Chapter 14: Using 3D Figures and Objects

Clip Studio Paint is one of the leading pieces of software for creating top-notch manga and illustrations. But did you know that it can also import and display 3D assets? Many 3D assets come ready in the Material palette and can be applied to your page. While I usually use 3D assets as poses or background references, you could conveniently use 3D characters and imported 3D assets to create an entire manga.

In this chapter, we'll take a trip into the third dimension and learn about the following topics:

• Introducing the 3D Material palette
• Loading a 3D object onto the canvas
• Moving an object in 3D space
• Using preset poses on figure models
• Customizing character and figure models
• Saving 3D information to the Material palette
• Importing 3D models into Clip Studio Paint

We are going to look at 3D materials closely and learn how to apply them to your canvas and then customize them as per your need. Finally...