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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)

Adding textures to art

We have learned how to color (Chapter 16, Using Clip Studio Paint to Color Your Manga) and how to pick and keep colors (in the Finding and keeping your original color palettes section in this chapter). Now we are going to learn how to add textures on top of our colored art in this section for a final process of your Clip Studio Paint art creation. This is another great way to give a unique look to your art.

Chromatic aberration

Chromatic aberration is described as the failure of a lens to focus all colors to the same point. This means red, blue, and green colors are visible as a fringe along boundaries that separate dark and bright parts of the image. Yes, it is a failure, but this incident creates a great texture on art. Let's see the following sample images that show before and after the chromatic aberration effect being applied:

Figure 20.22 – Screenshots of images before and after the chromatic aberration effect

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