A Beginner's Journey into Graphic Design Projects

Introductory Guide to Character Art & Design

Illustrating and drawing in Clip Studio Paint

Clip Studio Paint is an art app that specializes in digital art and vector drawing.
It has a lot of features and can be used for graphic design.
Below we will introduce examples of the graphic design process using Clip Studio Paint. You can also see detailed tutorials from the links provided.

Retro style poster

This is a fictitious poster created from illustration to layout in Clip Studio Paint. It is a poster design process unique to illustration software in that it uses textures to create a retro look and uses 3D data to aid in drawing people.
Please see here for the full process.
Designing and Drawing a Retro Ad Poster! by AZZOUBK - Make better art | CLIP STUDIO TIPS

Fictitious retro style ad poster

Holiday card

This is a postcard using Clip Studio Paint's brushes and filters. It uses techniques using a symmetrical ruler to easily draw fireworks and uses the layer function to make fireworks and the letters shine.
Please see here for the full process.
Designing cards for Print and Animation by Mattlamp - Make better art | CLIP STUDIO TIPS

Holiday card made with brushes and filters

Typography with filters

This uses a technique that rasterizes the input font and uses various filter effects to process the characters. Even if you can't draw, you can create this kind of typography just by manipulating layers and filters.
Please see here for the full process.
How to make an easy poster design “Typography #1” by APGil_art - Make better art | CLIP STUDIO TIPS

Typography for posters and flyers

Postcard

Use the figure tools and ruler features to create icon-style illustrations and postcards for printing. This uses practical techniques such as how to change the style of line drawings drawn with vectors and how to export CMYK color PSD files for printing.
Click here for more details.
Postcard for print by ED. - Make better art | CLIP STUDIO TIPS

Postcards with icon-style images

Clip Studio Paint is a low-cost illustration editing app, but it can also be used in graphic design. Not only does it offer the expressive power of a painting app, it also has the functions of typography and vector drawing.
Clip Studio Paint also has a free trial version for up to 3 months, so be sure to give it a try.

What Artists Are Saying About Clip Studio

Paco Sordo
Illustrator
Spain
I use [Clip Studio Paint] every day
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Illustrator & Storyboard Artist
UK
The pencil tool in CSP is one of the best I've tried
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My… lines flow so naturally with Clip Studio Paint
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I've recommended [Clip Studio Paint] to every illustrator I know

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