Hello, here is a new tutorial to learn how to use correction layers.

 

I have used various illustrations of cute animals to show you the differences and the effects you can get with each fix. Hope this tutorial can be helpful to you.

Hue correction layers

 

 

Here is where you can find these tools.

 

-Go to the task bar of your Clip Studio Paint.

 

-Layer - New correction layer.

 

-You just need to use the layer of your preference.

 

Correction layers allow you to modify the tones, brightness, texture and effects of your illustrations.

 

Personally, I tend to work a lot with dark and dull colors, the correction layers allow to put a little more light and contrasts to my illustrations and the advantage with the correction masks is that you do not lose not your original work, the correction layer is placed on top of your drawing layer, if the rendering does not please you, you can find your original work.

 

Brightness / Contrast

This is the correction layer that I use the most in my work, I really appreciate it. It makes it possible to illuminate a dark illustration or on the contrary to darken it or to decrease / increase the contrasts.

I increased the brightness and the contrasts to 17, but depending on the desired rendering you can use the values of your preference.

 

Ps: to use correction layers on illustration, correction layer will be used on previous layer, if you want to use correction layer on whole illustration, flatten your layers.

 

A new layer will be created, you can always modify the values after moves. To do so, just double click on the layer and the previous window will appear.

on the left the original illustration on the right the correction.

Hue / Saturation / Brightness

We have the same parameters as the previous tool except that we have the additional shade.

Hue is used to change colors according to the color wheel. All the colors in your artwork will change as you follow this wheel.

Layer - New Correction Layer - Hue / Saturation / Lightness

I changed the settings as follows

Tint. : 8

Saturation: 4

Brightness: 19

 

Which gives a more orange tint to the red panda.

Here are some examples that can be obtained by playing with the colors.

Here is the result obtained on the cute little red panda according to my preferences.

Posterization

 

Posterization reduces the number of colors in an image. This results in abrupt color breaks.

It can be used to give your design a vintage, old poster style and it works best on shades of gray.

Layer - New Correction Layer - Posterization

I show you two examples with higher tone levels and lower tone levels. The effect is much more noticeable when reducing the tone levels.

Here is the result with posterization at 14

Reverse gradient

 

Inverting the gradient as the name suggests allows you to invert all the colors in your illustration.

 

This is an effect that is difficult to use in normal use, but by playing with the layer modes you can get some cool results.

Layer - New Correction Layer - Invert Gradient

Here is the result obtained on the Shiba Inu.

level correction

Levels to improve the contrast and brightness of a photo.

Layer - New Correction Layer - Level Correction

the first window lets you choose between RGB colors or separately Red, Green or Blue.

 

Then you have the entrance with three arrows and the exit with two arrows.

 

By moving these arrows to the left or the right, you will play with the different levels of your illustration.

Here are some examples that can be obtained by modifying the correction of Levels.

and the result obtained on the right with the settings of my preference.

Tint Curve

The Tone Curve corrects colors and tone by adjusting either the individual color components or the composite component.

Layer - New correction layer - Tint Curve

A new window will open. By clicking on the curve, a new point will appear and you can then move this point, the curve will follow; You can add as many points as you want.

 

As with the previous tool, you can choose to change the hues RGB or separately: Red, Green, Blue.

Here are some examples with different settings

and the result obtained on the right with the settings of my preference.

Color balance

Color balance is used to correct color imperfections in your image.

This action is smooth and well suited for correcting color casts in digital photos.

 

 

Layer - New Correction Layer - Color Balance

A new window appears. To change the color balance you can move the three arrows to the left and right.

 

And also play with the balance of the gradient

Some results obtained by playing with the balance effects of gradients

and the result obtained on the right with the settings of my preference. I really like the result, the colors are more vivid and improve the rendering of my illustration.

Binarisation

In image processing, binarization is an operation which produces an image having two classes of pixels, one then speaks of a binary image. Typically, pixels are represented by black pixels and white pixels in a binary image.

Layer - New Correction Layer - Binarization

 

The more the threshold arrow goes to the left and the number will be lower, the more blanks we will have

The more the threshold arrow goes to the right and the number is high, the more blacks we will have.

and the result obtained on the right with the settings of my preference.

Binarization doesn't really interest me as such, but if you change the modes of the layer, you can have some interesting effects.

 

1: overlay mode

 

2: Darken mode. opacity 51%

 

3: Add mode (glow). Opacity 51%

Gradient image

The Gradient tool lets you create a gradual fade between several colors. You can choose predefined gradient fills or create new ones.

Layer - New correction layer - Gradient image

A new window appears.

At the bottom right you can choose the gradient set.

 

You can also move the arrows on the scale to play on the color dominance and the effect your gradient will have.

Example with two gradients

original image on the left and result obtained on the right with my settings.

Playing with correction layers

 

You can also test, use multiple correction layers on a single drawing, and use layer modes. All combinations are possible.

 

Examples below: invert the gradient. I don't like the rendering of this layer correction, but by playing with the layer modes as well as the opacity, you can get some nice renderings.

on the left the original image, on the right the rendering without layer mode

The first is in darker color layer mode with 75% opacity

 

The second is in shine density mode with an opacity at. 75%

the third in primary color mixing mode with an opacity of 31%

 

The fourth in lighter color mode with 75% opacity

and on this drawing I used several layer corrections.

 

-Brightness / contrast

-The Tiente / saturation / brightness

-Level correction

and on this one

 

-Binarization in lighter color mode

-Level correction

-Curve of Shades

-Posterization

-Hue / saturation / brightness

Hope this tutorial has been able to help you. I wish you a good day.