About this Book

This beginner-friendly colored-guide to Clip Studio Paint equips you with all the essential tools to tell your own manga story and develop your digital drawing skills.

Key Features

An illustrated guide by an award-winning artist for creating manga art and comic books digitally

Explore essential drawing, inking, and coloring techniques to create captivating characters and stories that pop off the page

Take your first steps into animation with Clip Studio Paint to add movement to your artwork

Book Description

Ever dreamed of creating your own manga art or comic books? Learn Clip Studio Paint, Fourth Edition is your roadmap to becoming a digital artist! This beginner-friendly guide takes you on a step-by-step journey of digital illustration. You’ll get to grips with one of the essential features of digital illustration, layering, as you go through the process of penciling and inking your art. If you’re interested in creating a webtoon graphic novel or web comic, you’ll be happy to learn about comic-making essentials such as panels, sound effects, and speech bubbles

In this edition, you’ll learn artistic techniques alongside Clip Studio Paint features, including a new focus on how to bring your artwork to life with proportions and perspective. You’ll learn how to draw characters with various brushes and brush customizations, as well as exploring coloring methods and rulers to make your stories pop. The edition also dives into exciting new features like using 3D models to draw poses and the basics of creating animations

Packed with clear instructions and illustrated examples, this book is your one-stop shop for learning Clip Studio Paint. If you dream of creating your own manga art or comics, this guide equips you with skills to achieve your goals!

What you will learn

Organize layers to make your artwork easy to edit

Customize tools and brushes to draw compelling characters

Implement inking and coloring techniques in your art

Craft engaging comic panel layouts

Employ layer masks and screentones for professional results

Use 3D models to learn poses for your characters

Explore animation basics to bring your artwork to life

Leverage Clip Studio Paint's vast library of assets

Export your creations for various platforms, including print and web

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. While this book is designed for those with no prior knowledge of digital art, intermediate-level users looking to explore the unique features of Clip Studio Paint will also find this book useful.