Thinking of switching to Clip Studio Paint? CSP first impressions
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As an Photoshop user for the past 20 years, I've gotten a bit set in my ways. But Many of you have suggested that I try Clip Studio Paint. This was my first painting done in the program, and these are my initial thoughts as a Photoshop user.
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Csp didnt have the liquify tool and it was a huge disadvantage,but now csp have liquify and its one of the best softwares out there now.
the only thing that i think is holding it off a bit rn, is that there are no align tools for things
@@lizardltd Idk what you're trying to do, but you can turn on the grid and snap objects to the grid... or use free transform and adjust position and snap object to center etc.
csp's liquify is a godsend, it just works how you want it to
@@DigitalinDaniel is there a way to draw lines horizontally and vertically/adjust objects to snap to other objects? Or to snap something to the top right for instance?
@@lizardltd You mean holding Shift? You can also turn on your Perspective Grid and it draws/snaps all your lines vertical, horizontal, angles to whatever X points of perspective you have chosen.
You can also use the Rulers, including the perspective rulers to "build" your own grid.
That "saving recovery information" isn't normally a crash. It's CSP saving the autobackup of your file, it saves up to a couple copies of your files in case of your computer crashing or the file getting corrupt. (already doing a better job than photoshop in that regard) However on big files it can take a little while and freezes the program, so you might want to lower the frequency of them happening.
In addition, if you try interupt clip when it's frozen, it can crash, so it's better to leave it for a few minutes to determine if it's crashed or frozen
My record is between 5 and 6 hours to save a recovery file... This was on a high end computer, 64 GB ram, i9 processor...
I'm actually surprised that waiting it out worked ( I just went to bed), but I still completely turned off the feature after that.
Don't forget the instant canvas flip.
Because it flips the view rendering only instead of all data structure from the layers.
Photoshop has this on view -> flip horizontal
@@KYP005 Correction: it has *NOW*
It only took forever to implement a basic feature like this. That is the problem with PS, it does not focus on Illustration.
The good part about PS are the performance, the layer FX and the photography effects and filters. Layer blending modes and things like outer glow are truly irreplaceable for photorealistic rendering or traditional painting.
I think the best features in CSP are
the asset store that are stocked by the community
And the cel animation feature. The latter combined with
the vector layers just makes animation feel like improved Adobe animate.
I've been using Clip Studio Paint for years (Since back when it was still called Manga Studio)
and whitnessed all the good updates that always make me giddy when I see them.
Ayyy a manga studio user. I stopped using it bc u got out of digital art. Coming back to clip was very exciting
Definitely dig more into those settings! A lot of the complaints you have, like not having the brushes just be a pop-up, are settings that you can fiddle with and change. I use it on iPad when I'm on the go, and I was able to basically collapse everything down into a couple of bars, with everything just being a pop-up when I need it.
Just passing to point out somethings you missed but are actually present.
First thing is about the separate pencil, brush and pen panels. Although separate, you can just merge them together. To do this, you just have to grab then and drop onto the panel you want them to be in - I personally merged everything into the brush panel.
Persistent brush menu: you can just hide the menu and attach a key to it. To do this, grab the brush window, disattach it from the panel column and click on [X]. Then you can activate it every time by pressing your key of choice - in my case, I binded it to V. Feel free to resize the window as well.
Ps: you can do this with every single window, hence the costumization you were talking about.
The zoom: there is a zoom tool in the tools menu, - the one in the far left with all the icons in vertical alignment - which you can recognise by the augmentation icon (it is actually the first icon), that works in a similar fashion as your Photoshop one.
Clip Studio crashing. The pop-up menu you saw is the backup configuration. It backups your file every 15 minutes or the time you selected. It freezes the canvas because it is saving, so it takes a while. If you want, you can just deactivate it
The cluttered interface: I absolutely agree with you, that's why I changed my interface completely. This is the kind of thing you get the grip by using the program. Just mess a little bit with the menus, columns, shortcuts and you will have your own thing - my setup is basically a column for essential things, one on its side for brush costumization and the rest I just bind to a key.
