How to Ink Superhero Comics Like a Pro in Clip Studio Paint
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.ย. 2024
- Inking comics is weird. You have a nice pencil drawing and now you've gotta throw all those nice lines away and put NEW lines down. What's up with that?
In this video, we're going to demystify inking, show you the tools most comic artists use to ink their superhero comics, and do some Clip Studio Paint demos on how to replicate those tools digitally.
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What inking tips did I miss?
Hi Scott, thanks again for your videos! I'm just wondering how do you prefer to ink your characters located in dark environments? I mean inking them in black on the dark backgrounds doesn't seem to be a good idea, I suppose it should be like light grey or something, but what about the details? Sorry for this silly question, I'm just beginning with all this stuff and would like to know your experienced opinion ^^
@@natalyar3599 This is a great question! I think the answer I would give you is to think about Rim Lighting! When inking (or penciling for your inks), look up some reference for rim lighting. When inking brightly-lit subjects, the dark parts are minimized because of the ambient light. In dark areas, however, there isn't much light, but it's still there, casting much larger shadows. Basically, try to find the areas that that little amount of light is hitting and ink around that! I usually use a lot of reference for darkly-lit scenes to find where highlights go, and where I should black out details. Hope that helps!
Would you suggest keeping an "even" distance from the pencils for the entire inking process? Do you ever zoom/rotate etc?
@@laifu6317 Yes, I would! I try to keep a set distance from my pencils when I ink so that my had motions are consistent and I have an even amount of detail in my lines. If you zoom in and out a bunch, you'll get areas that are really detailed and areas that feel glossed over. I do rotate a ton, though! I didn't really in this video because it makes for a nicer timelapse, but pros rotate their canvas and paper all the time to get the best angle for their arm to throw their lines. Hope that helps!
@@ScottD It does, I do feel as though I have a little less control if I can't zoom, but I guess that comfort comes with mileage.
I love using clip studio paint. It works much better than photoshop when it comes to making art. Also, I forgot that the India Ink brushes existed because I never used them, but now I can't stop using them. This was a great tutorial!
Awesome! Glad you enjoyed it! The India Ink brushes are legit! :)
I've been struggling with digital inking for years, but always used basically the same brush tool from start to finish. This video is what I needed, thanks!!
As someone just learning CS, that was one of the most helpful videos I've found. Seeing how you approached the different inked versions and hearing you talk through each process was great. Thank you!
Great Video for showing how to get some great pen and ink results with clip studio! I’m going to try this out right now! Thanks for the examples and explanations!
Awesome! Let me know how it works out for you and if you've got any questions! :)
Thank you for this, I've always struggled with lining, and your explanation of the tools helped me understand where I was going wrong. Now that I'm using these brushes as intended I'm finding this process very enjoyable and the results are coming out how I've always hoped they would!
That's awesome! Glad to hear it!
What amazes me is the lack of zoom-in, it seems that it really helps in making the piece less messy and, how should i put it, spacious. There is a lot of breathe, free space that crates volume.
Using this video to ink to right now! I think I like combo most, but I mostly use G-pen. But in traditional I use a brush.
Just discovered your channel, this is a great video, very helpful! Looking forward to future content!
i have a really cool idea for a comic thanks for all the tips!
SUPER helpful video. Starting my comic today and wanted to get a list of different inking tools I could use. Thanks for this!
Awesome! Good luck! :)
@@ScottD Thank you!
Excellent tips! Great video!
NIce preamble about the old traditional way to ink. Good to show the benefit of the digital way. Thanks for sharing!
Once I started inking digitally as if I was inking traditionally, things really started to click in my brain. Glad it was helpful for ya! :)
Thanks for making this. Sometimes I get frustrated that the advice I've needed has been right here on the internet for over a year and the algorithm just now decided to go "this? I dunno. "
Your reaction to oversizing the g-pen was priceless.
Like a few others here, I had completely forgotten about the India Ink subtools as they are under brushes, and not pens. I've seen so many "tutorials" on how to get the G-Pen to stop making weird pointy-tails and of course none of them work because it's not meant to work that way.
