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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 began to explore the wonderful world of color. Color is a complex subject and many studies can be done on using it effectively, but by using the tools and palettes in Clip Studio Paint, we can make it a little bit easier to handle. We learned how to use the Color Wheel, color slider, and color set palettes. Then we learned how to use the Color History, Intermediate, and Approximate Color palettes to track and mix our colors. Finally, we imported color swatches from Photoshop and learned how to select colors from the Sub View Palette.

So, how do we apply these colors to our digital art? In the next chapter, we will learn how to create color flats, use layer blending modes, and how to color our ink layers. It's going to be a packed chapter, so let's get going right away!