Ps: you can also create your own tools.
You've gotten a lot of comments here so I don't know what all has been mentioned but on the topic of hotkeys: Not only can you customize your normal tool/menu hotkeys but also change how modifier keys (CTRL/ALT/Shift ..whatever they may be in apple lol) to behave the way you want, with some very useful parameters. You can also save/back-up you info to the cloud (included) and so you wouldn't have to redo the hotkeys on another computer you would just have to log into your account 👍
For the Screen and menus, you were right on the money with how customizable it is, including making your own menu (quick access) where you can pin the things you most use.. you can collapse the menus into buttons that pop them up temporarily when you hit the button and collapse again once you click away
I hope you take the time to really sink into the more technical features, a lot of people "review" the program on a very superficial level and miss a lot of what makes this as good as other professional programs, either way thanks for the video
On the top some panels (idk how to word it) sometimes there are 2 arrows. The one icon with 2 arrows completely hides the panel. So if you want to hide a specific panel you can just click that icon. The tools one (the one where it has "pencil" "pen" "brush" and so on) can be hidden like this. Doing this give you more space and you can hide basically all the panels like this. There's also just pressing tab but that hides all panels.
edit: There's also a imo better shortcut for zooming in and out. try the "?" key on your keyboard and it works similarly to the zoom tool in photoshop.
I've been using CSP almost two years now.
You can change the brush size easily by dragging the cursor while holding the right ALT key or left CTRL+ ALT.
Also you can zoom in & out in the same way as PS.(Although, I can't remember how I set that up in the settings now😨)..
Also, recently I bought a numpad and set some hotkies to numbers. It just so much easier now.( You can set things like reset rotation, gradient maps, or anything else onto your numpad that saves more time when you paint).
Furthermore as I've been kinda obsessed with your art style, I think you'll enjoy the oil brushes in CSP very much. Just change the brush tip to square.😃
I feel you when I heard your final verdict. It feels a bit uncomfortable at first coming from photoshop. But I’m about 3 or 4 years in now, and almost every aspect of the painting feels better than photoshop for me. Text is not the best though.. I use affinity for that sometimes.
Agreed on the text stuff!
I also enjoy everything of CSP except saving and recovery saves. They are sooo slow...
Yes, text could be vastly improved.
I am a 15+ year Photoshop painter... and i am going to give CSP a realy try. in 2 weeks Black Friday is here. So maybe i can buy it for a nice sale! :)
thanks for all your hard work Trent, you have really helped me get better
I love CSP, when i started i thought that the software "crashed" too often, but it just was the autosaving that froze the whole program for a solid 10 seconds, i think 30 minutes between each autosave is a good setting
But this depends on the machine you have, and if you have the Timelapse feature active. (Which will give you the message that it takes longer to save.) I am using CSP for over 2 years and haven't discovered any crash. I also played videogames, while it was open.
A massive advantage CSP has over Photoshop is that you can download 3D figures and characters for free and pose them in a 3D environment. And then you can use them (trace........) as a base for your characters. You can also set the lighting to immediately get the lights and shadows down. Saves a lot of time for sure.
You can do that in Photoshop too :)
@Petr Ensinger ow, I thought so, didn’t try 3D mode in PS in a long time, thanks for correcting me :)
Up the top on the right, next to the navigator, that vertical column of buttons - the first button with the round circle, you can set up custom pallets with your most used brushes, fills, tools, etc. You just drag your brush or tool over from the brush pallet and it's like you're making a shortcut there. It's really a must.
I love clip studio paint, it’s brush customization is so useful when drawing
Awesome to see more people trying out CSP!
The menus are a tad big, definitely, but you can hid them by just hitting tab, or individually minimize them.
