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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)

Vectors in Clip Studio Paint

In this section, we will start by learning about vectors, so don't worry if you are new to the term. We will start with what it's all about, and then you will try creating some vector art with our step-by-step tutorials.

Vector images are made from points, lines, and curves that are based on mathematical expressions. Because these images are defined by mathematical expressions instead of pixels, they can be scaled up or down infinitely without losing quality or becoming pixelated.

Vectors are most often used for logos, but they can be useful for creating comics as well as illustrations. The lines can be adjusted without being redrawn, so if you have trouble confidently making lines for inking, then working with vectors may be a solution for you.

Some graphics software will only work with either vector or raster information. Clip Studio Paint can do both, even within the same image file. We can have one layer of the image filled with...