How to Use CLIP STUDIO PAINT - Digital Art Tutorial for BEGINNERS (step by step)

Clip Studio Paint is an artist software with many features including drawing, painting, comic and manga making, and even animation! Our artist instructor Alyssa covers all the basic tools, shortcuts and functions of Clip Studio Paint to help you get started! Tune in for more tips n' tricks for this art program!
Timestamps:
0:00 - What is Clip Studio Paint?
1:00 - Toolbar
1:08 - Subtools
1:15 - Tool properties
1:18 - Colour wheel / picker
1:21 - Canvas / Drawing space
1:26 - Resources
1:39 - Navigator
1:47 - Layers
1:56 - New file
3:40 - Zoom tool
3:45 - Hand tool
3:54 - Rotate tool
3:59 - Navigation shortcuts
4:22 - Zoom in / out
4:32 - Align canvas
4:50 - Pan canvas
5:15 - Rotate canvas
5:29 - Pen tool
7:40 - Pen tool properties
10:00 - Drawing Marshal from Animal Crossing: New Horizons
10:15 - Save file
10:35 - Operation tool
11:14 - Move layer tool
11:36 - Lasso tool
12:08 - Deselect shortcut
12:16 - Selection tools
12:28 - Magic wand tool
14:12 - New layer
15:00 - Eyedrop tool
16:23 - Layer opacity
17:28 - G pen
17:41 - Transform shortcut
19:20 - Redo shortcut
19:41 - Flip canvas horizontal / vertical
20:10 - Turn layer on / off
21:28 - Inverse selection and shortcut
22:00 - Paint bucket tool
22:15 - Brush tool functions
22:50 - Clipping layers
23:47 - Protect alpha
25:05 - Airbrush tool
26:00 - Blur tool
27:17 - Lock transparency pixel tool
27:40 - Choosing similar colours
28:41 - Layer modes & multiply
31:16 - Gradient tool
32:44 - Final Drawing!
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[@tatianaabramovskaya8765]

How about level 0? I'd say that's where you need most tutoring. From that point up, it's basically testing what you know in every possible direction. But for starters, I want to know 1) why it doesn't work - like why after I pick the brush, there's no color; 2) how to flip (much more useful than dragging your sheet around), 3) how to fill spaces (kinda basic necessity) ... etc. Could you do a tutorial for these? Like for REAL BEGINNERS.

[@tatianaabramovskaya8765]

Are these free? I just had a quick look, and it's not clear from the start. I don't want to go through the pains of registration (yes, it's a pain - it gets back at you on your mail and hits you for weeks until you block it in spams) and THEN discover I can't use it after all cause I can't pay.

[@Wingedcanvas]

@@tatianaabramovskaya8765 our live classes range from $24 - $36 CAD per class depending on the level. There is a limit of 10 students and the instructor gives individual feedback. Not sure where you looked but our pricing is on our website (wingedcanvas.com). We give back to our community by teaching free on our KZbin livestreams every Friday at 4pm ET so you're always welcome to join those!

[@Wingedcanvas]

@@tatianaabramovskaya8765 we are working on a beginner course using Medibang! We will announce it as a community post as soon as it's complete so be sure to subscribe so you'll be the first to know :)

[@sponk-long]

I love you so much!!

[@marfred2510]

thank you!! for being the first person to actually explain all the tools and how they work cuz ive been lost.

[@gwailo27]

No kidding. I was just about to give up looking.

[@LannyLeArtist]

Same

[@mahnoorbutt9603]

Same

[@smorfay805]

Right?!!

[@kendrapayne7598]

This video had me going from day one, like wow. Thanks for this, truly appreciated 🙏

[@SwedePotato314]

I realize this video is older now…. But like everyone else said, it is BY FAR still the best intro to Clip Studio Paint. I’m transitioning from years and years of traditional art with 0 digital experience so I am extremely grateful for a video that doesn’t skip the absolute basics. Thank you!

[@mishiak]

Hey, have you seen if there are any newer programs that aren't mentioned? Im just watching this now and not sure if I should look for more things 😂

[@Syngeman]

It is odd this has any thumbs down . It is a person , teaching other people ... how can you give that a thumbs down?