The animation feature is also amazing, and vector layers make the inking process so much smoother. Plus the regular updates always add a ton of new functionality to an already powerful program.
For glow effects I've used a duplicate layer underneath - apply a gaussian blur from filter tab with a bit of fanagling of the brightness/contrast setting. Might be better ways to do it, but this has worked for me
I was using CSP when I went through your tutorials, and had no problem following along. For the one or two features I wasn't able to replicate, I used Affinity Photo to bridge the gap.
O! Thank you for your comment. I have exactly the same question: can I use csp instead of ps to follow the Tutorials. And you answered! Thank you!
I'm really glad to see you try cliåp studio, as I don't like the high price of photoshop and I've always felt a bit left out in terms of tricks and tips from higher experienced artists
the fact that I learned something from him just trying out the main program I use is insane. I didn't know you could see the shape of the brush....
Yes! I totally agree with you it’s an awesome piece of software. I switched from PS a few years ago and it is unbelievably powerful at an unbelievable price! Hope you’re doing well!
You can have shurtcuts for pop out windows like brushes, latyers, colors, etc, Just go to the "shortcuts settings" and there's a section that's called "pop-up palettes"
I got an iPad last year and have been drawing in Photoshop for iPad. Took some getting use to it, but I love it. I find it good got sketching, inking, and some painting. I like taking art into the desktop Photoshop and finish a piece. It is about finding what software and brush works for you and your art style. I found a brush in Photoshop iPad that changed and improved how I ink an art piece.
Ever since I found out I can import photoshop brushes into Clip Studio I've been using Photoshop less and less. Honestly the only thing I find really lacking is the layer blending modes and the text editing functions. But painting itself is a lot more comfortable in most ways in Clip Studio. I basically just set all the hotkeys to match what I was used to from photoshop lol
Very cool. I'd like to see what other photoshop essentials clip studio has. Like the gradient map stuff.
thank you trent you have just helped me in a big way to be able to see the brush shape thank you so much from trev in sussex uk
The mixing function you can add to any brush is very slick. it allows colors to sort of naturally mix when they hit each other with your brush like it is wet oil paint. Seems to work better than PS mixer brush without any slowdown
for zooming in or out, you can just press ctrl + space and click dragging on the screen, same thing for rotate (shitft+space), ctrl +alt for quickly increasing or decreasing brush size. you can find these on the modifier key settings if you want to change them.
It took a little research to adjust to and get my workspace to a place that worked for me but as a young artist I adore CSP, especially because adobe's monthly cost got to be too much for me. It's a great program, I love the way drawing and painting feels in it.
You need to try the perspective tools, it locks your traces to different axis, and you can drop 3d models with customizable poses and they'll adjust automatically to the perspective, same for other assets like tables, chairs, and so on. It's heaven for making comics, backgrounds are a breeze, same for character poses and anatomy.
I often swtich between photoshop and csp. CSP for lineart and photoshop for painting and reconfiguring shortcuts so they are same as the ones in photoshop was a big thing in me being comfortable with CSP. Mainly shortcut for zoom and brush
I'm sooooooooooo happy that you're trying Clip Studio Paint!! I was quite wistfully hoping that you would. Oh. They now have liquify tool! Major selling point for me: excellent on Android. I run it on a Samsung galaxy tab s7. I get professional results.
Csp also has some strong animation features that resemble the traditional paper and light table process very accurately. I use both csp and adobe suite, the latter is very expensive but after effects and Photoshop are still essential software for many things. Csp could easily replace animate though
Tab key hides interface, and Quick Access palettes allow you to consolidate all types of commands into one list. The cross-platform thing is really cool, too. So is companion mode (use phone as controller).
