
Learn the basics of Clip Studio Paint for manga creation, covering essential settings and operation to draft and ink on Windows, Mac, or iPad.
Set up Clip Studio Paint across devices, using a computer, iPad with Apple Pencil, or a Wacom tablet. Install CSP from the CELSYS website to start drawing.
Learn to use clip studio paint on iPad with Apple Pencil, adjust preferences for interface, units, and canvas, and select the right paper preset.
Set up manga pages for binding by observing outer margins and safe areas on each page, then calibrate pen pressure and explore G pen and mapping pen in Clip Studio.
Set up Clip Studio Paint on Windows PC, update if needed, adjust interface color, configure pen (G pen) pressure, and set paper presets (illustration, webtoon, comics) with bleed and margins.
Update clip studio paint on Mac, adjust preferences, units, and paper settings, calibrate canvas scale, and set pen pressure for consistent manga lines.
Learn to ink manga with Clip Studio Paint using G-pen and mapping pens, set brush sizes, and create ink layers, while matching print size to screen.
Learn digital inking in Clip Studio Paint: create a new ink layer, adjust brush size, ink with the pen tool, rotate for comfort, then fill hair on a white background.
Open the samples, drag them onto the canvas, switch to a 1 mm black pen, and begin inking the girl using pan, undo, and zoom shortcuts.
Learn to ink manga samples with Clip Studio Paint for digital drawing and explore the ruler tool for precise lines, while preparing for more complex functions in the next video.
Learn to use the ruler tool in Clip Studio Paint to draw radial lines, radial curves, rainfall with parallel line rulers, and a declaration brush for manga backgrounds and effects.
Discover how to set up and use the radial line tool in Clip Studio Paint, including the radial lines layer, special ruler, brush settings, and center-to-outside drawing.
Draw radial lines from the center to the edge, forming a triangular cluster with circular tips. Vary brush sizes from 0.5 to 2 millimeters to adjust balance and density.
Master radial curve drawing to create eerie center-focused lines, using a dedicated layer, pen, and adjustable line density; finish with an eraser for clean, ruler-guided touch.
Learn to use thicker brush sizes in Clip Studio Paint, manage layers and rulers with show all layers, draw lines at 2.0 mm, 100% opacity, then save as JPG.
Learn to draw rain with a parallel line ruler in Clip Studio Paint, using diagonal lines and a 0.5 mm brush, varying length and density for realistic heavy rain.
Learn to use the decoration brush to create star-shaped radial lines and concentric circle patterns in Clip Studio Paint, managing layers, colors, and erasing to craft dynamic manga decorations.
Watch this final thought to reinforce your understanding of Clip Studio Paint, become a bit more familiar with CSP, and enjoy drawing more as you finish the course.
Explore Clip Studio Paint's tone function, an expressive technique for Japanese manga that digitally recreates gray tones. Learn how this tool mimics pasted toning sheets to color manga drawings.
Explore why Japanese manga uses black tones and halftone patterns instead of full color to keep printing costs low, making titles affordable for children.
Learn to paste manga tones in Clip Studio Paint using quick mask, bucket tool, and close gap settings to create dot tones on jackets, skirts, and shoes.
Paste tones with Clip Studio Paint, matching density across areas using layers, quick mask, and bucket tools. Learn enclose-and-fill and painting with pen, marker, and eraser to perfect shading.
Select the tone layer and disable exclude to locate the pasted tone on the shoes and tie; then adjust density with the density controls to lighten or darken it.
Paste a tone with the decoration tool across layers, adjusting density and brush size, then create star shapes and radial lines using the radial line ruler at various densities.
Explore how tone layers render moiré on screens, and how to switch to grey layers for web publishing, using Clip Studio Paint's tone button for quick conversions.
Learn to paint a grey layer and convert it to a tone layer in clip studio paint, adjusting density for jacket, socks, skirt, and shoes.
Master the tone paste function in Clip Studio Paint, a core tool for Japanese-style manga, then practice converting tones to gray and back, and share your drawings.
It's time to play with CSP! Join Naomasa Matsuda for a fun adventure exploring easy ways to draw with Clip Studio Paint.
In this class you'll learn:
Basic but very essential settings for CSP. (iPad, Windows PC, and Mac)
If you start drawing without setting this up correctly, you may get confused halfway through and hate drawing.
The essential use of CSP: draw, erase, fill, undo/redo, zoom in/out, rotate, and keyboard shortcuts to make it easier.
How to use the Ruler Tool: Basic but essential techniques for drawing manga with CSP.
How to use the Decoration Tool.
Who is this class for?
All are welcome. You don't need to be a professional artist or illustrator to take the class. You don't need to know how to draw or have never used CSP before.
Class Outline:
Section 1_Before Starting Digital Drawing
Video 1: Introduction
Video 2: What you will need
(Recommended equipment you need to get started with digital drawing)
Section 2_Settings of CSP
Video 3: Settings for iPad
Video 4: Settings for Windows PC
Video 5: Settings for Mac
Video 6: Preparing to start inking
(Introduction to dip pens used by Japanese manga artists and how to open files)
Section 3_Inking with CSP
Video 7: Inking a boy
(Introduction to inking on the reference material 'Shonen' and basic use of CSP)
Video 8: Inking a girl/Useful Keyboard shortcuts
(Introduction to inking for reference material 'Girl' and useful keyboard shortcuts)
Video 9: Summary of Inking and Introduce of the Ruler tool
Section 4_The Ruler Tool
Video10: About the Ruler Tool
Video11: Preparations for the Radial Line Tool
Video12: Draw the Radial Line
Video13: Radial Curve Ruler
Video14: Try Drawing with Thicker Lines & Tips for iPad
Video15: Draw Rain with a Parallel Line Ruler
Video16: Decoration Brush
Video17: Final Thought