[@bellabyers2929]

Maybe they still couldn’t figure it out? 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@shinren_]

dislike bots

[@jhowardsupporter]

It was pretty good. I'm new to clip studio and watched this whole vid. There was this other one by GinjaNinjaOwO and it was literally SO ANNOYING! I lasted 5 minutes in that video. Like shut up!

[@shinren_]

@@jhowardsupporter i came across a problem personally, when i zoom in on a drawing i quickly lose sense of scale :( how do you fix that? i know your new but maybe you know xd

[@jhowardsupporter]

@@shinren_ what are you saying? When you zoom in you don't know how big things are meant to be? You don't zoom in on the rough sketch anyway cos you will start adding small details which will just look like blobs or scribbles when the image is viewed full size. You can zoom in when inking. Some pros never zoom like at all. I know all the anime books mostly focus on traditional art and so I'm not sure what the digital painting books say. But Clip Studio has a bunch of webinars on Grapixly with people like Asia Ladowska, ect which show how the pros work. The other software all has vids by the pros scattered around. But yeah if you watch the pros work they never zoom, definitely not on the rough sketch.

[@anniesweeney5562]

Oh my gosh, thank you for actually explaining each tool in detail, talking slowly, and SHOWING us where you're clicking for each one. I'm going to study this video bahaha

[@Mystic_Dragon_Art]

I love how you not only show the basic tools, but you show how they're used together in a coloring workflow. Great job!

[@Valor06]

Out of all the videos I've found explaining Clip Studio Paint, this one is the best by far. You actually go through every single tool and demonstrate how it works in detail.

[@Greywolfgrafix]

Yes. I'm going to watch this over again repeatedly so I get a good handle on what I'm doing! Excellent! Would love to see more of these sorts of tutorials!!!!

[@lyrisse7119]

I appreciate the detail that went into this tutorial, especially giving an overview on the tools and what they do. As someone who's transitioning from traditional art, I feel like the line art portions can be learned easily (thanks to this tutorial), though I'll have to look for more stuff regarding coloring. Great work!

[@lqdyd4856]

When you’re on a phone and trying to figure out how to use the app: 💪🌝

[@KrakenLatte]

Thank you for this! I'm trying my darnedest to get into digital art after being traditional-only my whole life, so this tutorial was very helpful!

[@pokkenwolf5985]

This was VERY informative! Thank you so much for this! I can't express how much I've been stressing and struggling over finding videos explaining most of what will be useful to me, with enough detail for me to understand. Thank you so much again!

[@locochavo4560]

Excellent tutorial! Just started just CSP Pro and this has taught me everything l need to start sketching, doing linart, and coloring my drawing with this program! Loved how you explained all of the tools clearly and showed the use of these tools by creating a piece with them!

[@torigordon1357]

This was so helpful to see how using different layers works for coloring in your work. I never understood clipping or how to group layers so thank you very much!

[@jilliannedejesus1296]

This was such a great tutorial video! It is simple & easy to understand. The transition was also smooth since you were able to teach each tool while working on a drawing. Hope you continue to create good content like this. Thanks again!

[@juniebats]

This tutorial has been elemental in my journey to becoming a more serious artist! Very in-depth with demonstration and explanation :}

[@indigobookworm]

I can't even begin to tell you how much I appreciate the time and effort to put into this video! Your explanations are so easy to understand and follow along with!

[@gumigumila3572]

Going to learn how to use Clip Studio Paint once I get it on sale! This is the best tutorial for beginners. May take a lot to understand since there's so much especially I'm new to this but I'm absolutely going to enjoy it because of this tutorial, thank you Winged Canvas!!

[@ProfessorVoid]

Thank you for the easy-to-learn tutorial! So happy to get back into the swing of things with my art!

[@Norahlk]

This was exactly what I needed as a person who is both new to Clip studio paint and digital art. Thank you!!

[@explosive4277]

Thank you so much! I just got clip today and I love using it! I love how well you explain each tool since that's what I've been struggling with in digital art.

[@Wingedcanvas]

Glad to hear it helped, and we wish you all the best in your digital art journey! 😊 Feel free to let us know what other kinds of tutorials you'd like to see in the future as well!