This is highly underappreciated. Very valuable information. Thank you so much
No, thank you for watching! :)
This is cool. I associate csp with manga and abandoned comics years ago so its cool that csp is this popular
Thanks a looooot for this amazing tutorial! I'm just starting with Clip Studio Paint and your explanations are really helpful and instructive!
Fantastic! Glad to be able to help! :)
This seemed a little basic to me but when you started talking about scaling and the g-pen it blew my mind. This will be transformative for me!
Awesome! Glad you got something out of it! :)
Great video inking has always been overwhelming to me.. i think i may try the 0.3 switch to the 0.1 style
Super helpful. I'm very guilty of blowing up the G-pen for thicker lines because I never knew any alternatives. Thank you for the tips
This is defo a 300k to 1Mil Subs quality video production. Good job! Was shocked to see 8.34k subs tbh. Not that it matters as long as you love what you do haha.
Thanks so much! I appreciate it!
@@ScottD You're welcome. U don't know how much i'd I'd love to be in your studio to learn from you tbh. Thanks for the tutorial !
I use a variant of the G-Pen with a little added flexibility, accomplished by adjusting its Pen Pressure Curve. I also put some Stabilization on it, like 50% (or whatever the number stands for). Finally, I always ink on a Vector Layer, for all of the magical goodness THAT approach brings to the party. I use this one G-Pen for everything organic. But call me crazy.
I've been struggling for a few days because I couldn't get the line I want in CSP. This tutorial is an eye opener for me. You nailed it when you said to use the pens for the purpose their intended to be for. Seems simple but easy to overlook. Thanks for that!
this is what I've been looking for in a long time, yup, the inking method and brush for comic digitaly, thanks a lot, this is helpful.
Oh, nice. You 3D printed the brush icons!
Thanks for this bro. Helps ALOT!
Awesome! I'm glad!
Love your stuff. New to your channel and Finalizing my life long comic and your videos are what I need. Thank you
Congratulations on finishing up your comic! And thanks so much! Glad you're enjoying the channel. :)
i just watched again after some months, and i say it again - it's a fantastic tutorial!
Thank you so soo Soooo much!! This is so helpful!!! I was shocked by the end result for each brush! I’m going to try and ink my sketches, even though I’m scared of messing it up.
Anyway, I’m looking forward to your next video as your new subscriber!
Awesome! Yeah it’s wild how much of a difference each tool and different approaches makes! You can always use tracing paper or a light box to ink over sketches with different tools if you want to try to do it traditionally, too.
Thanks a lot Scott! I just downloaded your Brush Kit and sent you some money love, too. Not much but if I succeed in life, I'll send more your way!!! Thanks again. Great tips!
Haha thanks so much! :)
Thank you for making this video! I was looking for this!
Unfortunately, There weren't many videos of how to draw traditional pictures in Clip Studio.
But, You have taught me that possibility. I appreciate it very much!
Awesome! Happy to help! :)
Scott you are the man.... this was very helpful... thank you
Please upload more clip studio tutorials! Thx.
wonderful content :)
Thanks so much!
Thank you for teaching about inking along with Clip Studio stuff, informative stuff!
Thanks Scott, this was super helpful to me. I'm trying to go from traditional inking to digital.
I really appreciate your tutorials! These are so incredibly helpful in not only understanding the various techniques, but also the program!
You explain yourself very clear! Thank you for your videos!
No, thank you for watching them! :)
thank you so much for the brushes (even though they're just the tip of the iceberg when drawing, no matter the medium) and PLEASE keep making as many csp tutorials as possible! (TvT)
So glad you're enjoying the brushes! And don't worry, I'll keep the vids coming! :)
Thank you. The insight behind the tools an technique, was invaluable. I never thought the type of tool you ink with, can have an effect on the theme/look of the book. Example using inks that are dark, on a dark story may be to much. So might want to use a g-pen to allow light into the characters an keep things from being so dark.
