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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)

Saving 3D information to the Material palette

You made some effort to adjust the body shape and size of the figure model, and it would be such a shame if you lost the data, especially when you'd like to use it for a character that appears in your manga several times. So it's always good to know how to save it. Let's find out how to do that in this section.

Two types of 3D information can be saved to the 3D Material palette: pose information and 3D drawing figures. Pose information can be saved both from the generic male and female figures as well as from the character models. 3D drawing figure (proportion) information can only be saved from the generic male and female drawing figures. Currently, there is no way to save changes to the character figures as custom materials.

Saving pose information

When you customize the poses of a character or an object, it's always a good idea to save them in case you want to use the same pose again in the future, so you...