Using Clip Studio Paint to Color Your Manga

In this chapter, we will take the color-selecting skills that we learned in the previous chapter and use them to start coloring our comics. Here are the topics that we will cover in this chapter:

• Using reference layers
• Creating flats using the fill and pen tools
• Creating colored line art
• Exploring layer blending modes
• Shading with Shading Assist
• Using the Color Match options and filters
• Adding a paper texture
• The Liquify tool adjustment

We are going to look at how to use reference layers and start exploring ways to add colors without having mishaps such as overflooding areas you want to color. Then, we will learn how to change the colors in line art for an organic organic-looking finish. Next, we will learn what layer blending modes are and the benefits of using them, with rich visual references. Then, we will explore the time-saver function, Shading Assist. We will move on to...