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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)

Introducing rulers and the types in Clip Studio Paint

When you draw a straight line digitally, you just need to pick the Straight line sub tool from the Direct draw tool group, then click and drag. And it's done! It's quite a simple task. But when you want to create one with a textured brush, you need a ruler to guide you to create a straight line no matter how steady your hand moves are. Or, if you are going for a three vanishing point perspective drawing, you need an accurate guide! Yes, there are good ruler tools for all these options.

There are not only the straight, Linear rulers but also Curve rulers, Figure rulers, Ruler pen, Special rulers, guides, Perspective rulers, and Symmetrical rulers. These are the rulers available in Clip Studio Paint, which you can see in Figure 13.1 in the next section. They will be introduced one by one with examples in this chapter. So, if you get confused about which ruler is best for you, you can always come back to this chapter to...