Thanks again
No worries! Yeah, it definitely affects how your comic ends up looking, so it's good to be thoughtful about the kinds of lines your making! Glad you enjoyed. :)
Hi thank you so much. I've just started since covid lockdown and have been overwhelmed with the amount of brushes some of these drawing apps have. You sir have just given me a great head start having watched this video. Now down to learning the app and drawing itself. Well worth my sub and I hope to learn a lot more from you. Thank you.
ps Thank you for the Clip Studio Paint Multi-liner Brushes.
Awesome! So glad it was helpful! There really are a TON of brushes, which gets overwhelming. Find your faves and stick to 'em! :)
cool. nice video
Bravo dude, that was fantastic. Great primer on the different results you can get with these brushes. Oh, and way to flex your skills too lol
Ha! Yeah, brushes don't make you a better artist, but definitely impact the final results you get! Glad you dug it. :)
thank you so much!! so informative and really helped me get an understanding about inking!
Awesome! Glad you enjoyed it! :)
Simple, Informative and Straight Forward. Got yourself a subscriber here 🖐️
Awesome! Thank you! :D
That was very good. Thank you.
You save me :') ✨
Thank you for this
thank youuuu
great tutorial, thanks!
No, thank you for watching! :)
I miss that G-pen nib scraping sound, good 'ole days
So soothing.
@@ScottD , yes it is
Very dope!
Muy buenos consejos gracias!
really good video, sir !
thank you for your advice :)
Thanks so much! :D
5:56 just don't do that if you need to change the zoom size. Change the brush size when you change the zoom. (Maybe he forgot that not everyone has a Cintiq pro 27 and must depend on zoom more often...). Adjust the tips according to what you have. However, they're great tips! Thanks!
Haha I try not to zoom in on my iPad either! It's a comment I got from the Marvel Talent guy when showing my portfolio with him, so just trying to share some knowledge and tips! He didn't know what kind of tools I was using.
Basically, if you're zooming in too much, you're naturally going to add more detail on a small area and then it'll look weird when you zoom out. Screen size doesn't matter for that! :)
I always recommend people practice pulling lines and pushing lines. Getting comfortable with both, so they can use those techniques with confidence
Yeah! This is a big help and a great way to warm up. Awesome tip! :)
I absolutely love your stuff
Thanks so much! I like using the tilt function a lot for adding some extra dimension for my brush strokes! Try it out and see if it feels right for you! :)
I swear ive seen you on the clip studio paint channel o.o
Haha yup!
Absolutely loved the tips in here thank you...I was trying to get those amazing pens you have but you only have them for Mac os so when I download them I don't see anything in the folders any way you could help?
Thanks so much! The pens should work for any OS, so just make sure the file is fully downloaded before opening, I guess. Good luck! :)
Great demo, thanks. I like your brushes, too. What stablization settings do you use? Do you find them helpful or annoying?
That's so much! I keep them fairly low, but still have them on. If they go up too high, they get laggy, but if they're off, stuff can get jittery. I usually would rather redo a line a couple times than try to get the stabilization to get it right for me.
Hello. I would like to know how to create A thin to thick brush effect in Clip Studio Paint. Whenever I use the 'india ink' brush tool, I only get a straight like, and not the natural varying brush line. Is there something I have to set in Clip Studio Paint, or in my Wacom Intuos settings to create that look? Also, how do I bring your 'liner pen' tools into Clip Studio Paint? If there A folder to drag them to before they work?
Thanks for the incredible tutorial! I would like to ask if it's possible to have the pencil of the drawing you used to try to practice on it following your steps.
Yup! gumroad.com/l/scottcspbrushes
Thank you so much!
@@danielemaranzano6872 No worries! Hope you enjoy the set! I need to update it soon with some more goodies that I've made recently, too. :)
@@ScottD I did enjoyed it and did tried to apply your teaching on another sketch, can't wait to try on this one too.