This was a really cool video thanks for talking the time to make it
I personally love Clip Studio for illustration and comics. So many features I still haven’t gotten around to playing with (like vector layers and making more use of the 3D models). I would highly recommend exploring the brush making engine, you may have already checked out tutorials on it and some of the amazing things one can come up with. I’m looking forward to seeing your experiments in Clip Studio!
for the glow effect i used the add (Glow) in the layer properties! i hope it helps
ive been using csp for years and im still learning new things...
press Tab to make the drawing fullscreen. When you need a new brush or something, press Tab again. It's very useful on a small screen
amazing artwork man
5:52 the command for zooming in and out is hold ctrl/cmd+space and drag left or right. Other shortcuts like changing size of your brush is hold Ctrl+alt then drag left to right. Alt+spacebar then drag to rotate canvas.
I switched from Photoshop to Clip studio do to I was having issues with Photoshop, but I like Clip Studio due to all the features, there is panel customization it just takes a little bit to find/figure out. For me at least it was less taxing on my computer and was compatible with a mobile art app I use on my phone called ibis paint that I do most of my art on. It also saved a lot of money for my family too.
Hey Trent, off topic, but Thank you for your comic books, they just arrieved this morning, very appreciate it. Thank you
I'm sure someone will beat me to the punch, so, apologies for duplicate input here, but regarding the cluttered workspace experience: you can collapse the tool/subtool sidebars. the little fast-forward/rewind-looking arrows at the very top of the left side there will give you more workspace, and will be much more useful to you once the hotkeys are set/become more familiar so you don't need to hunt for every little thing like we always have to when we get our hands on new programs
more tutorials for CSP, this is an excelent software. I love clip studio paint
Way superior inking tools and feel. And an amazing price point (especially when it's on sale).
If you want to zoom by dragging you can hold down CMD+ space and then drag
For me one of the biggest thing for me is there is an ipad version (which dynamically opens and closes panels BTW), so you can use the same software on your workstation and ipad
Glad to see you made a plunge.
filters are the "effects" and there aren't many, and you can also set up modifier keys which can change tool specific key pressed for changing a brush to another temporarily or switching all together changing brush size and stuff. you can always change the shortcut settings as in key shortcuts, there is a bunch more, I've been using csp since 2015 so I'm well versed in the program.
There is a Glow effects layer in the layers options...over on the right.
And a lot of people who aren't familiar with CSP think the restoration point seen that pops up is the program slowing down or freezing but it's not. It's just what it says. It's saving a restoration point so if your computer crashes you can recover.
The amount of time between restoration points can be changed or turned off in the edit options
Ngl recent csp updates have made the program unmatched. My favorite one is the one where you’ll be able to use your phone as control for shortcuts. At first it will be only for Samsung but I’m sure they’re gonna include the iPhone and iPad soon.
Commenting on the zoom, another way to zoom is ctrl + space bar. Its easier than the + - keys and it's easier to get used to.
Perfect! Thx!
@@TrentKaniuga For me, i just hit the shortcut key for zoom, then click and drag onto the canvas. Before hitting another shortcut key to enable a different tool like brush.
I got it originally specifically because I do not like subscription-based models. Back then it was still Manga Studio.
By the time it became Clip Studio a few years later it was becoming a huge contender alongside Photoshop. Lots are saying with the addition of the Liquify tool it's pretty much on-par now. I enjoy it, it's simple, light-weight, lots of customization options, no subscription . . . what more to ask for?
After looking into it I'm definitely going with CSP.
finally a clip studio video
Been using Clip for a little over 2 years now, and I've tried Photoshop and Procreate. Painting, photo manipulation, and effects wise, I think photoshop definitely superior. However, illustration wise, such as doing line art or comics; clip has many more tools and support. There is also vector support for line art, not quite on the level of programs like Illustrator, but its very useful for maintaining quality, scaling and aliasing problems that comes with line art. Lastly, I like the fact that you don't need extra plug ins for any essential features, which is one of the main reasons that I am hesitant to go back to Photoshop.
Trent - Just a tip: On the Zooming issue - Set a button on the pen or express keys to Pan/Zoom in Wacom preferences (I have 3d art pen main button set). Then when you hold it down you can drag while touching the screen / tablet to Zoom, or hover and move stylus (still with button held) to pan. It is MEGA useful and once you get used to it you are flying round your art!
