How to Paint a Character in 6 Steps – Illustration in Clip Studio (Tutorial Guide)

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In this video I will show you how to Paint ANY character illustration in Only 6 Steps from start to finish. I'll explain how light works and the importance of Lighting in your illustrations. Also, how to use any color of light when painting, and my step-by-step process to paint anything you want.

For this we will be using Clip Studio Paint but the theory behind this works the same on ANY illustration software. We’ll look at digital painting characters, using 3D Backgrounds in CSP, and I’ll give you the key to success when approaching any art piece.
Painting with Light. Lighting is always the answer.

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3D Street model by Stephany Jablonofsky:
Original model

00:00 Intro
00:10 Light – How does it work?
01:30 Values
02:07 Step 1 – Local Colors (Color Flats)
03:28 My Light Source
04:31 Step 2 – Color Integration
06:34 Step 3 – Highlights
08:00 Adjusting Base Colors
08:17 Step 4 – Shadows
10:21 Step 5 – Material Rendering (Details)
11:12 Step 6 – Post-Production
11:35 Timelapse Function
12:13 Background
13:53 The Key to Success when Painting
14:33 Outro

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Remember: "Every line you draw, you are one line closer to your dream!"
Thanks for watching!

[ManuMercurial]

Why You Should Modify ALL your Brushes in CSP:

That way you can paint Your illustration just the way you want!

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[fluffyspirit]

I've literally stopped working on digital art because of the frustration with my colors never feeling right even after studying bounce light!! You sir have restored my faith in trying again 😭😭 thank you so much for showing me what no other tutorial has 😭

[enemystanduser]

Wow you have the best tutorials! I was so confused on why my illustrations looked flat and wacky but with the way you composite colors and highlights with the Background everything looks next level now! that 3D stuff looks super helpful too!

[taraartsgameindonesia]

THE BEST Tutorial for coloring. Thanks so much!!

[Yazoon_S]

In addition to this being so accurate and step-by-step process, you also introduced shadows like no one else, like those 3 types of shadows you told us about, I have never looked at shadows in this way before, now I can analyze shadows and maybe improve a bit (I'm new to shading in general)
Thanks very much for this tutorial, god bless you

[sudoDavid]

"Color Integration" is what got my subscription ◕‿◕

[hawshimagical]

i dont even use clip studio, this is just one of the BEST arts ive ever seen! she has an insanely clean line drawing with stylish curves but great sense of solid 3d spacial awareness. perfectly vibrant colours and light intensity to fit the character in a dark environment. not to say your character isnt beautiful, but as someone new to this channel, this video thumbnail REALLY caught my eye, in a way that your older thumbnail pictures probably wouldn't have. big big improvements.

[nick.king]

as a self-taught artist, this is life changing man, thanks a lot

[vampireflower]

This is the most top quality tutorials there is out there. Keep up the amazing work! <3

[dimgami]

How tf does this guy not have more subs??

[masonb]

I've watched so many tutorials on painting in CSP, and yours are by far the easiest to understand and most useful I've found. Can't thank you enough!

[koichimi]

you’re now my favorite youtuber i’ve ever discovered. i just watched all your tutorials and they’re so much better than any other CSP tutorials i’ve ever seen! you explain everything so well and it’s so helpful!! i’ve learned things that i couldn’t learn from any other youtube tutorials on this application, thank you so much!! your videos are incredible!

[aubs]

Your an excellent teacher! I've been really stuck in place with digital art recently and these videos have been able to clarify where my roadblocks are, values! Its nice to make progress. Thank you!

[SevenSinshu]

Honestly one of the best youtube channels ive seen for art tutorials, following your tips ik my art will improve by 3000%, thank you so much an keep up the good work

[nicirochi]

Perfect!
When you have solid steps to follow, the drawing get waaaay better!
Love it

[demolisherinfinite]

Just got my new tablet today and can finally start using Clip Studio, this is perfect!

[chariotsx]

This was such an informative tutorial! Thank you for sharing 🙏🏻 😊
If possible, I would appreciate if you elaborate on these 2 topics in future videos:
*1 -* How to integrate the character & background better, so that they look like they share the same environment 5:58
*2 -* How to paint a background with the help of 3D models 12:42

I’m interested in any tips to help me make sure that my characters will always look like they’re actually physically present in the backgrounds where they’re supposed to be.

Also, I’d love to learn more about techniques to use for painting backgrounds.

Thank you, and I look forward to watching any videos you post in the future ☺️💖

[cyiixar]

You’re an absolute treasure! All of your csp tutorials have been so helpful!

[tai_kun]

Thank you so much for this amazing tutorial, I've been struggling about coloring for a while till I saw this video !!

[lordbiscuitthetossable]

I'm an amateur model painter, so this really isn't a subject I'll be able to make use of, but I'm fascinated by the process you went through. Great video, and curious to see what else there is to learn