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Overcome “interface overwhelm” with a practical breakdown of the Clip Studio interface

Comprehensive guide on the Clip Studio Paint with detailed coverage of all the tools and concepts of designing comics

Streamline your workflow to create faster and easier using Clip Studio’s features

Description

Clip Studio Paint, the successor to Manga Studio, is used by over four million illustrators and comic creators around the world. This book will guide you through every step of learning this software, from system requirements and installation, all the way through to exporting your work for print or the web. Learn how to create new documents, customize tools to fit your working style, use ruler tools to create anything from straight lines to intricate backgrounds, add 3D elements, create comic panels using the specialized panel tools, utilize screentones and materials, add text and word balloons to your comics, create sound effects, easily flat and color your comics using reference layers, and bring your drawings to life using the animation features. By the end of this book, you will be able to navigate the Clip Studio Interface and program preferences, customize the various tools, and be able to create your own black-and-white and color illustrations and comics from start to finish.

What you will learn

Understand the differences between Clip Studio Paint Pro and EX

Discover how to navigate and customize the user interface

Creating custom tools that fit your unique style of illustration

Using the ruler tools to create intricate perspective shots and complex symmetry

Discover how to use 3D elements in your work

Learn how to create lettering and word balloons to bring your comic stories to life

Understand the process of digital art creation from pencils to inks to color

Understand how to use the animation tools available in Clip Studio Paint

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Rick Browder Mar 28, 2019

This book provides the building blocks required to utilize Clip Studio Paint to its full potential. Whereas several online tutorials may state, "this is how I set this up, because it works for me," Liz Staley lays the functions of each tool out, describing in detail what those tools can do, and leaves it up to the user to figure out how best to use that information.This book is great for beginners to CSP, or for individuals like myself who have used the software for years, but never really understood many of the tools.While this manual is in depth, it is also easy to read... I consumed the entire book in one day. It's also formatted to make it easy to look up what information you need on a given tool.I highly recommend this book if you're serious about learning everything you can about Clip Studio Paint, and are willing to do the work to figure out how best to use the information provided.

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Frankinchobee Apr 05, 2021

A very well written and organized book. The book presents the software and explains what it is designed to accomplish and begins explaining in detail how to set up the workspace. Then the various types of tools are presented and explained, concentrating on the basics of use. The book is designed to provide instruction from the root basic skills and then, as you become more comfortable with the software, more in depth information is presented. I opted for the digital version of the book, so I can touch the pictures and they'll automatically enlarge to show details being presented. The book introduces keyboard shortcuts early on and it's been a really convenient skill that has made using the software so much more productive and easy. The author has gone to great effort to present the various topics in an easy to follow format that isn't confusing and lends itself to a very intuitive experience. The book assumes no prior experience in digital art software but doesn't bore the reader either. Within about fifteen minutes of reading the book, I was using the software and my drawing tablet, putting the information I was learning to use. I was very surprised and happy to see how quickly I was making progress in my learning. The author has created a really useful book that has inspired me to practice every chance I get and as I progress through the chapters, I'm amazed at how effective the lessons are.In closing, I can recommend this book without reservation. The best investment you can make in yourself is in your education and this book is money well spent. As this is the only book I've seen for Clip Studio Paint, I'm glad that it's such a good book, you really don't need anything else. The author has my sincere thanks and appreciation for providing such a superior resource for learning how to use this truly awesome software.

Nelson Rivera Mar 24, 2021

Its the bible of Clip Studio Paint program /software, any doubt you might have ,you will find the answer in this book ,its the perfect companion for this software ,at a great price ,

Gregory Uchrin Feb 19, 2019

Liz Staley has been posting tutorials about Clip Studio Paint, or Manga Studio, as it used to be called for several years, and I've found her videos to be very worthwhile. Anyone who has tried to trudge their way through the Clip Studio Paint manual knows just how hard it is, since it isn't written from the standpoint of someone who wants to use the programs, just the viewpoint of someone who has the unfortunate take of trying to document it.A few years back, Liz wrote the first edition of Learn Clip Studio Paint and it was wonderful. Even though I'd been using the program for some time, I wish I'd known about her book when I started because she summarized the basics of the program in a way that made it understandable to the newbie. But even as someone who already was a user, I found many tips and explanations of processes that made it a much more useful program.A lot has changed in CSP since that first book--not so much in user interface, but in new features to be exploited. A new edition of this guide is not just useful, but a necessity. Liz delivers the goods--her emphasis on readability and explaining the program so the CSP user can actually find their way around the new features makes it valuable not just for the new user, but for the old hand who wants to find out what these new features do and how to take advantage of them.A great job!

Jennifer Zyren Smith Mar 15, 2019

This book is instrumental in learning how to navigate Clip Studio Paint. While I've used Clip Paint studio for a long time now, Liz pointed out a ton of stuff that I never knew existed. She goes through every single aspect of the program so thoroughly that this book will be a very good user manual and reference for a very long time. It's also written so that a very beginner could pick up the book and navigate their way into creating whatever art they desire, with a few art tips sprinkled in-between. Overall I highly recommend it and I'll definitely be using it as a reference manual for my work.

Learn Clip Studio Paint: Create impressive comics and Manga art in world-class graphics software , Second Edition

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