[@Stharlot]

Thank you for walking me through this! I'm not new to digital art programs, but this is the first time I used CSP; even though it was similar to PS, I was still drowning in confusion! You helped me be able to continue to use this lovely program, thank you so much!

[@leefpot]

thank you for this tutorial!! I recently moved from doing art on an ipad, to doing art on a computer and the new software seemed so overwhelming at first, but this really helped!! :D

[@kinglygrown]

I now have the confidence to actually get in and create with this programme. Thank you for detailed video, love it!

[@saku4539]

Love the video! Even though ive been using clip studio since july, there is still alot of things i did not know about thanks!

[@Wingedcanvas]

We're glad to hear it, and happy to help!

[@adamhall573]

Thank you so much for the tutorial! My art improved so much just from watching this! I will be exploring your other content and will be using it as a base for teaching my children about digital art. Thank you again!

[@Wingedcanvas]

Thanks for sharing! We're happy to hear it helped - feel free to let us know what other digital art topics you'd like to see us cover in future videos! 😄

[@latex3746]

This is hands down the simplest tutorial I've come across so far. I'm not good with any kind of software but you really dumbed it down and actually explained what the functions were. I'll be saving this to like a playlist, its a really helpful tutorial ty so much

[@ianheart4843]

You actually save me so much time to learn digital art!! I'll recommend your video for someone who starting digital art like me cause this is highly informative

[@gothicutau7508]

this is *exactly* the kind of tutorial I've been looking for and needed in my life!! Thank you!!

[@kelsie_o3o516]

This video really helped me grasp the basic and tools os CSP. I have been wanting to take the dive to learn it but it seemed so daunting to start. Thanking you for being so clear with what everything does and showing how the tools work together.

[@jacynthasimon]

This is such a great video for beginners like me! Thank you so much. It is easy, direct, has time stamps, efficient in relaying the points. Thank you again! I aim to use this program to its fullest potential ✅ Your video helped a lot ❤

[@3dTales]

This was really great and vey helpful! Thank you so much for taking the time and effort you did to put this together!

[@kenvng]

Just searching you tube for digital art tutorials to check out some tools and ran into your you tube. I have not watching it but already love it. Love how you timed every sections. Making it so easy for people to go back to exact location they want to watch again. You got yourself a thumb up and a subscriber for life just for that. Thank you. Looking forward to add you to my much watch collection and starting it right now. Great job and thank you again for sharing.

[@johnmack5114]

thank you so very much for being that someone that had the common sense to explain all of the tools and their functions, you have been an amazing help

[@DamonBlackpool]

I've been drawing for about 5 months now and this is single handedly the best video I've found for explaining some of the tools on CSP

[@isben_]

My God. This is unreal, how kind of you ❤. Honestly you just teached me so much, thank you soooo much! Cheers from Poland!

[@ash3p390]

i cannot thank you enough for how easier this made my life. keep up the great work!!

[@chelseabailey5000]

Everyone has mentioned it before, but thankyou for really explaining the program from beginning, without "dumbing it down" so much that it loses the learning. I also love that you time coded, it part so we can go to the part we are having trouble with to practice.

[@eddiegonzalez2214]

this was the best clearest and slowest tutorial for beginners thank you so much

[@gosia8295]

This tutorial is the best one I've ever found on Clip Studio Paint for beginners!!! Thank you!

[@gemg5871]

Straight forward, quick, and interesting, love your giggles and your artwork as well. Thank you for sharing your wisdom. I'm old fashion and wish CSP had a dummies book for CSP, but your video helps me a lot since I want to get into Webtoon, Comics and Graphic Novels, thank you! ❤💯👍📚👌

[@iamamonk]

This is a great tutorial. Thank you so much for creating this. Love your natural tone and voice in instructions!

[@christianbrownie9382]

I've watched five tutorials and this is the only one that it taught me things! THANK YOU

[@helsiclife]

Thank you! I just purchased this software and this video was exactly what I needed!

[@hands_0n543]

Thanks! This was really helpful after I was slapped in the face with an overwhelming amount of buttons and sliders

[@Wingedcanvas]

There's definitely a lot of features to learn and discover in Clip Studio - we're glad to hear this video can help! 😊

[@terrydunn4474]

Thank you so much for this video!! I've learned more about clip studio paint from watching this one video then I have from watching several others! You moved at a good pace and I was able to keep up!