It seems like your brush set is missing your older brushes. It doesn't have brushes such as 0.1, 0.5, 0.7 and the hatching.
I haven't picked a drawing pen in 20 years and now that the family is grown up I'd like to pick this up again. What tablet are you using and what size is it. I'm watching your video's on a 26" monitor so I have this illusion that your tablet is that big... LOL
No illusions, it really is big! It's a 27" Wacom Cintiq. :)
Im thinking about migrating from photoshop to csp, Is it that much better for painting compared to photoshop ?
You like the last one...I know 😊
Shhhh. ;)
Hey Scott, how did you set up your interface like that? Did you download a custom one or did you make it yourself?
I made it myself! I have it set up like that so I can use all the hotkeys like I usually do in Photoshop (this old dog can't learn TOO many new tricks!) and have everything pretty easily available. I need to make a video about setting up your interface the way you like it. But yeah, it's pretty easy to do, and then you can save it under the Window menu. Hope that helps!
I'm a little late to the party, but thank you for uploading this video! However, I have a problem. When I go to the India Ink subtool in the Brush tool, there's no Smooth option. I only see Brush pen, Dry ink, Watery ink, and Wet bottling ink. I have Clip Studio Pro for Windows, is that the problem?
Okay, it might be because they were removed somewhere between 2 years ago and last year when I purchased my copy (or during one of the updates since then). For anyone who needs to download the brush set, here's the link I found to do so: assets.clip-studio.com/en-us/detail?id=1842027
Is that smooth brush originally part of clip studio or did you download it? It doesn't show in my current version of CS.
It came with my copy, I believe. It's part of the India Ink set, so make sure you're there instead of in the G-Pen or another SubTool.
Question: Are your free brushes compatible with the 1.9.11 version of CSP? That's the only version I can work with at the moment.
They should be! If not, hit me up and I'll refund you.
What canvas size you draw in mostly?
how do you downlow them? help someone
Which version of CSP is this?
Thank you ! but i have a question, where i find the indian ink smooth? :O
In the Brush Tool, thee are a few Subtools: Watercolor, Oil Paint, India Ink, etc. I moved mine, which I admit is pretty confusing! Just select the Brush Tool and choose India Ink in the SubTool palette. Hope that makes sense!
are you using vector layers to ink?
I’m not. I’ve been using raster layers for inking for like 20 years, so I’m too set in my ways to change now. Haha But I do see people having a lot of success with them, and the ability to clip the little ends off lines seems really cool. I just prefer to have the more “hand-drawn” look possible, and for me, that means using the raster inks, even if that’s at the expense of looking super clean.
So I've been using the g-pen all wrong this entire time. That's good to know
Haha if it works for you, it works! This is just what I've found that works for me (and some advice that I've gotten that has really helped). :)
@@ScottD oh no, I've been having issues with using the G-pen for awhile now and I always wondered why it looked so wonky, and now thanks to your video I Know why. So thank you.
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Hey this is a great video and loved all the tips. However, their is some kind of feedback/echoing going on with your mic and it gave me a huge headache. I have really sensitive ears, so honestly I'm sure not very many people heard it. Just wanted to put that out their if some one every complains about your audio, otherwise awesome content brother!!!
Ah dang! Sorry to hear it! I got a new mic for some more recent videos. I know that my audio is definitely something that needs finessing, but I'm doing my best over here! haha :)
@@ScottD I appreciate your grind and your tips! Keep up the hardworking brother! #RootingForYa
I’m so confused how you’re using a 30 size with that size canvas and your stroke isn’t ginormous. Your 30 looks like my 3 or 5.
I suspect I'm using Pixels and you're using Millimeters for sizing. You can change it in the CSP settings.
@@ScottD I’ll compare your vid to my settings but I’m pretty sure I use px.
Hello friend, I would like to have these pens you made, but I don't have a credit card ... could I do a donation via Paypal and receive the pens?
No worries! If you just put in "0" when checking out, you can get them for free. The $2 is just suggested. :)
The techno beat on loop in the background is incredibly annoying.