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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)

Digging into Clip Studio Assets

In this section, we will have a look at Assets and what it contains. Clip Studio Assets is the screen that we open before getting into Clip Studio Paint. Assets is our one-stop shop for new assets and materials, as well as updates from the creators of Clip Studio Paint.

The Clip Studio Assets screen shows a list of programs that looks like the following screenshot:

Figure 18.1 – Screenshot of Clip Studio Assets

On the left side of the window, we have a Clip Studio Assets menu. The preceding screenshot is the iPad version, but for Mac and PC versions, you will see recent Clip Studio News/Highlights from Celsys, which is the company that produces the Clip Studio series, containing new patches and upgrades, as well as contests run by Celsys and other articles produced by them, below your recent artwork thumbnails.

Let's see a close up of the Clip Studio Assets menu and a breakdown of the list:

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