60th

May 2024

Tips of the Month

Thank you for your posts!

The themes this time were Watercolor-style Illustration, Hints on Webtoon and Comic Paneling, and Material Collage. We are now accepting submissions for June's themes and looking forward to your posts!

Out of the Tips posted between May 1 to June 2, 2024, the writers of the following will be rewarded a cash prize or GOLD!

Video Award

US$900
  1. This video explains how to effectively create drama in vertically scrolling comics. We highly recommend it for those who are drawing webtoons for the first time! Learn how to tackle vertical composition by drawing on a large screen, how to use the blank space between panels, and other techniques that you will definitely want to try.

Tablet Theme Award

US$400
  1. Discover helpful tips for digitally recreating the soft feel of watercolors in this article. These tips are even great for beginners as only a few features are used in Simple Mode on iPad. We love how both the video and the images have detailed explanations for each step.

Gold Award

US$700
  1. Webtoon author ObliviousQuill explains tips and advice for paneling your webtoon story, from panel hierarchies to different types of panel transitions. Plus, learn about useful tools in Clip Studio Paint to make paneling easier. Don't forget to check out the video for the detailed tutorial.

Silver Award

US$300
  1. Check out these tips with the best coloring and blending techniques to achieve a realistic watercolor drawing using Clip Studio Paint. It's very easy to follow and provides various color resources and brushes to use for the best outcome.
  2. sdt
    sdt
    This Tips is for you if you want to create a watercolor-like texture and atmosphere digitally. Using illustrations and explanatory images, illustrator sdt explains layer structure and how to paint in an easy-to-understand manner. Find out plenty of techniques to get that watercolor look, like how to add texture and create unevenness in color.
  3. Want to try your hand at digitally painting watercolor? This Tips explains how to blend textures, how to blur borders, and how to customize brushes. The article also has a making-of video, so you can actually see and learn how to paint the exquisite colors unique to watercolor.
  4. Check out how to create collages using Assets materials with this Tips! This article is packed with handy techniques such as creating torn paper, tape decorations, stamp patterns, and more. Try incorporating some into your own work!

Bronze Award

3,000 GOLD

Giving away US$10,000 every month!
Submit your "TIPS of the Month" and earn a reward!

Post your tutorial on our theme of the month and share your art knowledge with Clip Studio Paint users all over the world! Each month, we’ll select the best tutorials our users have to offer, giving away up to US$10,000 in prizes! Winning entries will be selected from tutorials covering the chosen themes on Clip Studio Tips, based on various factors such as novelty, range of use, usefulness, and views.

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