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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)

Using rulers in Clip Studio Paint

You will find the ruler sub tools under the Figure section in the toolbar. Click on Figure, then click on the Ruler category in the Sub Tool palette to see the ruler options:

The first four tools: Linear Ruler, Curve Ruler, Figure Ruler, and Ruler pen are the tools that we will be briefly covering in this section. The tools listed below those four are a little more complex and we'll delve into those in more detail as the chapter continues.

Ruler snapping options

Before we get into how to use each of the ruler tools, we need to learn about the snapping options. When a ruler isn't working as expected, most of the time, it is because snapping is turned on or off. So, when getting undesired...