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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)

Summary

In this chapter, we have learned how to take our art from Clip Studio Paint and change it into files that we can share with the world. First, we learned how to print our images from Clip Studio to our home printer. Then, we learned how to export our images to be sent to a print shop, copy shop, or publisher. We learned how to adjust the image quality and the dimensions, and how to export our images so that they display well on the internet. Then we learned what a webtoon is, and how to export this in the EX version, and we also learned about another great EX privilege – exporting batches of pages. Finally, we learned about a great Clip Studio Assets service, Clip Studio SHARE, where you can create a virtual showcase of your manga.

We have been on a long journey of learning about Clip Studio Paint functions and how to use them and, with the next chapter, our journey will come to an end. Finally, we have reached our final chapter, Chapter 20, Finding Your Own Manga...