[1] Background

① I paint the background in the same way as lesson 7’s wings.

I first planned to make the background a shrine, but thought that a torii would fit the concept better.

② The cherry blossom patterns were still a bit noisy, so I tried to blend them with a transparent [Airbrush].

③ With a new brush, I scattered gold foil to make it gorgeous.

 

 

 

■ How to create a brush with imported images

 

Open the image you want to brush with CLIP STUDIO PAINT and change the expression color to [Gray] from the [Layer] menu -> [Convert Layer].

If you set the [Expression Color] to [Gray], you can draw using main/sub colors when using the created brush.

 

Select [Edit] menu > [Register Material] > [Image].

 

From the [Material Property] dialog box, turn on [Use for brush tip shape], and select [Location to save material].

 

From the [Sub Tool] palette, select [Create custom sub tool].

In the dialog box, output and input is set to [Direct Draw] and [Pen], and the name is set to [Gold Leaf]. Pressing [OK] generate the “Gold Leaf” sub tool.

 

I select [Brush Tip] in the [Window] menu > [Sub Tool Detail] palette, select the image material imported from [Material], and click [Register all settings to initial settings].

 

The gold leaf sub tool is ready.

 

The stroke settings are shown below.

 

Note:

• The way to make brushes is also explained in TIPS below.

Let’s create materials! Decoration brushes ① Basics

Let’s create materials! Decoration brush ② Stamp

 

[2] Effects

I will set the new layer’s blending mode to [Add (Glow)] and add light and petals.

Like the gold leaf, petals were made with a brush made from a material.

After selecting [Duplicate Layer] from the [Layer] menu, I add a glowing effect with [Filter] > [Blur] > [Gaussian Blur].

 

The numerical value of [Area to Blur] is 90.

 

In the final step, I make a new layer for the highlights of the gold decoration, and set the blending mode to [Add (Glow)] to add subtle light.