Learn Clip Studio Paint
A beginner's guide to creating compelling comics and manga art
3rd Edition
Published on 30. September 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
556 pages
978-1-80056-497-8 (ISBN)
Description
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 forIf 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.
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 forIf 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.
More details
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Birmingham
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 191 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
1021 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-80056-497-8 (9781800564978)
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A beginner's guide to creating compelling comics and manga art
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Persons
Inko Ai Takita, also known just as Inko, is UK based Japanese manga artist / illustrator. Her visual works often imply cross overs of modern & traditional Eastern and Western cultures, which comes from her studies undergraduate and master at Kyoto Zokei university of Art & Design in Japan (gained scholarship on the second year) , and BA Central Saint Martin's College of Art & Design in UK before she kicks off her career as a manga & comic artist in 2009. She has been working with: Guardian Children's book, British Museum, V&A, British Library, TFL, Sony Entertainment Japan. A comic anthology Portrait of Violence (New International, also available on amazon) she took part as a main artist has won The 2018 Independent Publisher Book Awards medal. She joined as an illustrator for an interactive web-theatre Flight Paths, and it was awarded the P.K. Walker Innovation in Craft Award from Superfest Disability Film Festival 2021. A manga adoptation of Robert Burn's dark poem Tam O'Shanter (Cranachan) is published in 2019, and available on amazon too. Manga Yokai Stories: Ghostly tales from Japan is just released by Tuttle in Sep 2020 and sold worldwide. Yokai Trail exhibition, a part of House of Setting Sun exhibition at Blackwell the Arts & Crafts center is open from July - October 2021. Learn Clip Studio Paint (Packt) published in September 2021. Her manga adaptation of the first Japanese novel from 1st century Tale of Genji (Tuttle) released in April 2022. Liz Staley is a visual artist and blogger who loves horses, animation, comics, and true crime. She began her digital art journey using Adobe Photoshop and then learned how to use Clip Studio Paint. She currently writes a weekly blog for Graphixly with art and Clip Studio Paint tips. Although she still loves the medium of comics and animation, her personal art now mostly consists of animal portraits that combine education with conservation. Liz loves horses, dogs, horror movies, anime, and learning the Japanese language.
Content
Table of Contents
Image Gallery of Manga and Illustrations Created by Clip Studio Paint
Installing Clip Studio Paint Pro and Interface Basics
Pages and Panels to Shape Manga
Introducing Clip Studio Paint Brushes
Penciling: Layer and Layer Property Palettes
Erasers, Selections, and the Sub View Palette
Using Text and Balloon Tools
Getting Started with Inking Tools
Inking Special Effects
Vector Layers and the Material Palette
Creating Your Own Sound Effects
Making Layer Masks and Screentones
All About Rulers
Using 3D Figures and Objects
Color Palette
Using Clip Studio Paint to Color Your Manga
Auto Actions and Your Workflow
Exploring the Clip Studio Assets and Animation
Exporting, Printing and Uploading Your Manga
Finding Your Own Manga Look
Image Gallery of Manga and Illustrations Created by Clip Studio Paint
Installing Clip Studio Paint Pro and Interface Basics
Pages and Panels to Shape Manga
Introducing Clip Studio Paint Brushes
Penciling: Layer and Layer Property Palettes
Erasers, Selections, and the Sub View Palette
Using Text and Balloon Tools
Getting Started with Inking Tools
Inking Special Effects
Vector Layers and the Material Palette
Creating Your Own Sound Effects
Making Layer Masks and Screentones
All About Rulers
Using 3D Figures and Objects
Color Palette
Using Clip Studio Paint to Color Your Manga
Auto Actions and Your Workflow
Exploring the Clip Studio Assets and Animation
Exporting, Printing and Uploading Your Manga
Finding Your Own Manga Look