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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)

Customizing the Command Bar

The Command Bar is the set of icons in the Clip Studio Paint user interface that appear between the File menu and the area where the canvas is displayed. It is shown in the following screenshot:

This section of the user interface can be used to greatly improve your workflow by customizing it to include the functions of Clip Studio Paint that you use most often. You can even include your most used drawing colors! In this section, we'll cover how to customize the Command Bar to make it your own.

Adding items to the Command Bar

In this section, we will add the Create New From Clipboard item to the Command Bar and then we will learn how to rearrange icons. Follow these steps to complete this task...