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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)

Exploring inking tools

Clip Studio Paint has a variety of tools for inking, and thanks to the customizable brush engine, we can also modify tools in order to better suit our needs. For the experienced inker, there are tools that mimic traditional inking tools, such as the G-pen, turnip pen, calligraphy pen, and textured pen. There are also a variety of marker tools that can be used for inking as well.

This is all well and good for the inker who uses pens, but what about the traditional inker moving into digital who uses a brush? The G-pen default tool is pretty good as a substitute for a real brush and ink experience because of its pressure sensitivity settings, as I mentioned in the previous section.

I get a lot of people asking what inking tools I use. Personally, I use several inking tools from third-party designers that I love! You can download ready-made pens created by other Clip Studio Paint artists, some of which are priced. You can check out Chapter 18, Exploring the...