Texture with a cross-hatching brush

Color Palettes

The Color Pickers

Color History, Intermediate and Approximate Palettes

Importing Palettes from Adobe Photoshop

Creating Color Palettes from the Sub View Palette

Using CSP to Color Your Comics

Using CSP to Color Your Comics

Using Reference Layers

Creating Flats Using the Bucket Fill and Paint Unfilled Area Tools

Layer Blending Modes

Creating colored line art

Exporting and Printing Your Comic

Exporting and Printing Your Comic

Printing at home

Exporting for print

Adjusting image quality and file size

Resizing an image while exporting

Exporting for web display

Exporting pages as a batch (EX only)

What Is the Clip Studio App and Getting Animated

What Is the Clip Studio App and Getting Animated

The Clip Studio App

Creating an account and logging in

Downloading from the App

Creating animation

Exporting animation

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Using fonts for sound effects

The easiest way to make sound effects is to use fonts. Many specialty fonts exist that are perfect for creating the feeling of explosions, cracking, gunfire, and more.

Some great resources for these types of fonts are www.blambot.com and www.1001freefonts.com, but be sure to check the terms of use for any free font that you download! Some free font creators do not allow their fonts to be used in commercial projects, so if you're making a comic to sell, you need to be certain you are not breaking any copyright laws!

After downloading a new font and installing it on your computer, you may need to shut down Clip Studio Paint and restart the program in order to get the font to appear in the font list in the Text tool. Once it appears in the Font list, you can use the instructions in Chapter 9, Using Text and Balloon Tools, to lay out your basic...