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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)

Importing 3D models into CSP

Using the 3D assets in the Materials Library is all well and good, but what about importing a unique model from another program? Clip Studio Paint can import 3D information from other programs, with some limitations. For instance, sometimes color and texture information on a model from an outside source may not import into Clip Studio Paint correctly.

The file types that can be imported into Clip Studio Paint are CLIP STUDIO 3D Character format (extension: cs3c), CLIP STUDIO 3D Object format (extension: cs3o), CLIP STUDIO 3D Background format (extension: cs3s), and fbx, 6kt, 6kh, lwo, lws, and obj files.
Follow these steps to import 3D information into Clip Studio Paint:
  1. In the File Menu, click on File - Import - 3D Data, as shown in the following screenshot:
  1. In the Open window, navigate to the location on your computer where the 3D data file...