15 CRUCIAL Digital Art Tips for Beginners [CLIP STUDIO PAINT]

It took me 6 years of trawling to collect all these tips. Please do with them what you will. Another disclaimer that these are all based off my own process and art journey, some may be relevant and some might not be! I hope you all get value out of this quick watch regardless.
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[@PHOTOBOMBEDAUBS]

the white washed marina jumpscare oh my god😭😭

[@durazmomo]

I already knew all of these but this video is very nice to watch

[@spam-el3ee]

Fr, I'm intermediate and an art student, but this is a good reminder ^^

[@luna0nline24]

i’ve been trying to improve my digital art for awhile now so this video came at the right time!! plus its so cool to see my name at the end😌!

[@kikiscribbles]

A small personal add-on to tip 2- try using gaussian blur on your sketch or use an airbrush pen when drawing it. That way the lines are less clear and less intimidating to translate into proper line work since you don't have to commit so strictly to what your sketch is

[@MuscularLettuce]

EEK these are all so good!! I think my favorite tip to give out is to use a vector layer when doing line art as when you resize it it doesn't lose its quality! ^_^

[@totoka-2022]

OOOO the lighting part was actually really helpful

[@Star_Clowns]

3:23 NOT THE WHITE WASHED MARINA

[@yaksha2292]

a jumpscare, i was devasted when i got mine lmfao💀

[@strudelh]

No melanin in sight ☠️☠️

[@totoka-2022]

A TRAGEDY

[@GIRLFR3AK]

i knew everything here but i will NEVER skip out on a zepy upload... wish youd mention some keybinds tho :-) ! the "C" key is your keybind for the transparent brush color Space + Ctrl while dragging to zoom in and out Space + Shift while dragging to rotate the canvas Ctrl + Alt while dragging to change your brush size i use CSP as well so these might not translate to other programs tho ive seen at least the first two work for some like firealpaca if my memory is serving me correctly ok love you byebye :3

[@sogging]

personally for borders i like to use layer property > effect > border effect bc its easier to adjust the border thickness & you can even draw on a layer with the effect turned on and the border will surround what you're drawing automatically

[@bunnyy3]

The animal crossing sound effect made my brain wiggle thank uou

[@Meepfinch]

This video is amazing, I love how you edited it! I loved the little skit with the pen pressure in particular, pen pressure needs to be talked about more often in general

[@BreDrawz]

awesome video zepy !! ٩( ᐛ )و

[@yaksha2292]

WE'RE SO BACK 🎉💚💚

[@Hamar1-wants-]

AGRHHHH TYSMMM I NEED THIS AND IM NOT EVEN JUST STARTING

[@CorpseSpill]

LETS GOOOOI

[@psychotomyn]

YYEAHHH!!!!! LETS GOO:33

[@plushiecore]

6:26 XING STAR MENTIONED!!!!

[@pezfever]

WOOOO ZEPY CSP CROSSOVER

[@holyhuman5241]

Ong i love the way you edit your videos😪😭

[@Or3ocupcak3]

YESS VIDEOO

[@Or3ocupcak3]

Amazing video,don’t use clip studio pint but I might give it a try 😼

[@LovetoDIY12]

thank you so much!! this helped me a lot!! :D

[@SceryseArt]

Thank you 💚💚💚

[@Terrek_]

Mmmm very good tips indeed (im definitely gonna forget like all of them😭)

[@WedgyBlue]

Some are I already know, Its nice to watch!

[@barabajagal]

ZEPPPYYYY :)))

[@saikechism]

AWESOME I LOVE BEIBG EARLY

[@PunkChaos]

Yippee new video

[@Amistake-pleasekillme]

What’s up bru

[@Glitchhusky9304]

When it comes to colors i use a really light blue as white and for black i use a really dark blue as my black lol its fun

[@willow-qp5fk]

woohooo

[@midnight6274]

now THIS is cool beans

[@SillyLilDawg]

wake up babe, new zepn1 video dropped

[@JERRSTERRR]

Awesome sauce

[@Sqwirrel_Bonez]

[ unrelated ] Will you ever have proper made captions on your videos? /genq I love ur videos but i have issues with my hearing and the automated captions aren’t always reliable

[@zepn1]

I'll absolutely look into that! I'm on a mini health hiatus at the moment but when I am back its on the to-do!

[@Sqwirrel_Bonez]

@@zepn1 thank you!! Also I hope you’re doing well on your hiatus :]

[@bananadoesarts]

Warn us next time you put EYE BURNING COLORS 😭😭😭 My eyes are burning 😭

[@foozywolf]

There was a warning in the top left

[@mosshivenetwork117]

Good work precious zepn1

[@Raine_Rainbows]

Another good tip is to change the size of your line art, by having all the outside lines thicker and inside lines thinner adds some more flow to the art :3

[@Sean_Pop]

I learned some new stuff! THANK YOU ZEPY!!!

[@kenziiixxx3628]

I’ve been a beginner for 8 years 😂😂😔

[@milepng]

Essa thumb tá linda

[@thylascene]

these are such lifesavers :sob:, but does anyone know how to do a line pressure like effect without a stylus? (aka finger only)

[@zepn1]

In CSP at least (not sure for other programs) you can set brush size/opacity to be affected by pen speed instead! This could be an alternative :)

[@grimnott]

7:30 clip studio also has a built-in border layer effect, which imo usually turns out a lot cleaner than doing it yourself :p i usually put the effect on a flat layer below my colors

[@HeartsNini]

where is the built in border layer effect 😭😭

[@grimnott]

@@HeartsNini it's in layer properties! it's above layers in the default layout and the button is a circle if you're on a tablet it's only in studio mode, not simple mode

[@sadface4083]

Tip #16: with a will, there’s a way. Even if whatever drawing program you use doesn’t have certain features there are ways to cheat the system. Exp: Ibis paint doesn’t let you use gradient maps with paying but I’m stingy. Buuuuut Ibis paint DOES allow you to select certain colors in your canvas. Soooo I’ll manually put my artwork in black & white and select and fill to my hearts content. It may not be perfect, but it’s something!

[@roachewy]

i think coloring lineart should just be a style choice, not every style will look good with colored lineart

[@lanyperez7943]

This inspired me to start drawing again. Thank you for this EPIC video!!! 🫶😼

[@kittycandy_art]

Sometimes i forget to flip the canvas until ive already colored it in, and when i do flip it, i just cry a lil on the inside. Thank goodness for the liquid brush 😭😭😭

[@bigslittles5251]

Zepy, I just wanted to say a few things !! Thank you so much for just creating! I have been watching/subbed to you for around when you had 20k or so subscribers. Your art is so pretty and your tips have helped me so much and I have always loved how you read out your streams when they happen!

[@jamseyz__]

I know you changed ur thumbnail🤭

[@Peepawsammywammywoo]

how do i use the app? I have it free bc i refuse to pay money. But the layout is so scary theres sm stuff,l

[@lilgal9346]

I just got clip studio and it confuses me so much lmao thanks man

[@waaawaaa1964]

I loveur art zepp 😢

[@wasabiewilly]

the ighting one!! u dont understand how much i craved advice for lighting, THANK U!