{"id":809685,"date":"2018-04-06T09:00:25","date_gmt":"2018-04-06T16:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/?p=809685"},"modified":"2026-06-05T09:16:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T16:16:14","slug":"create-illustration-clip-studio-paint-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/create-illustration-clip-studio-paint-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How to create your first illustration in Clip Studio Paint"},"content":{"rendered":"Wacom teamed up <a title=\"Celsys\" href=\"https:\/\/www.celsys.co.jp\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Celsys, creators of Clip Studio Paint<\/a>, to give you an insider's view of manga comic creation from start to finish in this five-part video tutorial series. These videos are great for beginners who need help getting started, but the tutorial also works for a more advanced artist who wants to improve their comic drawing skills.\n\nIn this second part of the series, <a title=\"Caterina Rocchi Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/caterina.rocchi.9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Caterina Rocchi<\/a> - the principle of <a title=\"Lucca Manga School\" href=\"https:\/\/www.luccamangaschool.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Lucca Manga School<\/a> in Italy -- will use Clip Studio Paint to demonstrate how to create an illustration, going from a basic sketch to a finished illustration in full color. She will also explain several different coloring styles and how to do them using the program. <em>So, let\u00b4s get ready!<\/em>\n<h2>1) The process of creating an illustration.<\/h2>\nThis video will demonstrate how to create an illustration on Clip Studio Paint from sketching to coloring.\n\n<iframe title=\"Clip Studio Paint Pro tutorial Part 2-1 | The process of creating an illustration\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/phfayDXzoI0?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<h2>2) Creating a new canvas, drafts and sketches<\/h2>\nIn this lesson, Caterina shows how to set up Clip Studio paint to create a canvas, start a sketch and then edit it until you are satisfied.\n\n<iframe title=\"Clip Studio Paint Pro tutorial Part 2-2 | Creating a new canvas, drafts and sketches\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n0Z9hssiZDw?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<h2>3) Inking<\/h2>\nThis part demonstrates how to add line art to a sketch, changing the brush settings and using different layers.\n\n<iframe title=\"Clip Studio Paint Pro tutorial Part 2-3 | Inking\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nWUyZgGzhiw?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<h2>4) Colouring basics: Basic anime-style painting<\/h2>\nIn this video, Caterina explains how to color the illustration in a basic anime-style.\n\n<iframe title=\"Clip Studio Paint Pro tutorial Part 2-4 | Colouring basics: Basic anime-style painting\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m4byij2ZHec?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<h2>5) Coloring variations: Matte<\/h2>\nUsing a previously inked illustration, in this lesson Caterina demonstrates how to use different brushes to achieve a matte-like effect.\n\n<iframe title=\"Clip Studio Paint Pro tutorial Part 2-5 | Colouring variations: Mat painting\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dvqyOpwH-KI?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<h2>6) Coloring variations: Watercolor<\/h2>\nThis lesson explains how to use tools in Clip Studio Paint to achieve a watercolor-like painting style.\n\n<iframe title=\"Clip Studio Paint Pro tutorial Part 2-6 | Colouring variations: Watercolour\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_cYhgYzqX24?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<h2>About Clip Studio Paint and Wacom Intuos<\/h2>\nA free trial of Clip Studio Paint Pro is <a title=\"Wacom software bundles\" href=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/en-us\/wacom-software-bundles-your-one-stop-guide-to-getting-started\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bundled with every purchase<\/a> of a One by Wacom or Wacom Intuos pen tablet, and every purchase of a Wacom One or Wacom Cintiq pen display. It's the perfect 2D drawing software tool for comic and manga creation, whether you want to simply enhance and perfect your pen-and-paper drawings or you want to experience a completely digital creative process.\n\n<strong>Follow Caterina on <\/strong><a title=\"Caterina FB\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/caterina.rocchi.9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Facebook<\/a> or on <a title=\"Caterina IG\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/caterinalms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram!<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wacom teamed up Celsys, creators of Clip Studio Paint, to give you an insider&#8217;s view of manga comic creation from start to finish in this five-part video tutorial series. 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