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Learn Clip Studio Paint - Third Edition

By : Inko Ai Takita, Liz Staley
Book Image

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)

Summary

In this chapter, we started actually applying color to our images. We started out by discussing reference layers and how we can use them to make our color flats easier with anti-overflow brushes and bucket fill tools. Then, we explored how four of the many blending modes available in Clip Studio Paint can help us shade and highlight our images. Finally, we used the Lock transparent pixels option to make line art that wasn't flat black. You can apply these new coloring skills when you color your manga that is either digitally drawn or is a scanned image, for a more polished and professional look, and to work even more effectively.

In the next chapter, we are going to start talking about Auto Actions. Auto Actions are tools that can help you save a lot of time and effort when creating your digital art. Read on to learn how!