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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)

Exporting to Clip Studio SHARE

In this section, we're exploring the Clip Studio SHARE function in the Clip Studio Assets, where you can create a showcase of your work.

When you are uploading your manga that is more than four pages long, it's tough to show everything in order in divided posts on Twitter, Facebook, or other social media platforms.

Using Clip Studio SHARE helps to upload a manga that is more than 4 pages in length in the correct order by creating a special link for easy browsing, which you can paste on your social media! Clip Studio SHARE even creates a virtual 3D manga book for you with a cover and a spine of your design.

First of all, you need to have a manga that contains more than three pages and then follow these steps to create your manga on display using Clip Studio SHARE:

  1. Click on the CLIP STUDIO icon on your Command Bar to go to the Clip Studio Assets. The icon looks like the one in the far left in the following screenshot:

    Figure 19...