[@SxKitty91]

i have watched TONS of videos on filling in color and still ended up clueless and frustrated because when i would try it myself i would run into issues because they would constantly speed up the video and not explain properly how to use it...youre literally the first person that FULLY explained how to use clipping masks and also how to do the shading and i finally understand it...thank you!!! ❤

[@CaptainAstronaut]

Great Video!! Thanks so much for this, it is super helpful!!

[@tokyodaisies9166]

This was super helpful!! I am new to this program and this made me get used to most of the tools and controls! This is one of my favorite tutorials, thank you!

[@gaminconsole0678]

i recently got into digital art, this tutorial has been really helpful and i actually made something good for the 1st time as a beginner, Thank you so much!

[@Jeff-ye6so]

I've been drawing digitally for 6 years now and just installed CSP (I've been using MyPaint since its simple, all the buttons on this one were intimidating), I've never had clipping explained to me before. I feel like that and resizing are gonna be a real game changer for me. thanks for the tutorial!

[@MsCookiemonster1995]

this is the best video and simplest explanation everrrrr. THANK YOUUUUU I'm soo new to this program and you're a lifesaver!

[@jancoleenestilo6452]

I just downloaded Clip studio paint today and this video extremely helped! Thank you so much!

[@sleepylatte8932]

Thanks for the great walkthrough! I'm very new to digital art and art in general, so this was VERY helpful and I'll definitely use it for future reference and notes.

[@poopninja0076]

This was super helpful! I got this program for Christmas this year, and just learning to do digital art!

[@g.e.whitman]

I've been looking for a video like this for like an entire year. This is so good thank you

[@saloomeee]

THANK YOU! you have no idea how much this video helped me

[@estebanhenriquez3491]

Getting my iMac this next Wednesday and will be purchasing Clip Studio Paint right after. This will be very useful for me as I’m new to the program. Thanks!

[@martsuha]

This is such a great intro to Clip!! I've very used to Photoshop so it's really cool to see that so many of the shortcuts or the way it works is the same in Clip. Also love how you show some art tricks by using those tools, thanks for making this tutorial!

[@mirrorsenpai5868]

This is all I needed thankyou so much!!

[@bridgetisanerd4649]

Thank you so much, I needed a basic understanding of how to do graphic arts in general and use studio art so this really helped ❤

[@memyta12111]

tysm, i've been struggling, this video is hella helpful

[@stefaniepsiferart]

I've used Clip Studio for years but have recently been doing more traditional art. I just wanted to say that your tutorial is great and will be really useful for beginners. Plus I'm commenting so the extra comment helps your channel. :) Have a lovely day!

[@chetanapalliyaguru9819]

do u pay to get it? or is it free?

[@loosershouse2035]

@@chetanapalliyaguru9819 you can do a free trial

[@chetanapalliyaguru9819]

@@loosershouse2035 ohh okok thx :)

[@unknown_girl111]

Can you tell the procedure to download clip studio in dell laptop?

[@unknown_girl111]

​@@loosershouse2035 Can you tell the procedure to download clip studio in dell laptop?

[@shimakotoryuuichiro3412]

Thank you so much! Such wonderful tutorial video, easy to understand too!

[@jacintatate]

Thanks for the video and explanations. I've had clip studio for over a year but struggle with what or how to create. You simplified the process by providing steps.

[@cavebob8145]

Thank you so much for this video! You did an amazing job at explaining how the tools work and how to use the app in general, I've been using IbisPaint for a long time and this app is so much better but it's way more complicated. I had no idea what I was doing! Thanks to you I'll finally be able to work on trying to start my first Webtoon series, which I've been struggling to do for some time now.

[@moonlightning8269]

very helpful basic tutorial, thank you for showing your workflow indepth

[@annap214]

I have to book mark this video, cause I’m sure I’ll keep coming back to this video…thank you for making it easier for the beginner, especially your voice is so clear yet easy for the ear too.

[@CreativeSteve69]

just discovered your channel. love the content. I bought cclip studio bout 3 years ago on sale but never had time to use it until this year. Glad to have found ya i defently will sub. :)

[@Wingedcanvas]

Welcome aboard, and thanks for the kind words!

