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…
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…
Vector layers in Clip Studio Paint are very good to use, so I really recommend anyone to use them. If you tend to draw line art, it is especially important to draw them in a vector layer, this way you can edit them easily and there are also settings that Read more…
You can very easily rotate, invert, flip, zoom and others in Clip Studio Paint. These are very useful tools and actions that I almost subconsciously do all the time. I zoom in and out to add details or to see how the whole illustration looks from a distance. I pan Read more…
Some artists like to make a grid in Clip Studio Paint to better organize their composition. After thumbnailing for a bit and choosing a final sketch, it feels good to have a grid, so we can nail everything down as we want! It is especially useful to have an Isometric Read more…
You can use and install materials in Clip Studio Paint. You can find brushes, textures, color sets, gradient sets, and even animations! There are a lot to choose from in their Assets app and I do recommend you to use it, in case you’re feeling like trying and experimenting with Read more…
Free Transform in Clip Studio Paint is very simple. With it, you can scale your image, rotate it, flip your selection horizontally or vertically and even distort it a bit! I don’t use it for very complex actions, but I still use the Free Transform mode a lot! Constantly I Read more…
It is important to know how to install new brushes in Clip Studio Paint. After all, we just got some new and good looking brushes to have some fun with and we need to add them to the software! There aren’t as many Clip Studio Brushes around as we wish, Read more…
Using shortcuts on Clip Studio Paint or any other software while drawing is very common. It makes everything faster and we don’t need to break our flow to go find the tool we need. Sometimes shortcuts change from software to software. Other times I just don’t like the shortcut assigned, Read more…