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Learn Clip Studio Paint - Second Edition

By : Liz Staley
Book Image

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 started actually applying color to our images. We started out by discussing reference layers and how we can use them to make our color flats easier with anti-overflow brushes and bucket fill tools. Then, we explored how three of the many blending modes available in Clip Studio Paint can help us shade and highlight our images. Finally, we used the Lock transparent pixels option to make line art that wasn't flat black.

In the next chapter, we are going to start wrapping everything up in our Clip Studio journey. We will discuss the many ways we can export our work for display on the web and in print. We will also address some print shop considerations in the next chapter, too!