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Learn Clip Studio Paint

You're reading from   Learn Clip Studio Paint Create impressive comics and Manga art in world-class graphics software

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Product type Paperback
Published in Dec 2018
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ISBN-13 9781789347036
Length 448 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Liz Staley Liz Staley
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Table of Contents (21) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Installing Clip Studio Paint, Recommended Systems, and Interface Basics FREE CHAPTER 2. Preferences, Shortcuts, and Other Commands 3. Clip Studio Paint Brushes: an Introduction 4. Pencilling: Layer Properties 5. Erasers, Selections, and the Subview Palette 6. All About Rulers 7. Using 3D Figures and Objects 8. Vector Layers and the Material Palette 9. Using Text and Balloon Tools 10. Creating Sound Effects 11. Making Layer Masks and Screentones 12. Making Comic Panels 13. Auto Actions and Your Workflow 14. Inking Tools 15. Inking Special Effects 16. Color Palettes 17. Using CSP to Color Your Comics 18. Exporting and Printing Your Comic 19. What Is the Clip Studio App and Getting Animated 20. Other Books You May Enjoy

Text tool basics

In this section, we're going to get a basic look at how to use the text tools and the basic settings before building on that knowledge in the sections that follow. Let's add some text to a drawing using the following steps:

  1. Open a blank canvas or a drawing to add some text to.
  2. Choose the Text category of the tools from the tool bar.
  3. Make sure that the Text subcategory is chosen in the Sub Tool palette.
  4. Select the Text tool.
  5. In the Tool Property palette, select the desired Font from the drop-down menu. This menu will populate with fonts that have been installed on your computer system.
  6. Select the Size of the font by using the slider or the up and down arrows.
  7. The alignment of the text (Left, Center, or Right) can be set in the Justify section of the Tool property palette.
  8. Set the Text Direction to either horizontal or vertical.
  9. Set the Text Color using...
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