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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)

Creating custom text tools

For some projects, you may to use the same set of text settings many times. Making a comic is just one example of when you may want to make a text tool that saves your font, font size, justification, and other settings so that you don't have to set them over and over again!

Creating a custom text tool is easy. Follow these steps to make a saved text tool:

  1. Select the Text sub tool.
  2. At the bottom right of the Sub Tool palette, click on the icon for Create copy of currently selected sub tool.
  3. The Duplicate sub tool window will appear. It is shown in the following screenshot:
  1. Enter a name for your new text tool in the Name text entry box.
  2. Select a Tool icon, if desired.
  3. Click on the checkbox for Background color of icon and select a color to display around the icon when this sub tool is selected.
  1. Click on OK to create the new sub tool.
  2. Using...