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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)

Editing vectors

In this section, we are going to look at different ways to edit vector lines. First of all, we will get to know editing tools, then we will try out some tools on the vector lines that we created in the previous section. Finally, we will learn how to change line widths.

One of the advantages of using vector graphics is that lines can be tweaked and edited endlessly until they are perfect, unlike working with raster layers, where a line must be erased and redrawn until it's just right. Vector lines can be manipulated and reshaped using their control points.

Clip Studio Paint has tools that allow for the easy cleanup and editing of vector lines. These tools can be found in the Correct line group of tools, as shown in the following screenshot:

Figure 10.3 – Screenshot of the Correct line sub-tool options

Let's take a closer look at some of these Correct line tools, what they do, and how we can use them.

Using the Pinch...