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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)

Chapter 4: Introducing Clip Studio Paint Brushes

In the analog world, drawings are made on paper or canvas with pencils, ink, paint, brushes, and many other tools. In the digital world, too, we have a myriad of tools—many that imitate real-world art supplies and techniques. In Clip Studio Paint, the bulk of these mark-making tools fall under the heading of brushes, which includes sub-categories such as pencils, pens, markers, pastels, oil paints, and more. We're going to get familiar with the toolbox of brushes so that when we get to drawing, we will be familiar with the default tools and how we can change these tools to suit our individual style of working.

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

  • Understanding the categories of Clip Studio Paint brushes and navigating them
  • Introduction to the Clip Studio Paint brush engine
  • Exploring the tool properties and settings
  • Copying, saving, and restoring brushes

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