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Learn Clip Studio Paint - Second Edition

By : Liz Staley
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Learn Clip Studio Paint - Second Edition

By: Liz Staley

Overview of this book

Clip Studio Paint, the successor to Manga Studio, is used by over four million illustrators and comic creators around the world. This book will guide you through every step of learning this software, from system requirements and installation, all the way through to exporting your work for print or the web. Learn how to create new documents, customize tools to fit your working style, use ruler tools to create anything from straight lines to intricate backgrounds, add 3D elements, create comic panels using the specialized panel tools, utilize screentones and materials, add text and word balloons to your comics, create sound effects, easily flat and color your comics using reference layers, and bring your drawings to life using the animation features. By the end of this book, you will be able to navigate the Clip Studio Interface and program preferences, customize the various tools, and be able to create your own black-and-white and color illustrations and comics from start to finish.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)

Summary

In this chapter, we learned how to make tedious activities more bearable by using recorded auto actions to automate their steps. We looked at the Auto Action palette and learned how to play default actions. We learned how to create a new Action Set, and then how to create a new action and record the steps for it. Finally, we learned how to create two different shortcuts to an auto action in order to make accessing it easier.

In the next chapter, we are going to start getting into an art creation process called inking. We will discuss the principles of inking, how to use inking tools, inking on vector layers, and how to modify clean pencils to simulate ink. Join me there to learn more about inking!