I used Clip Studio Paint for a while and I think I can help with some of your problems. You can drag tools (pencil, airbrush subtools) into the Brush sub tool and it just makes them tabs instead of individual tools and vice versa. In the shortcuts preferences you can choose pop up menu commands and go to sub tool shortcut and assign the single key to pop up your sub tool (brushes, gradients, etc depending on the tool you are currently working in. You can also drag sub tool window (brushes panel) to the right side where there are small icons for material panels and make it pop with click just like photoshop. The freeze is because of the auto save feature and it starts working again when the save is completed. It happens to me too but you can turn it off in the preferences. When you want to save it as PSD don't use export to PSD, use Save As. I never had issues with color or layers but I don't know about text.
I switched because I like the way the brushes work better in CSP. The blending, the way everything mixes, etc
CSP is a wonderful program and I'm glad that you are exploring it :). Another one I would highly recommend is Paintstorm Studio. It's a mix of Photoshop and Corel Painter. It has a bit more of a traditional look, plus it has a great image color and level corrections as well as various liquify adjustments (to move, enlarge, or decrease parts of the painting like an eye or a hand. In addition I love how smooth and blendable the brushes feel and how you can customize them. Highly recommend, specially for a one time $19 purchase with free updates afterwards :).
True, besides Clip Studio I also love working on Paintstorm Studio, I would say it's more like an evolved version of SAI and far better than Corel Painter (at least for me).
The rulers are very good and you can work in seamless mode so if you work in textures you can paint them directly while you see the tiled preview.
You can set Wacom pen to tap button on pen to zoom in or out with clip studio
I'm a big CSP fan and have gotten good use from the vector layers and 3D mockup tools. It's very good at clean line art with vector erase and line thickness edits. But I think the convenience also imposes a certain limit on how far you can push your digital workflow - it's not a "power tool", and the limits are somewhat intended to drive you towards the asset store. Very good if you're aiming just to extend the traditional methods, and the UX is great.
More recently I started looking into publishing in SVG format, and CSP doesn't export styled SVG, just the basic path data. This led me to look at Inkscape again and - wow! While that program has its rough edges(I find ways to crash it several times a day) it's actually become really good at stylized inks when I wasn't looking - you can stroke a path basically any way imaginable. And you can take that further and throw on procedural path effects and filters to go far beyond emulating traditional inked art and into something uncanny. Illustrator can do similar things(haven't used it) but this is a free program. Its workflow isn't fluid enough that I feel comfortable sketching in it, but it rocks at making the final results look good. Tracing over a clean sketch in it is a miraculous thing.
Now I'm starting to connect a workflow with Inkscape as the final step that also employs Blender to do some of the things that CSP does with its 3D mockups so that the majority of the sketch layer is completed in 3D - while I do have some ability to construct objects traditionally, I think I can make this process both faster and more accurate. It's overwhelming to try to use Blender in depth and model everything to the depth of a production render, but I found that I could actually succeed with a "3D mockup" approach where I just rough out the largest proportions from photos using primitives and some subdivision, then loosely link them with parenting so that I can reposition the resulting form. No rigs or topological reasoning needed - in fact, those things would mostly get in the way.
I'm using CSP for almost 10 years now (back then it was called Manga Studio) and I never regrettet it. The newly added liquify tool was one of the two things I really missed in the software (the other thing being layer fx like beveling and drop shadow and such) but other than that, I had a so so much better experience with it compared to PS. It only crashed on me twice (!!!) within all this time whereas PS crashed at least once a month. I appreciate greatly how easy it is to manage the brush settings (and the variety of awesome brushes in general???), but also the intuitive design of the interface which never gave me a headache to find the settings I need. Another lovely thing is the added asset store which has pretty much any kind of additional stuff you might need for your artwork. And lastly, one of my all-time favorites is the vector layer feature. It is very handy and fun to use.
