Clip Studio Paint by Example: Understand how to use CSP in a faster and more productive way for concept art, illustrations, and comics
- Length: 512 pages
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
- Publisher: Packt Publishing
- Publication Date: 2021-07-23
- ISBN-10: 1800202725
- ISBN-13: 9781800202726
- Sales Rank: #1948306 (See Top 100 Books)
Get up to speed with the essential tools and workflows for creating a professional portfolio using Clip Studio Paint
Key Features
- Explore the different art tools available for creating your own illustrations, comics, and animations
- Learn how to make best use of Clip Studio Paint by implementing it in real-world scenarios
- Use Clip Studio Paint to leverage your artistic skills and create a portfolio
Book Description
Clip Studio Paint is powerful art software that can help you create artistic work with its in-built material organizer, 3D integration, and group work features. It also provides other features that can speed up the workflow of illustrators, concept artists, and comic artists. With Clip Studio Paint by Example, you’ll learn how to use CSP effectively for a wide variety of artistic purposes.
The book starts by helping you create the right workspace for concept art, illustration, and comics. You’ll create a brush, set up a canvas, and develop an auto-auction. Along with covering how to work with CS Modeler that comes bundled with CSP, this book shows you how to import and rig characters easily. You’ll then create reusable changeable scenes and a 3D human character in Blender before exploring concept art, illustrations, comics, and how to create your own portfolio. The book features a glossary with brief explanations of all the main CSP functions. The focus of the book is not on drawing or painting but on helping you enhance your artistic skills using Clip Studio Paint to create an impressive portfolio.
By the end of this book, you’ll be able to use the impressive capabilities of CSP to create beautiful digital art in a productive way.
What you will learn
- Explore Clip Studio Paint and its use cases
- Become familiar with the Clip Studio ecosystem for solving your artistic problems
- Implement the CS Modeler and import and rig characters easily
- Create reusable and editable scenes and props using CS Modeler
- Build a 3D human character using the Blender software
- Set up your workspace using CSP tools
- Create portfolios for your comics, illustrations, and concept art
Who this book is for
This Clip Studio Paint book goes beyond the technical stuff that helps beginner-level as well as intermediate artists who are new to working in a digital environment and need a more streamlined and seamless workflow relating to illustrations, concept art, and comics in Clip Studio Paint. No prior knowledge of Clip Studio Paint is required to get started with this book.
Table of Contents
- Up and Running with CSP
- Adding Brushes to CSP
- Creating 3D Backgrounds in CSP
- Using Your 3D Props to Create a Scene
- Implementing 3D Characters in CSP
- Importing 3D Characters in CSP
- Making Your Own Illustration
- Creating Your Own Comic
- Building Your Own Concept Art
- Creating Your Own Portfolio
- CSP Vocabulary
Clip Studio Paint by Example Contributors About the author About the reviewer Preface Who this book is for What this book covers To get the most out of this book Download the color images Conventions used Get in touch Share Your Thoughts Chapter 1: Up and Running with CSP Comparative anatomy – an introduction to CSP The Photoshop interface Brushes in Photoshop The Krita interface Brushes in Krita The CSP interface Setting up your workspace and mapping your shortcuts Desk and chair Shortcuts Laptop + pen tablet Two-in-one tablet Pen display + PC General CSP functions Quick Access Black and white pixels Trying it yourself Material palette – adding a material versus drawing an object Summary Chapter 2: Adding Brushes to CSP Creating a brush Decoration and texture brushes Workhorse brush Showing and hiding options Try it yourself Brush shape Summary Chapter 3: Creating 3D Backgrounds in CSP Working with 3D in CSP – pros and cons How to create a 3D mesh Blender interface Adding 3D props to your CSP Summary Chapter 4: Using Your 3D Props to Create a Scene Technical requirements Introduction to Clip Studio Assets Creating a 3D real-life scene for your work How to create a drawer Editing an object in Modeler Animating our object Creating a 3D fantasy scene for your work Summary Chapter 5: Implementing 3D Characters in CSP Technical requirements Creating a sculpting base Different methods Adding references Creating the base Body Hands Legs Joining all the pieces together Head Sculpting the mesh Face Hair Clothing Retopoing the mesh Adding the details Summary Chapter 6: Importing 3D Characters in CSP Preparing the mesh to be imported in Modeler UV unwrapping Rigging the character Importing the character in to Modeler Exporting the object Importing the character in Modeler Texturing the body Texturing the face Summary Chapter 7: Making Your Own Illustration Getting started with your illustration Setting up the workspace Coming up with an idea Creating a cartoon illustration Inking Flatting Coloring Creating a painterly illustration Creating a paintbrush Grayscale, or grisaille for the cultured Color mapping Final colors Summary Chapter 8: Creating Your Own Comic Introduction to comics Setting up your workspace Creating a story and a storyboard General writing advice Creating a new comic How to use the story editor Creating frames Drawing the storyboard Finishing a page Group work Team work Layer structure Automatic colors for your character How balloons work Exporting for printing Summary Chapter 9: Building Your Own Concept Art Concept art introduction Setting up the workspace Material folder – your greatest ally Making concept art for props Creating concept art of your environment Creating character concept art Summary Chapter 10: Creating Your Own Portfolio Portfolio creation and introduction Talking about your work Building an illustration portfolio Creating your comic portfolio Making your concept art portfolio Summary Chapter 11: CSP Vocabulary Menu options File Edit Story Layer Select View Filter Window Help Tool options Tool list Sub tool details Summary Why subscribe? Other Books You May Enjoy Packt is searching for authors like you
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