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Learn Clip Studio Paint : a beginner's guide to creating compelling comics and manga art / Inko Ai Takita, Liz Staley.

Inko (Illustrator), (author.). Staley, Liz, (author.).

Summary:

Discover the tools to tell your own manga story with Clip Studio Paint and develop your digital drawing skills Key Features A helpful guide to gain a clear understanding of Clip Studio Paint and create your own manga stories with key images printed in color Learn to put CSP into practice by implementing it in real-world drawing scenarios Discover how to apply digital drawing techniques to your creation using CSP Book DescriptionClip 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. What you will learn Explore Clip Studio Paint and create your own manga stories Familiarize yourself with the CSP ecosystem Use Clip Studio Paint Pro's inking tools and find ways to customize your art Explore the flexibility of the brush engine in Clip Studio Paint Pro Use palettes to generate colors between foreground and background colors Find out alternative ways of coloring your manga art using black, white, and grey Discover how to use layer blending to add textures to your images Who this book is for If you're just starting out as a digital artist or want to switch to Clip Studio Paint from a different graphics software package, then this book is for you. Those with no prior knowledge of digital art or intermediate-level users looking to explore the unique features of Clip Studio Paint will also find this book useful.

Record details

ISBN: 1800561822
ISBN: 9781800561823
Physical Description: 1 online resource : illustrations.
Edition: Third edition.
Publisher: Birmingham : Packt Publishing, 2021.

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString.january.24 Multi-User.
Formatted Contents Note:	Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright and Credits -- Contributors -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Image Gallery of Manga and Illustrations Created by Clip Studio Paint -- Black and White illustration gallery -- Pencil Tools -- Inking tools -- Brush tools -- Decoration tools -- Manga gallery -- Manga panels -- Manga creation process -- Special tools -- 3D Figures -- Shape tools -- Color illustration gallery -- Bucket tool -- Pastel tools -- Brush tools -- Layer blending mode -- Using textures -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Installing Clip Studio Paint Pro and Interface Basics How large of a tablet should I buy? -- What tablet brand should I buy? -- Where can I purchase a graphics tablet? -- Taking a look at the default interface -- Moving, collapsing, and closing palettes -- Moving a palette -- Closing a palette -- Collapsing and expanding palettes -- The tool palette and Command Bar -- The tool palette -- Customizing the tool palette -- The primary Command Bar -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Pages and Panels to Shape Manga -- Making and saving workspaces -- Saving a workspace -- Switching between workspaces -- Managing and deleting workspaces -- New files and templates Playing with brush settings -- Exporting and loading brushes -- Exporting a tool -- Importing a tool -- Summary -- Chapter 5: Penciling: Layer and Layer Property Palettes -- Technical requirements -- What is a layer? -- Introducing the Layer Palette -- The Layer Property palette -- Border effect -- Extract line -- Tone -- Layer color -- Expression color -- Working with Layers -- Summary -- Chapter 6: Erasers, Selections, and the Sub View Palette -- Technical requirements -- Eraser Tools and Transparent Color -- The Eraser Tools -- Hard eraser -- Soft eraser -- Rough eraser -- Vector Eraser System specs, installation, and your serial number -- System requirements -- Windows system requirements -- macOS requirements -- Installing the program -- Downloading the trial version -- Purchasing Clip Studio Paint -- Installing on a Windows computer -- Installing on a Mac computer -- Starting the program for the first time -- Registering for a trial version of Clip Studio Paint -- Registering for a licensed version of Clip Studio Paint -- Changing a license -- Downloading additional materials -- About graphics tablets -- What is a graphics tablet? -- What type of tablet should I buy? The New file window -- explained -- Creating a custom-sized page and saving a preset -- Adding templates to a new file -- Making Comic Panels -- What are frame border layers? -- Creating, editing, and using template panels -- Dividing and editing panels -- Dividing existing frames -- Using Framing template materials -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Introducing Clip Studio Paint Brushes -- Technical requirements -- Navigating the brushes -- The brush engine -- Accessing the brush options -- Brush size -- Ink -- Color Jitter -- Anti-aliasing -- Watercolor edge -- Correction -- Starting and ending
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