[@CreativeSteve69]

@@Wingedcanvas your extrmely welcome. keep up with the great content.

[@DeriVy]

I was just contemplating whether I should get CSP, this video definitely convinced me to! Thanks!

[@Mr.JimPickens]

Started drawing recently and this taught me a lot. Thanks for being informative!

[@Raiden_Shogun1]

Thanks sm, i got ipad for Christmas and i had no idea how to use this!! ❤️

[@floranuko2854]

Thank u so much for this!! I gotta move from photoshop to CSP and this video helped A LOT!!

[@artist_pooja_lad685]

THNXXXX...I LOVED THE WAY U TAUGH,,,,AND EXPLAINED EACH TOOL DEEPLY

[@sookieswordfish]

Thank you for the tutorial! I went In with an overwhelming feeling with all the functions !

[@keltersmelter5584]

thank you so much for taking the time to make this and share it, this was incredibly helpful.

[@millieharbour4950]

Thank goodness a friend recommended you for getting me started, I was getting so frustrated I couldnt find anything that started with the basics. Thank you so much.

[@haruruhaha]

Yesterday I installed Clip Studio Paint and now I've the perfect guide on it! Thank you for making this video, it's really helpful :)

[@gwailo27]

Can't believe I found this video! Thank you so much for taking the time to do this. Subscribed!

[@WaniArman]

Thank you for this tutorial. This is easy and beginners friendly for those who first time in digital drawing.

[@kumisann]

Thank you so much! You really helped a lot!

[@thejackal9834]

Thanks for this, just swapped out Medibang for this after years of using it, the mount of tools and options initially were overwhelming but you broke things down to a very simple, easy to digest manner!

[@LeParisien78370]

Merci beaucoup! C'est tout ce dont j'avais besoin.

[@mollymo6292]

THIS VIDEO WAS SO HELPFUL THANK YOU ♥️♥️

[@robynsworld3369]

this has been so helpful. Dude, thank you for this!! - - - - - love you art btw! owo

[@ursmarrings27]

Thank you for making this!

[@blupik]

I just purchased Clip Studio Paint and I don't even know how to use it but OMG thank you for making this video. Not only did you cover the beginner's part but you also answered my questions regarding digital painting that have been bugging me for years because I couldn't find the answers. THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

[@JessicaSunlight]

Thank you for your time and tutorials ♥

[@Shnozzu]

watched multiple videos trying to get a good beginners guide to exactly what this video covers and none of them were as good as this one i have subscribed and look forward to browsing your other videos. thank you very much

[@meggy1962]

Omg I LOVE YOU!! the way this whole video is really detailed and informative, really well composed:) thank you

[@nightlightguide4278]

Thank you! This was so easy to understand and your drawing of Marshal was so cute! I just kept staring at it the whole time while you were explaining.

[@tarnished_2095]

first video that actually helped me, thank you! 2 years later and couldnt find a better tutorial

[@DoktrDub]

Just purchased clip studio so I needed this, thanks for the easy to follow guide ❤

[@hana-chan420]

Very clean and easy to follow tutorial. I've been using the same software (Paint tool sai) for years, and although I appreciate the basic tools it provides, lately I have felt frustrated at my slow workflow. Making the jump to Clip studio paint seemed a bit daunting, but you make it look so accessible that I'm ready to give it a shot and speed up my production process. Thank you for keeping things brief and for providing time stamps. 10/10 would recommend :)

[@pantelismichael5190]

u deserve a lot for your work on your videos and and on your art. love your videos

[@Wingedcanvas]

Thank you so much 😀

[@NozomiNakayama]

Thank you so much for this helpful explanation video!

[@sweatyeti]

Thanks! I just started using CSP today and this video helped me get started. Free tutorials, yay! :)

[@pinkylittleperfectprincess845]

Thank you so much for this!! I can't believe how simple you made this for me (:

[@2255mickyg]

Amazing video, described everything great, and took the time to show you what it does not just skip the entire step like most guides.

[@772madelyn]

Thank you so much for this video! I got a drawing tablet for Christmas, and I’ve only worked with ibis paint x on an iPad and a phone so I really needed this tutorial!!! Thank you so much!

[@kid_sanku2422]

Thank you so much for this video. This has helped me to start my digital art life. I Love it