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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)

Importing 3D models into Clip Studio Paint

Using the 3D assets in the Material palette is all well and good, but what about importing a unique model from another program? In this section, we are going to look at how to do so, and how to turn it into a line drawing as a finishing touch.

Although Clip Studio Paint can import 3D information from other programs, there are some limitations. For instance, sometimes color and texture information for a model from an outside source may not import into Clip Studio Paint correctly.

Important note

The file types that can be imported into Clip Studio Paint are the Clip Studio 3D Character format (extension cs3c), Clip Studio 3D Object format (extension cs3o), Clip Studio 3D Background format (extension cs3s), and fbx, 6kt, 6kh, lwo, lws, and obj files.

Follow these steps to import 3D information into Clip Studio Paint:

  1. In the File menu, click on File | Import | 3D Data..., as shown in the following screenshot:

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