CSP is cheap, professional and doesn't make you suffer for wanting to draw digitally. 10/10 would always buy it again
If you have a Galaxy phone they just added the awesome function of using it as a shortcut pad via the the CSP mobile app. Presumably that will eventually roll out to other mobile versions of CSP, but seems like Samsung gets first dibs on their mobile features for now - at least in regards to android. It might be available for iphone sooner
You can also rotate the canvas by holding Shift and Spacebar
You can hold ctrl+space to zoom in and out.
Zooming in and out of canvas is also ctrl or alt +spacebar or the Mac equivalent to those keys.
To zoom in both CSP and Photoshop I usually just hold CTRL + Spacebar and drag with my pen. Didn't know about the Z key in PS.
Got to pen settings and set it up for your zoom
Very curious to see further comparison videos. As someone who moved to CSP years ago, I wonder if PS has some features now that CSP lacks.
Some helpful tips from a simpleton who has used clip studio for over a decade now (back when it was still just manga studio!):
5:36 You can zoom by holding down ctrl + space (I only know windows so I'd presume it'd be command + space for mac) and dragging on the canvas to zoom in or out!
9:12 When it comes to making a glow effect I find using a super soft airbrush on an Add Glow blending layer gives the nicest effect. Can duplicate the layer you want to glow, gaussian blur it, and then make that layer Add Glow.
13:52 From what I can remember, clip studio creates text differently hence the compatibility issue.
I would love to see you trying out Krita. I know that the tools don't really matter to learn how to draw, but it would be interesting to see how a Pro feels using Krita. Also Krita has interesting features for doing for example Perspective Stuff, that I haven't seen in other programms as a feature (I am also not trying out that much software, but atleast I know a tiny bit about the bigger ones like PS and CSP)
Also would like to see Krita
gamut color pallet is something i only have seen in krita without plugins, great software
Better zoom is CTRL+Space +drag the cursore, Also you can bind pens/brushes/inks and all other stuff just to B, so it make it easier to change Eraser to Brush, You can even bind each brush to any key. Look for some vids about Clip, for me vector layers blew my mind) so good for inking)
I really like using CSP although I'm still learning how to use it efficiently. When it comes to glowing effects it works best when you use it in tangent with other layer effects. Airbrush tool seems to work nicely. CSP seems better organized for a community and they have updated tutorials and art tips. Great for illustration but Photoshop has better editing power
The set up/ shortcut keeps can be saved and used on other devices.
I like to use clip studio on my iPad as it feels more like traditional, which is the medium I am used to using. I have yet to try and set it up with my drawing tablet on my laptop.
I would LOVE a template video for CSP so I can figure out what tools I don't need on screen. I love what it's capable of but it's confusing with so much stuff taking up the screen
I have clip studio and use it on a laptop + display tablet. It's true that the interface takes a lot of 'screen real state' so what i did is move most of the tools to the laptop screen and leave the tablet screen for the canvas alone and save that as a workspace preset
or use the hide all palettes option. press Tab
You can change the way the brush is represented and the way the angle is displayed File>Prefrenceces >Cursor Details.
Hello! CSP user for almost 6 years now, basically since it launched/changed from manga studio, switched from photoshop but still use both, hope I can help you with some stuff!
Im kind of confused about the zoom issue you mention, because I've been using clip studio for many years now and Z+drag always zoom in and out, no previoys setting or anything.
I dont really know what you mean with the layer effects aside from blending modes, im sorry, but if you mean something similar to whats under filters > render in photoshop, im afraid it doesnt have it.
as a tip, there's a quick acces window, (window > quick access) that let you put shortcuts there, like those adjustment layers, and make folders of shortcuts, name them, everything, you can also add brushes and even system stuff like a direct button for save, export, etc. its pretty useful. Also, similar to zbrush, you can drag and drop some tools in the surroundings, for example, you can drag a brush you use a lot to the top bar and it will create a shortcut immediately. and all those changes can ve saved, along with your shortcuts, window placement, everything, under Window > workspace.
