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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)

The Eraser Tools

Once you start drawing, you need an eraser to correct a mistake or give a half-erased texture to your image, which is exactly the same in digital drawing. There are various useful erasers in Clip Studio Paint. The following screenshot shows the Eraser sub tools in Clip Studio Paint:

Figure 6.1 – Screenshot of the Eraser sub tool menu

Each of these tools has a different look and use. Let's briefly explore each one now.

Tip

If you are using a graphics tablet that has an eraser end to the stylus, like some models of Wacom tablets have, then the currently selected eraser sub tool will be the one used when the eraser button on the stylus is activated.

Hard eraser

The Hard eraser is a pressure-sensitive eraser tool with a hard edge. Since it is pressure-sensitive, when a graphics tablet is being used, it is a very versatile tool because simply varying how hard you are pressing with the stylus changes how small or large the...