Clip Studio Paint by Example

Table of contents

1. Clip Studio Paint by Example
2. Contributors
3. About the author
4. About the reviewer
5. Preface
   1. Who this book is for
   2. What this book covers
   3. To get the most out of this book
   4. Download the color images
   5. Conventions used
   6. Get in touch
   7. Share Your Thoughts
6. Chapter 1: Up and Running with CSP
   1. Comparative anatomy – an introduction to CSP
      1. The Photoshop interface
      2. Brushes in Photoshop
      3. The Krita interface
      4. Brushes in Krita
      5. The CSP interface
   2. Setting up your workspace and mapping your shortcuts
      1. Desk and chair
      2. Shortcuts
      3. Laptop + pen tablet
      4. Two-in-one tablet
      5. Pen display + PC
   3. General CSP functions
      1. Quick Access
      2. Black and white pixels
      3. Trying it yourself
      4. Material palette – adding a material versus drawing an object
   4. Summary
7. Chapter 2: Adding Brushes to CSP
   1. Creating a brush
   2. Decoration and texture brushes
   3. Workhorse brush
      1. Showing and hiding options
      2. Try it yourself
      3. Brush shape
   4. Summary
8. Chapter 3: Creating 3D Backgrounds in CSP
   1. Working with 3D in CSP – pros and cons
   2. How to create a 3D mesh
      1. Blender interface
   3. Adding 3D props to your CSP
   4. Summary
9. Chapter 4: Using Your 3D Props to Create a Scene
   1. Technical requirements
   2. Introduction to Clip Studio Assets
   3. Creating a 3D real-life scene for your work
      1. How to create a drawer
      2. Editing an object in Modeler
      3. Animating our object
   4. Creating a 3D fantasy scene for your work
   5. Summary
10. Chapter 5: Implementing 3D Characters in CSP
    1. Technical requirements
    2. Creating a sculpting base
       1. Different methods
       2. Adding references
    3. Creating the base
       1. Body
       2. Hands
       3. Legs
       4. Joining all the pieces together
       5. Head
    4. Sculpting the mesh
       1. Face
       2. Hair
       3. Clothing
       4. Retopoing the mesh
    5. Adding the details
    6. Summary
11. Chapter 6: Importing 3D Characters in CSP
    1. Preparing the mesh to be imported in Modeler
       1. UV unwrapping
       2. Rigging the character
    2. Importing the character in to Modeler
       1. Exporting the object
       2. Importing the character in Modeler
       3. Texturing the body
       4. Texturing the face
    3. Summary
12. Chapter 7: Making Your Own Illustration
    1. Getting started with your illustration
       1. Setting up the workspace
       2. Coming up with an idea
    2. Creating a cartoon illustration
       1. Inking
       2. Flatting
       3. Coloring
    3. Creating a painterly illustration
       1. Creating a paintbrush
       2. Grayscale, or grisaille for the cultured
       3. Color mapping
       4. Final colors
    4. Summary
13. Chapter 8: Creating Your Own Comic
    1. Introduction to comics
    2. Setting up your workspace
    3. Creating a story and a storyboard
       1. General writing advice
       2. Creating a new comic
       3. How to use the story editor
       4. Creating frames
       5. Drawing the storyboard
    4. Finishing a page
       1. Group work
       2. Team work
       3. Layer structure
       4. Automatic colors for your character
       5. How balloons work
    5. Exporting for printing
    6. Summary
14. Chapter 9: Building Your Own Concept Art
    1. Concept art introduction
    2. Setting up the workspace
       1. Material folder – your greatest ally
    3. Making concept art for props
    4. Creating concept art of your environment
    5. Creating character concept art
    6. Summary
15. Chapter 10: Creating Your Own Portfolio
    1. Portfolio creation and introduction
       1. Talking about your work
    2. Building an illustration portfolio
    3. Creating your comic portfolio
    4. Making your concept art portfolio
    5. Summary
16. Chapter 11: CSP Vocabulary
    1. Menu options
       1. File
       2. Edit
       3. Story
       4. Layer
       5. Select
       6. View
       7. Filter
       8. Window
       9. Help
    2. Tool options
       1. Tool list
       2. Sub tool details
    3. Summary
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