When you select something, you notice some icons for quick access? those are customizable too! one of those buttons lead you to the selection launcher settings, there you can add or remove stuff. I have one to "save as png" since you can save portions of the canvas without having to crop them!
The crash thing is pretty rare, litertrally never happened to me, that "saving recovery info" windows its just the autosave, its kinda annoying for bigger projects, but CSP will have an update soon where that proces will happen in the background, similar to what photoshop does now. CSP behave well with layers, I remember a project with 500 layers and there was no issue.
I agree with you, clip has so much unique features, but they only work on .clip formats, I do the final touches on PS because I use color lookup and selective color and I always have to combine all layers so there's no compatibility issues
I think CSP is going in a really good direction, it recently added a liquify tool that doesnt open a new window and just work on the canvas itself, its animation and comic workspace are very powerful. and there's no limit to brush size when you set it to specify by size of screen. just zoom out and you'll have a 20000px brush if you want haha
Of course there is a lot of room for improvement, adding more layer adjustments, it doesnt let you have another window in greyscale, its a single core program so big, textured brushes are unusable, and it gets pretty slow when working on complex scenes on 10k+ canvases, among others. but hey, been working on CSP all that time and still make a living out of it, so yeah!
Hope it helps!
Edit: the symmetry, perspective and special rules are awesome, check them out too!
9:30 I guess you meaned the correction layers? They can be found in the menu at the top, where you can create a new layer type. :)
I agree with you. I am using CSP now for 2 years and still a noob. There are still features I discover.
Clip studio does have a glow later mode. It's called Add(glow)
Some of my favorite CSP features that photoshop doesn't have, is vector layers, and reference/draft layer options
Setting up a quick menu is the way to go. You can put your most used tools and actions/macros in a single menu.
The only reason I need to switch over photoshop by ClipStudio was 2 things, access to 3D models and vectors support...
If CSP Crashed, maybe you add the TimeLapse feature on, head to FILE > TimeLapse and turn it off. This can make ur files hit Gigabyte sizes in a matter of a few days of work.
Hi Trent, are you releasing a box set for 2022 soon? I normally buy this at the start of the year, but haven’t seen anything yet.
I came from sketchbook pro to clip studio paint ex. It was a lot to deal with at first. But I have a good workflow now.
I use Ctrl/Cmd+Space for Zooming and Shift+Space for rotating. I want my hand to stay on one side of the keyboard for as long as possible lol.
Hi Trent. First of all, thanks for sharing always top quality content. I've just bought all of your 2021 videos because I learn A LOT not only by watching you, but also by hearing your thoughts and insights.
Please, if you didn't yet, I'd like to see a Procreate video. Thanks bro. Have a good day. Chao✨
I dont suppose you found a dodge tool while playing around have you? Love coming to watch your video. Hope you have a great week!
Thanks, you too!
I'd really like layer styles in csp. I miss using them lol
you should check out the marketplace more. there's worspaces you can download too, and almost everything else like gradient maps, models, you name it :D and most of them are created by users which is pretty cool. oh and do check out the new liquify tool/brush and their auto color AI. There's just so much under the hood. And the good thing about CSP is that they do add so many more features. Do check out Brian Allen's video on CSP (CSP is formerly known as Manga Studio). He shows features that existed in this software so long ago that Photoshop still doesn't have. He's got 2 videos about the comparisons between the 2 softwares. You should check em out
I usually use Glow dodge or Add(Glow) with a soft airbrush. This usually helps you get that light type of effect your looking for.
Text are vectorized in Clip studio. It sees photoshop text as a raster and flatens it.
The brush thing isn't a big deal. I just count how many times I hit B. If you tap B once it's the regular brush tools, twice is the soft, hard and highlight stuff and three times is all the effects stuff.
