Hello, welcome to this new tutorial.

I'm going to show you how to use some downloadable brushes from Clip Studio Assets and how I use them in my own drawings with a step-by-step guide.

 

Finding New Brushes

To download new brushes, it's simple.

-Click on Clip Studio Paint

-Open Clip Studio Paint

-A new window will open

-Click on Clip Studio Assets

 

 

-In the search bar, click on the arrow to the right of the search bar and select Brush.

-The list of brushes will appear.

-Click on the brush(es) that interest you. The brush's dedicated page will open, and you can download it from the top right.

Complete Illustration Step by Step

 

Here is the illustration I made for this tutorial.

I will show you step-by-step how this illustration was constructed, as well as the different brushes used to create it.

I also used Clip Studio Paint's time-lapse function.

-To start, I made a very rough sketch to lay down my idea.

-Then, I refined my sketch a bit more.

-I inked my drawing.

• And I placed each flat color on a separate layer.

For the line art, I mainly use textured brushes.

I create different line thicknesses in my line art. (thick and thin lines)

 

the brush below:

Fur

For the fur, I use a brush specifically designed for this purpose. I use different shades of browns and layer the brush strokes.

 

I used the brush below:

Here is the result for the fur. As mentioned above, I used three different shades of brown and two additional layers on top of my flat color. For the second layer, I used an orange Airbrush on the left, as the light coming from that direction helps soften my colors and give a certain uniqueness to the work. I will repeat this maneuver on other flat color areas.

The Skin

 

For the skin, I started with a watercolor brush.

You can see in the blue box on the right that the edges are blurred, and when two colors are used, they blend very slightly.

 

I used the brush below:

To soften some of my strokes, I used another brush.

 

Below

 

Here is the result. I used two additional layers on top of my flat color. I'm showing you the color palette I obtained for the skin, as well as the two main brushes used to create the skin.

 

I also used a pre-installed brush (G-pen) in Clip Studio Paint to add depth to my skin using blue on a Multiply blend mode layer.

 

 

Hair

 

For the hair, I used the Skyfox brush; it allows for layering colors and creating interesting nuances.

below:

I then used a watercolor brush with a lighter tint.

 

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I finished by using the first brush with a lighter tint on a Glow Dodge layer to add luminosity to the hair. (the light comes from the left.)

 

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Here is the result obtained for the hair. I used three additional layers on top of my flat color. The first layer helped to add shadows, the second in Glow Dodge mode allowed for adding areas of light, and for the third, I used orange with the Airbrush (Shadow) tool to soften my colors and ensure some consistency with the rest of the colors in my illustration.

 

The color palette is in cool tones, and I primarily used these two brushes.

Clothes

For the clothes, I used two brushes alternately. I first used a brush made by Clip Studio Paint, the Pen to mark the shadows, then I softened certain areas with a watercolor brush. You can see the effect obtained with both brushes on the third circle in the blue rectangle.

 

Below:

I used this technique for the girl's sweater, socks, and scarf.

For the different elements, I used two additional layers on top of the flat color.

My color palette mainly consists of shades of brown, and I used two brushes alternately to achieve this effect.

Shorts and Clouds

For the Shorts and clouds, I started by using a watercolor brush.

 

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I then softened my strokes with the Watercolor Blur brush. (see blue rectangle for the effect obtained with both brushes)

 

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Here is the result. I used the same technique to create the clouds. The color palette contains browns for the shorts and gray for the clouds.

I used two additional layers on top of my flat color and two brushes alternately.

Wind

To create the effect of mist/wind coming out of the character's mouth and on the flowers, I used the Airbrush (Shadow) on a Glow Dodge layer.

I then added a small effect, using a textured blender.

 

Below:

Outline

To highlight the background character, I decided to put a white outline around my character, using the G-pen (above all layers)

 

Below:

Textures and Gradients

Now, I will harmonize my colors. I use a gradient that I place on a layer in Overlay mode at 44%. The layer must be above all others.

 

Below:

I add a texture that I place on a layer in Overlay mode at 33%.

 

Below.

I find the color too bluish, so I decide to modify the hue.

To do this, I go to:

-Edit

-Tone Correction

-Hue/Saturation/Luminosity

-I apply a more orange color.

I flatten all my layers into one.

Then, I go to:

-Layer

-New Correction Layer

-Posterization

I set the posterization to 16. This will give me a little extra effect.

 

Here is the finished illustration.

Different Colorizations with Two Brushes

In my previous illustration, I used many different brushes, but you don't have to use many to create a beautiful illustration or colorization.

 

For the two chibis below, I used two to three brushes.

Depending on the brushes used, you can achieve very different results.

For the first colorization, I only used the G-pen, the blender, and a floral brush to create the entire illustration.

 

For the second colorization, I wanted to do a semi-painting, so I only used two watercolor brushes.

 

Below are different flower brushes.

Below are the watercolor brushes used for the second colorization.

And some star brushes that I regularly use in my cute illustrations.

I hope this tutorial has helped you and given you ideas for your next illustrations. I wish you a very happy and prosperous new year.