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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.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)

Grids and guides

Many new users of Clip Studio Paint don't know that the software comes with a customizable grid that can be shown or hidden, or that you can create guides in the program as well. Grids and guidelines are handy for many tasks, of course, and provide a visual measurement that is easy to count and divide. Also, the grids and guidelines in Clip Studio Paint can be snapped to, making it very easy to get elements lined up precisely as they need to be.

In this section, we will learn how to show and hide the grid, and how to make guidelines.

Showing and hiding the grid

Before we learn how to show and hide the grid, let's take a look at the Preferences that control its appearance. We covered them a little...