To get the most out of this book

Having a graphics tablet or a tablet computer with a stylus and pressure sensitivity is highly recommended for using this software. Drawing with a stylus is much more natural than drawing with a mouse or trackpad. For more information on graphics tablets, see Chapter 2, Installing Clip Studio Paint Pro and Interface Basics.

Chapter 2 will also explain system requirements in much more detail. In short, the requirements are as follows:

Software covered in the book	OS requirements
Clip Studio Paint version 3.0.0	Windows 10 or 11, or macOS 12, 13, or 14

Disclaimer

There might be some differences in the option naming, placement, and availability depending on what version of Clip Studio Paint you are currently using. If needed, earlier versions of Clip Studio Paint can run on older OSes.

Download the color images

We also provide a PDF file that has color images of the screenshots/diagrams used in this book. You can download it here: https://packt.link/gbp/9781835886588.

Conventions used

There are a few text conventions used throughout this book.

Code in text: Indicates filenames, URLs, user input, and Twitter handles. Here is an example: “Export the Manga page 1.jpg image file to an internet-friendly file.”

Bold: Indicates a new term, an important word, or words that you see onscreen. For example, words in menus or dialog boxes appear in the text like this. Here is an example: “Select G-Pen from the Pen sub tool palette.”

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