How to Digitally Paint -- Paint with Clip Studio Paint

Master value and contrast in Clip Studio Paint to reveal form, focusing on selective highlights, lighting, and avoiding uniform contrast across the work.

Learn to vary hue and saturation; use color picker to avoid a single green, mix blues, yellows, and subtle purples for leaves with shadows and highlights in Clip Studio Paint.

Practice digital painting with clip studio paint by examining a bunch of her paintings to spot mistakes in section 2, building observational skills through an exercise.

Learn the basics of color blending in Manga Studio 5 by mixing black and white with a transparent watercolor brush and color picker, then practice with five colors.

Learn to blend with oil paint brushes in Clip Studio Paint to mix colors, add textures, highlights, and three dimensionality while exploring background shapes, brush density, and the color-change brush.

Learn to create quick thumbnail sketches to plan composition and values, using simple shapes, a 70/30 value split, and idea generation from basic shapes for futuristic scenes.

explains the rules of composition, focusing on dominance and center of interest using a 70/30 value and color split, rule of thirds, and directional eye flow.

Learn to create depth in digital painting by arranging objects with overlapping, size variation, and foreshortening to avoid flat compositions and guide the viewer toward a focal point.

Learn to build compelling digital paintings using value as the focal point by modeling with three tones—dark, mid, and light—and arranging foreground, middle ground, and background for strong contrast.

Practice the section 4 exercise in digital painting with Clip Studio Paint, using thumbnail sketches to study composition and value placement, then start with broad strokes and refine gradually.

Explore how color palettes shape digital painting, from limited master palettes like Zorn and Rembrandt to modern blues and earth tones, and learn techniques to unify colors using layers.

explore color theory through basic and modern color wheels, learn to build complementary, analogous, and triad schemes, and apply value, contrast, and lighting to unify paintings.

Explore how light changes color perception from warm to cool Kelvin, and learn to paint skin tones and shadows with complementary hues in Clip Studio Paint.

Participate in section 5 exercises that focus on painting with restrained color in Clip Studio Paint, using pure colors sparingly and exploring costume-like and wall-like elements.

Learn to build a black-and-white background in Clip Studio Paint, then convert it to color, refining composition, lighting, and texture for a bold foreground.

Finish a black-and-white painting by refining shadows with a right-side light, building form on a nude figure and rocks, and planning clothing design, color theory, and composition.

Design and paint a female character in a traditional Asian-inspired black and white outfit, using Clip Studio Paint, exploring wardrobe directions, belts, and fabric folds, while establishing the horizon line.

Paint the female arm with opaque color using a layered workflow, starting from underpainting and blending flesh tones with a transparent watercolor brush to create cohesive linework and background.

Paint the female arm in Clip Studio Paint, shaping the deltoid and bicep. Use layers, a transparent watercolor brush, and careful light and shadow to blend skin tones and highlights.

Practice painting a female face in Clip Studio Paint by layering warm lip tones, softening linework, building shadows and highlights, and refining features with brushes and backlighting.

Learn to paint pants in Clip Studio Paint using layers and the lasso tool to build highlights, wrinkles, and satin textures, with tips on color blending and shading.

Master painting fabric shoes in Clip Studio Paint using a transparent watercolor brush, texture brushes, and stippling to blend shadows, highlights, and textured edges.

Explore adding texture to clothing by using photo textures, blend modes like multiply and overlay, and stippling or crosshatching for subtle detail in Clip Studio Paint.

Learn to create a color-rich rock background by using photos and textures in Clip Studio Paint, applying overlay or multiply, and adjusting color balance toward yellow.

Learn to use photos and textures to build rock planes, blend textures with overlays, adjust value with correction layers, and add atmosphere and plantlife for contrast.

Learn to paint three-dimensional clouds in Clip Studio Paint by matching light from the sun, using texture brushes and layering techniques, and experimenting with photo mashing for cloud shapes.

Add a city background on a separate layer using ink and silhouette shapes, build towers and domes, apply background texture and color to create atmospheric depth.

Apply final corrections to refine tangent lines, arm-rock overlap, and shadows for a natural pose. Check composition and color balance, ensure center of interest guides eyes through birds and rock.

Engage in an exercise for section 6 by starting with a black-and-white sketch in clip studio paint, then add color, and explore different styles to develop your digital painting skills.

Learn to tell a story with painting by implying narrative and mood, evoking questions rather than literal scenes, and using color and composition to convey a message.

Block in the color for the female on separate layers to keep edits flexible while building flesh tones, shadows, and a blue-toned lighting scheme.

add value and shadows to the female figure using layered shading, masks, and backlighting to make her pop from the background, and experiment with exaggerated colors and brushwork.

Learn to paint the background building in Clip Studio Paint by laying base shapes, refining perspective lines, and adding textures, bricks, and light with layer tricks and brushes.

Discover how to paint a bush in Clip Studio Paint using India ink brush techniques, building silhouettes, shadows, backlit highlights, textures, and layered color blending.

Learn to smooth dirt, apply textures, and blend colors to paint nighttime bushes and finish the road in Clip Studio Paint, using overlays, airbrush, and layer techniques.

Master nighttime sky and water with layered blue tones, practice sky painting with airbrush techniques, and refine clouds and transitions for a cohesive night scene.

Paint her eyes using dark colors, highlights, and blending with watercolor and pencil brushes; apply lashes, makeup, and careful lighting to bring sharp eye details.

Finish painting the face by refining the nose with highlights and smooth edges, blending light and shadow with careful brushwork. Then paint shoulders and shirt, building realism.

Learn to digitally paint a blue blouse with Clip Studio Paint using overlay and gradient layers, blend shadows, and refine wrinkles and belt details.

Refine the clothes by using razor and pen tools to isolate areas, layering textures, and applying pencil, ink, and watercolor brushes to build leather detail and shading.

Block in the hair with a large transparent watercolor brush to establish the base shape, then refine with strands, highlights, and light reflections to achieve a fluffy, blue-toned hair look.

Learn to digitally paint a fire demon troll in Clip Studio Paint, building from a silhouette with base colors to backlit shading, highlights, and layered brushes for a dynamic pose.

Paint clouds and a moon in the background using Clip Studio Paint, with pencil and airbrush brushes, multiple layers, and blending to create soft edges and glow.

Learn to digitally paint a lighthouse with a separate layer, sculpt the rocky island, fog, and water, and craft a bright beam and glow using Clip Studio Paint.

Paint a distant pirate ship silhouette in Clip Studio Paint, using polygon edges and airbrush for depth. Apply textures, overlays, and hue adjustments to unify colors and enhance realism.