Using the Clip Studio Paint Screentone option can be very interesting! The use of tones is very common in manga books and illustrations, especially in black and white. It can also be something that an artist can adopt into their own style. With it, you can even help shade your Read more…
Art frustration is very common, especially as a beginner artist! As you improve, you also learn how to deal with this frustration. I remember it being something very hard to deal with, but I also realized that I was not alone. With time and practice, I learned to deal with Read more…
You’ve probably already meddled with and used gradients or gradient maps in Clip Studio Paint. Gradients are something that I only use from time to time and recently I realized I didn’t know how to use them as much as I thought. There’s actually a whole lot you can do Read more…
Mesh transform is the tool we use in Clip Studio Paint to distort or warp an image or selection. Sometimes while drawing this is very useful, because we can just edit some lines or parts of a piece without having to erase and redo everything. So how can you use Read more…
You might have wondered what is a negative space drawing. We hear it here and there, especially in art classes. But sometimes it’s hard to understand. I’ve always felt that way when someone would try to explain it to me. I needed images, visual examples to actually understand it and Read more…
It is important to know how to deal with imposter syndrome (also known as fraud syndrome). Although it is a common occurrence in any field, as an artist it’s something that can bug us a lot! We often compare our work with others and it is important to overcome our Read more…
A reference window or secondary window in Clip Studio Paint is very easy to use. This way you can split screen your work! You're able to either use a reference image or preview the overall changes you’re making in your current drawing in real-time. If you draw using reference images, Read more…
This might come as a surprise, but you can actually use Photoshop brushes in Clip Studio Paint and I’m going to explain how! When I first started to use Clip Studio I was rather sad I couldn’t find a lot of brushes for it nor use the ones I used Read more…
You might’ve heard about Contour Drawing before. In fact, you’ve probably already done it without knowing! It is a very simple exercise, that includes several different techniques, such as blind contour, cross contour and even gesture drawing! What is Contour Drawing then? Contour Drawing is an exercise where the artist Read more…
If you ever wondered what is an orthographic drawing (also called an orthographic projection) and never quite figured it out, you’ve come to the right place! An orthographic drawing is quite different from an isometric drawing, but they are related! I’ll explain that further below. What is an orthographic drawing? Read more…