Brief Introduction

Hello, my name is Davis and I hope to share some of my knowledge of Clip Studio tools for coloring our comics.

 

I usually use three things: The Fill tool and its sub-tools, the Lasso Fill tool, and the Quick Mask.

 

First, we will start by using these tools to paint the base colors, then color the shadows, and finally the areas with light.

 

And well, the final coloring result would be the following. I hope you like the tutorial.

Fill Tool and Sub-tools

The Fill Sub-tools are very good for quickly filling completely closed strokes. And in case of filling open strokes, try the "Close gap" tool property to automatically close it.

Although the best decision is to create a layer within the ink folder and close the strokes to help the software identify the boundaries for filling.

Lasso Fill Tool

The Lasso Fill tool is very simple since we simply define a selection area, and when we close it, it automatically fills with the selected color, saving us from using the selection and then filling it separately.

Quick Mask

If you want to have a bit more control over the area you want to fill with color, you can use the "Quick Mask," which creates a temporary red layer so we can freely paint the areas we want to fill, and once we deactivate it, it will create a selection area that we can easily fill.

Alright, now let's start coloring.

1. Draw the blue helper lines.

To help the software better identify the boundaries for filling, we will create a new layer within the ink folder where we will draw the boundaries of the areas with a blue color.

2. Define the color palette.

You can have it on a separate layer or in the "Color Set" window.

3. Coloring the base colors.

First, we fill the entire character with the most abundant color, and then we start adding the other colors on top in separate layers. This helps ensure that we don't leave small empty spaces when painting.

4. Color the shadow and light areas

Once we have painted the base colors with Clip Studio tools, we proceed to create layers on top of each of them and click on "Clip to Layer Below" so that it only paints within the area of the base colors.

And finally, I added some background details with the "Decoration" tool and did another coloring of the character.

Well, I hope you like the tutorial. Any questions in the comments.