Hi everyone~

 

In CLIP STUDIO PAINT Ver.1.11.0, the watercolor brushes were updated.

 

There's no need to spend a lot of effort adjusting brushes to achieve a watercolor look anymore.

 

The texture produced by the built-in brushes has almost reached the feel of traditional watercolor strokes.

 

It's very easy to use.

 

This time, I'm using the watercolor brushes added in the official update.

 

You can download them from Assets and add them to CLIP STUDIO PAINT for use.

Throughout this tutorial, I'm using the Wet wash (濕潤水彩) brush.

You can also adjust the downloaded brushes according to your personal preferences.

 

I prefer drawing in Normal blending mode.

If you like Multiply blending mode, you can also draw with the original settings.

If you want to combine the two for variations, you can also achieve different textures and flavors.

 

You can change them according to your personal preferences.

 

However, these types of brushes in CSP are similar to those in PS (Photoshop).

 

They tend to use more performance.

 

If your computer's performance isn't strong enough, it's recommended to set the brush size smaller.

 

Alternatively, reduce some values to increase brush rendering speed.

 

Once you've selected your brush,

 

The next step is to start sketching.

 

This tutorial will feature a happy little frog enjoying the rain.

To make the lines stand out,

 

You can turn off the opacity pressure sensitivity to draw dry brush watercolor strokes.

 

CSP is very convenient for me,

 

Especially the ability to quickly fine-tune desired effects.

 

This greatly helps with drawing efficiency.

First, draw the basic shape of the little frog.

 

The lines after turning off opacity look somewhat like a slightly dry watercolor brush.

Once the main subject is done, proceed to draw the scene.

 

It's a little frog purposefully standing in an open area, getting rained on.

After the sketch and composition stages are complete,

 

You can start thinking about light and shadow.

 

Establishing the desired light and shadow positions early on

 

Will reduce the hassle of revisions during the later coloring stage.

When it comes to color selection, I prefer richer colors.

 

Additionally, rainy days have a dim atmosphere,

 

So I'll choose colors with high saturation and slightly lower brightness.

 

Colors can also be adjusted at any drawing stage,

 

Depending on the kind of atmosphere you want for your image.

Afterwards, slowly add details.

 

The advantage of this brush is that it can directly paint textures.

 

You can quickly enhance areas you want to emphasize.

 

Below is a time-lapse video showing the process of adding raindrops and water ripples.

Carefully draw tiny raindrops little by little.

Also draw some raindrops hitting the frog's body.

 

Small details can add liveliness to the drawing.

After gradually refining the details, the rainy day little frog is complete.

Once everything is drawn,

 

Finally, you can add texture to the drawing.

 

This will make it appear to have more of a watercolor paper feel.

 

The assets used here are still from Assets.

The image is set to 55% opacity.

 

You can also adjust it in your preferred way.

This concludes my process and explanation for drawing the rainy day little frog using watercolor techniques.

 

I insisted on using just one brush until the end,

 

Because the versatility of this brush is sufficient.

 

If you make good use of subtle pressure variations, you'll be able to create even more styles.

If you're interested in how I draw details,

 

You can watch the time-lapse video of the coloring process after refinement.

 

Thank you for reading until the end.

 

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial.

 

Best wishes~