Anyone Using Clip Studio Paint EX/Pro?

DoodleMick

I switched from Photoshop over to Clip Studio Paint EX (CSP) several years ago. I feel like I have a pretty solid understanding of the software. I work both on the iPad and Desktop fairly regularly. The one part of CSP that I am not that familiar with is the comic book section. Has anyone ever done a children’s book entirely in CSP? My plan is to do just this.

K.Flagg

@doodlemick Hi, I use it and I have started a comic project using the layout features but I haven't finished yet. I learned about it from @Braden-Hallett since he made a video that included some info on that at one point. Here is the video link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_3VU9vEQ70

Hopefully that will help a little

braden H

I've done a couple of kid's books entirely in CSP.

In that video the only big mistake I make is incorrectly labelling the version. I SAID I was using CSP pro, but I was actually using CSP EX. Pro is the basic version, EX is the pro version. Which is weird...

Yeah, CSP works great for kid's book.

DoodleMick

@k-flagg
Excellent, I’ll have to check this out.

Thank You

DoodleMick

@braden-hallett May bad, it’s CSP EX.
Great to hear this works

Thank You

jdubz

@braden-hallett

Pro is the basic version, EX is the pro version. Which is weird...

This is how I feel any time I go to Starbucks. Just give me the medium... whatever the hell name you wanna call it, just give me the medium one!

@DoodleMick Also, one of the more recent SVS Podcasts with Cam Kendell mentioned he exclusively uses CSP on both platforms so I'd say you're in good company.

DoodleMick

@jdubz Looking forward to that Pod-Cast. I am still on 25 or 26.
Thank You. Looks like I may finally be in at the right site.

lizardillo

@DoodleMick I'm about to make the leap into CSP after being a long-time Illustrator and Photoshop user. Did you find the transition from PS to CSP pretty easy? I'm guessing they have a pretty similar interface.

emily.atwood.art

I'm in the middle of my free 30 days of CSP and trying to decide if I'll switch over. I noticed there are tons of tutorials, do any regular CSP users have specific YouTube channels or other resources they would recommend?

Jeremiahbrown

@emily-atwood-art It might be obvious but the Clip Studio Paint channel(until recently known as Graphixly) is an exceptional resource for Clip Studio tutorials.

Jeremiahbrown

@emily-atwood-art One other useful note is that they added a new liquify tool a week or two ago that is similar to Procreate's implementation. It's a pretty huge addition in my opinion.

DoodleMick

@lizardillo The difference between PS and CSP is minimal. CSP doesn’t have all the tricks that PS has as in filters and stuff like that, but it has a much better brush engine. I like it much better then PS. Hopefully you will too.

DoodleMick

@jeremiahbrown YES, the liquify tool is nice, but I didn’t see myself using it as much as I had thought I might. I do use it occasionally though.

lizardillo

@doodlemick that's good to hear. I no longer do any photo retouching so it's the brush engine I'm most interested in. Thank you

emily.atwood.art

@jeremiahbrown thanks! i've looked at the CSP channel a bit and was impressed at how much was on there! I will check out the liquify tool on there as well