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Learn Clip Studio Paint - Third Edition

By : Inko Ai Takita, Liz Staley
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Learn Clip Studio Paint - Third Edition

By: Inko Ai Takita, Liz Staley

Overview of this book

Clip Studio Paint is a versatile digital painting program for creating manga and illustrations, helping artists expand their digital portfolio. This software is packed with tools that make panel laying, speech adding, toning, and editing much easier. This easy-to-follow guide is clearly divided into chapters covering drawing tools, interface customization, and using various visual effects so you can focus on specific techniques in detail one at a time. Learn Clip Studio Paint is a comprehensive introduction for those who are new to Clip Studio Paint that will have you up to speed in no time. You'll start by experiencing what it's like to create manga digitally and find new ways to shape your drawing. Next, using practical tips and rich visual references, the book shows you how to apply techniques to your creations, giving you the opportunity to expand your range of visual expression. As you advance, you'll explore how to create special effect brushes using an in-depth example, along with discovering how to color, blend, and edit your art digitally. Finally, you'll find out how to print, use the Clip Studio Paint Assets, and learn how to create unique and inspiring art that stands out from the rest. By the end of this Clip Studio Paint book, you'll have gained a clear understanding of its tools and be able to start telling your own manga story using your improved digital drawing skills.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)

Chapter 15: Color Palette

Just like in painting, we can make color palettes in Clip Studio Paint as well. These palettes are digital values of color that we can save, import, export, and access in different ways to make color schemes and automatically mix colors.

The following topics will be covered in this chapter:

  • Understanding Color Pickers
  • Exploring the Color History, Intermediate Color, and Approximate Color palettes
  • Importing palettes from Adobe Photoshop
  • Creating Color Palettes from the Sub View palette

We are going to see color palette variations, how to use them, and even how to create them. You'll also learn how to import them from Photoshop and pick colors from the Sub View palette. It's very useful knowledge to have when you start coloring your art on Clip Studio Paint and by the end of this chapter, you will be able to handle your desired color combinations with a wide range of techniques. Let's jump into the wonderful world...