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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)

Summary

Now that you have seen some actual art created by using Clip Studio Paint, I hope you have a visual idea of what tools and functions the program offers. It is fine if you don't know the exact details of how this is achieved at this point because you don't have to be an expert to use them all, but it is always good to know the tools and functions that are available.

You will have also noticed that some analog effects, such as scratching or bleeding, can be made digitally. This will give you the opportunity to cause mishaps, smudges, or accidental merges of color, which might add interesting effects to your creations!

If you have some images already scanned into your device, you can add these effects that you see in this gallery with Clip Studio Paint as an extra! As I have already mentioned, once you have read this chapter, installed the program, and have a graphic tablet, you can ignore the order of the other chapters and jump to a specific chapter that details...