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Learn Clip Studio Paint - Third Edition

By : Inko Ai Takita, Liz Staley
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Learn Clip Studio Paint - Third Edition

By: Inko Ai Takita, Liz Staley

Overview of this book

Clip Studio Paint is a versatile digital painting program for creating manga and illustrations, helping artists expand their digital portfolio. This software is packed with tools that make panel laying, speech adding, toning, and editing much easier. This easy-to-follow guide is clearly divided into chapters covering drawing tools, interface customization, and using various visual effects so you can focus on specific techniques in detail one at a time. Learn Clip Studio Paint is a comprehensive introduction for those who are new to Clip Studio Paint that will have you up to speed in no time. You'll start by experiencing what it's like to create manga digitally and find new ways to shape your drawing. Next, using practical tips and rich visual references, the book shows you how to apply techniques to your creations, giving you the opportunity to expand your range of visual expression. As you advance, you'll explore how to create special effect brushes using an in-depth example, along with discovering how to color, blend, and edit your art digitally. Finally, you'll find out how to print, use the Clip Studio Paint Assets, and learn how to create unique and inspiring art that stands out from the rest. By the end of this Clip Studio Paint book, you'll have gained a clear understanding of its tools and be able to start telling your own manga story using your improved digital drawing skills.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)

Chapter 1: Image Gallery of Manga and Illustrations Created by Clip Studio Paint

This chapter is dedicated to a showroom for visual examples of Clip Studio Paint (CSP) creations. Just a glance at this chapter tells us exactly what features and capabilities CSP has. This chapter will also suggest creative ideas for people who are new to CSP, or benchmarks for those who have already embarked upon digital art creations. Some of the artworks display the process in order, which will be explained in detail step by step in later chapters. You will find chapters that introduce the related tools in the image captions, so it allows you to jump to chapters where the precise techniques you would like to learn are set out in detail. The book is designed more like an encyclopedia as opposed to a language textbook, so feel free to skip chapters where you are already familiar with the skills required.

This chapter will cover the following main topics:

  • Black and White illustration gallery...