Clips studio also regularly creates those backups (at least for me it does) idk why it crashed. It can be annoying but I did add some brushes from a much older version of CSP that perhaps were a bit heavy to load or weren't optimized but I got some INCREDIBLE city/building brushes so it was worth the trade off.
I only use CSP and follow along with your tutorials very easily. I haven't watched all of your tutorials (You have so many!!!) but I don't find it difficult.
-Clip studio has a shortcut where if you hold down the shortcut for the tool you want, it will temporarily switch to that tool, and then when you let go of the hotkey, it will switch back to the tool previously being used.
So if you set the shortcut for the zoom tool (CSP treats the zoom feature like a tool) to "z" you can hold it down and then just drag your cursor to zoom in and out, let go of "z" and you're back to whatever brush you were using previously.
-The "crash" you experienced is actually the "auto-save" feature. It's never crashed for me before and my pc is older, HOWEVER, it will sometimes "pause" for a bit when it's saving huuuuge files. You can set how often you want it to auto-save in the preferences.
-Text is rather new for Clip Studio, the main issue why it's slightly different is because it technically does vectors slightly differently than other programs (or so I'm told.) Text is probably the WEAKEST area of CSP, however, keep in mind it's a new feature and they add new features/updates to features roughly every other update. (They are VERY active in adding new features. For instance, if you had reviewed CSP a year ago, you wouldn't have been able to import all of your photoshop brushes.)
Cool features you may want to explore:
-The brush engine is one of the stronger aspects of CSP. Making your own brushes is amazing.
-Correction layers
-File objects. (For Example: Draw a tree on a layer, right click layer, convert layer file object, save the object file, copy the tree a few times to make a forest, using all the regular things like re-sizing and rotating, then if you use the operation tool (box with arrow pointing at it) to edit the file for the file object at any time, it will update ALL of the trees using that "file" once you save. [I can provide a video if you want.] )
It would be great if Trent would redo his comic course with all the ClipStudio features.
After using CSP for few months i'm really surprised how good it is.
Some functions feels super intuitive, some are learned, really pattern like oriented. Do this, then do that and you'll have specific result.
Community is nice and lots of assets available, many good ones are actually free and even paid ones are not that expensive either.
CSP community challenges, tips,...
And with EX version you also get few extra options, you can literally create your own comic book, because of managing pages and other extra stuff.
All around i find it really awesome software and imported ps brushes are cool. I started simple with Marc Brunet basic free brush pack for ps and i actually enjoyed how it feels drawing in csp. When i got comfortable i started experimenting with brush creator and it has so many options i was like o_O at first, but it gets easier eventually.
And liquify tool, biiiig yes, it's a game changer and i'm sure they have plans to make it even better.
Anyways, i would give it honest 8.5/10. That 1.5 is reserved for future updates and i'm sure Celsys is working on them.
Having CSP with nanopixel and pigment option like in Rebelle5pro, would be a dream come true. xD
Hey Trent, you mentioned you knew about Krita's existance but have you tested it? Or do you have plans to test it in the future? As someone's who's striving to become a pro with a very tight budget I can't afford Photoshop (but I've tried your tutorials and all I've made them on Krita so far). CSP I can afford tho and seeing this it does looks very familiar to me. Specially loving the quick settings panel of the brushes, that might just be the reason I could switch to CSP, tho I'd love to hear what are your thoughts on Krita, specially from the standpoint of an aspiring concept artist
I come from Photoshop, then tried Krita and now am using CSP. If you haven't got the 50 bucks, give Krita a try. Otherwise CSP is much better overall. There are too many stumbling stones in Krita.
Great video! I've used photoshop for 20 years or so, and couldn't be more happy with my switch to CSP. The saving and recovery save is the thorn in the side though. It's beyond tediously slow at some points... I have saved a file for over an hour at occasions... I also thought it crashed the computer.