Clip Studio Paint Basics (Updated video available!)

1:40 Pencil Tools
3:14 Inking Tools
5:35 Painting Tools
7:34 Changing Brush Size
8:58 UI Color
9:29 Mapping Opacity
10:40 Set Tool Shortcuts
12:32 Flip Canvas
14:20 Paint With Transparency
16:01 Quick Temporary Tool Settings
17:35 Adjusting Brush Settings
18:40 Adjusting Brush Texture
21:06 Creating Custom Brush Shapes
27:28 Importing Brushes
29:45 Layer Color
30:36 Selection Layers
31:59 Convert Brightness to Opacity
33:31 Multiple Layer Transform

Instagram: reubenlaraart

In the over 20 years I've been painting digitally, I find that Clip Studio Paint is one of the few packages that combines the stability and flexibility of Photoshop with the natural brush media engines of applications like Painter and Sketchbook Pro.

Clip Studio Paint is highly customizable, which can be overwhelming. So, I've assembled a short of list of tools and features that will not only help new users focus on the basic setups you'll need to get started, but will also help experienced Photoshop artists find their way to familiar workflows.

In this 30 minute tutorial, I'll walk you through the basics of:

• Pencil tools
• Inking tools
• Painting tools
• Changing brush size
• UI color
• Mapping opacity
• Set tool shortcuts
• Flip canvas
• Paint with transparency
• Quick temporary tool access
• Consistent straight lines
• Adjusting brush settings
• Adjusting brush texture
• Creating custom brush shapes
• Importing brushes
• Layer color
• Selection layer
• Convert brightness to opacity
• Multiple layer transform

...so you can get started painting right away! I hope you enjoy Clip Studio Paint as much as I do.

I'll be posting more tutorials and process videos soon, so make sure to follow my Gumroad and tumblr feeds to stay up to date!

Reuben

[diepvries]

Hello! Just wanted to say that I really enjoy the way your video is edited. It's snappy and quick, and really keeps me engaged. Thank you.

[Halowzy]

Layer Color answered the one question I had with every single speedpaint video I've seen in all my life. Thank you very much!

[lilyvuong]

One of the best and informative tutorials on YouTube, honestly back in high school I had to sit through almost half a year of my teacher explaining all these tools (for photoshop) but you covered it all in half an hour! Good work and keep it up!

[gabrielblack]

To me, this is probably the best and most thorough analysis of this program. It is well organized and easy to comprehend. This is truly a god send thank you soooo much.

[Eyewarp]

1:40 Pencil Tools
3:14 Inking Tools
5:35 Painting Tools
7:34 Changing Brush Size
8:58 UI Color
9:29 Mapping Opacity
10:40 Set Tool Shortcuts
12:32 Flip Canvas
14:20 Paint With Transparency
16:01 Quick Temporary Tool Settings
17:35 Adjusting Brush Settings
18:40 Adjusting Brush Texture
21:06 Creating Custom Brush Shapes
27:28 Importing Brushes
29:45 Layer Color
30:36 Selection Layers
31:59 Convert Brightness to Opacity
33:31 Multiple Layer Transform

[raydillon]

This was helpful. After 17+ years using photoshop only for illustration and painting I'm making the switch and this video sealed the deal for me. Thanks!

[Touphnya]

This is the most comprehensive help video on clip studio I have found. I learned more from this video than i can fit into my memory. i will definitely be bookmarking this and watching it every time I need to remember just a few of the features you demonstrated.
Even leaving room for viewers like me to combine features. This was extremely well made, thank you.

[FancyHatching]

Watching this just conirms to me that Clip Studio is basically in it's features a very cool combo between SAI and Photoshop. Because a lot of the features praised here aren't new if you've mostly used SAI instead of Photoshop. But SAI just lacks a lot of editing/non-drawing specific tools which is why I'm trying to switch to Clip Studio over time and with some practice and getting used to.
Thanks for making these videos about the basics!

[allegraalberoni]

This is so useful and clear! Every tutorial is either messy or complicated, but this is a pleasure to watch. Thank you so much!

[yungmief]

this tutorial was amazing and so helpful. i am brand new at clip studio. i bought it 2 days ago, messed with it yesterday, and found i was looking for ways to speed up my workflow. im sure ill be coming back to this video for some finer details but i feel 10x more confident after watching this once! thank you so much

[garyhall]

THIS TUTORIAL IS EPIC! Everything is so clear! Thanks so much for this I'm new to digital art and I just bought Clip Studio . I find it quite complicated and very daunting to learn. But this is so helpful! Definitely subscribing :D

[AlexanderLR]

I find your video to be very informative and easy to understand. To let you know, I'm also a Clip Studio Paint user too, and I find it to be way better than GIMP and Seashore, since both of them lack certain features. Anyways, I subscribed to your channel and I'll be looking forward to seeing more of your helpful videos!

[itsjenny]

Even though I had Clip Studio Paint for a while now I learned SO much from this! Thanks for sharing all of these things with us :)

[artofmbk]

Man, thanks for taking the time to put this together. I recently started to make the transition from painting primarily in Photoshop to Clip Studio and your tutorial is one of the best introductions to a new piece of software I've ever come across. You're saving people from countless hours of confusing trial and error. Thanks again! Love your work as well!

[elenikazantzis]

My grandson Chris is a digital artist and just got clip studio paint you helped him so much

[UltimateLoverAnime]

Thank you so much for making time for these tutorials. I recently purchased CSP for personal projects but as any new beginner, feels uneasy on using it without knowing its full potential. As someone who knows how to use Photoshop prior, your videos are by far the best ones on teaching beginners. Thank you!

[zonyae]

I just started drawing digitally after 4 years of drawing on paper and I swear this is the most complex software I've seen. I kinda miss the smells of marker and sounds of pencil scrapes but damn I wanna get good at this! Thanks for the guide!

[summarcaki]

Great vid! As a complete newbie it's really handy having guides like this, especially with the keyboard shortcuts for the brushes.

[sugerkain]

Hiya! I'm just starting with a new Wacom Tablet with Clip Studio Paint Pro. I found your video easy to understand even with youngsters like me, and was found very helpful in the ways to do digital art on the tablet. I subscribed and look forward to other videos!

[OriGummie]

This is the best demo of Clip Studio Paint I've found so far. You're very brief, precise, and informative. This helped me a lot! Thank you very much!