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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)

Auto action shortcuts

If you have auto actions that you use all the time, you can assign them to shortcut keys or even add them to the Command Bar at the top of the Clip Studio Paint interface.

In the next two sections, we are going to take the Layer Set Up action we created previously and create two shortcuts for it – one keyboard shortcut and one Command Bar shortcut! This is an easy process and will cut down the amount of time you spend going through palettes, trying to find the commands that you use most often. Let's look at both of these processes to create easy access to our auto actions.

Creating a keyboard shortcut

Follow these steps to create a keyboard shortcut for an auto action:

  1. In the File menu, click on CLIP STUDIO PAINT or its icon and then click on Shortcut Settings… in the drop-down menu to open the keyboard shortcut preferences.
  2. In the Category drop-down menu, select the Auto actions option.
  3. Click on the arrow to the left...