Help....I need pros and cons of Clip Studio Paint

mariusthered 2019-04-27 18:25:49 UTC #10

I have only ever had a tiny tablet but it does the job, CSP is much better than photoshop and lets not forget photoshop is not an art program it's a photo manipulation program.

GamerPrincessXI 2019-04-27 18:28:50 UTC #11

Ahhhhhhh, Cool. I will keep that in mind. Does CSP have 940 X 4000 resolution for comics. I'm asking because I have to know how to set up that way.

mariusthered 2019-04-27 18:31:54 UTC #12

you can set page sizes as you wish. resolution i know nothing about sorry one of the younger tec minded boffins will have to help you there. i know a few good you tube channels if you want them

GamerPrincessXI 2019-04-27 18:34:36 UTC #13

Ahhhh, okay. Thank you for the advice.

amortelito 2019-04-27 19:44:24 UTC #14

way better than Photoshop, me an my friend are graphic designers, he specializes in illustration. One day he came over and tried CSP and he said it is way better than illustrator, corel, photoshop and the most noticeable difference is the line art which is way neater, sharper and defined in CSP.

The only cons are the text tools, because they are way too basic. And if you are working on vectorial patters Illustrator is still better...which doesn't matter to most users.

skicoak 2019-04-28 16:46:48 UTC #15

That's the format size for Tapas in PX. Which is easy to set in CSP

The resolution is in dpi....and CSP can go up to 1200 dpi, which is REALLY more than you need for most things. you'll stay more in the 300 to 600 range.

Cavechan 2019-04-28 18:08:25 UTC #16

There are pros and cons for sure. Photoshop is probably better for illustrations since it has more effects, more brushes, etc, but CSP is made specifically for comic making so it has more tools for that specific use. On the down side, it IS missing some basic things that I think really need to be fixed/added in.

Pros:

-Templates
-LOTS of free to use comic assets including comic tones, patterns, panel layouts, etc
-Perspective tool and special rulers that automatically make your lines in perspective/snap to the ruler
-Better pen tools
-Better vector support and allows easy erasing of intersecting lines which is awesome when drawing buildings and stuff.
-Frame folders which is basically the masking tool bumped up to the next level. You can easily divide frames with the frame border tool so they will line up perfectly every time.
-Multi-page support but I honestly haven't been using it since it has some... issues.

Cons:

-The text tool is almost unusable. It doesn't break up text correctly and browsing the font menu is almost an impossible task... especially when you have 1000s of fonts installed. (work around - finish the page in Photoshop)
-No warp tool. Well, I don't miss it too much... but it's definitely helpful. (work around - warp it in Photoshop, but might be difficult in some cases)
-No burn/dodge tools. Which are super handy when making color illustrations.... (work around - use layer effects... but still not the same.........)
-No Save For Web which is something I use almost exclusively in Photoshop since you have more control over saving the image and get a nice preview of it. (work around - again... just do it in Photoshop.)

beta1042 2019-04-28 21:05:23 UTC #17

warp tool in CSP is called Mesh transformation (under edit -> transform -> mesh transformation)

Burn/dodge tools are under brush settings -> ink -> Blending mode (or combine mode) select burn or dodge

whiskeyjack 2019-04-29 00:54:20 UTC #18

I have to disagree with PS being better for illustrations. CSP's brush engine is leagues better than PS's, out of the box.

And CSP does have a "save for web" function, it's under File > Export. From there you can tweak the settings like in PS.

kimketli 2019-04-29 01:57:52 UTC #19

Pros:
- Tons of free brushes in asset library
- Really simple and good way of brush editing
- Awesome perspective tool and other special rulers
- Story mode ( it is in the more expensive version) where you can see all of your pages in the episode and easily move between them without opening everything or forgetting what you saved.
- Animation mode (the cheaper version has a frame limit, but trust me if you want to make a moving panel you will not need more because that would be more than 2 MB and you wouldn't be able to upload to Tapas. >__<
-Professional panel handling. You can make panels what will function as a group but automatically creates a mask what updates itself if you modify the edges.
- Vector layers! I just love it when I can use a little part of one of my previous panel but up scaled and it is still looks great because it uses vectors. :>
- LT conversion(also not in the cheaper pack). With this tool it is easier to use photos for your art. It makes outlines and shades separated.
- I also like its effect collection. It is not as expanded as photoshop's but it has many kind of blurs and transforms.
I think I could tell more, because I really like this program but maybe it will be enough...
bonus: - I love its bubble tool too!!!

Cons:
- Its text editor is really limited... You can not rotate texts.
- A "workspace lock" would be cool
- Its asset library is mainly Japanese... It has translate option tough.

Cavechan 2019-04-29 11:26:05 UTC #20

No. I mean warp like arc, arch, etc. It does not have those.

Not really exact, but I have used them. As I mentioned, there is a workaround.

No. It does not have a preview, so it's not the same.

I disagree with that, but I don't use Photoshop much, just see how other people use it in videos and it looks like there are more options and more control with PS. CSP I think is a bit limiting, but I still use it and it's definitely usable.

JRHoch 2019-04-29 12:49:36 UTC #21

I have trouble with the clone tool on CSP. Any tips? I'm obviously doing something wrong.

whiskeyjack 2019-04-30 01:27:25 UTC #22

But it does? After the settings screen, once you click next or ok there's a preview image screen.

graveweaver 2019-04-30 01:43:33 UTC #23

I've used both and strongly prefer Photoshop for illustration and comic creation. CSP is great but it has a lot of "training wheels" on it IMO. Photoshop is truly a lawless land, and I honestly prefer it.

CSP is great though if you're starting out IMO, same with Paint Tool SAI. Theres a lot of effects you can use, and literally the only reason I didn't like CSP was because of how "rigid" it felt.

At the end of the day it comes down to skill, there is no difference between the two programs if you don't have the skills to create work in them. A good artist will create good work in both as well.

Cavechan 2019-04-30 02:29:09 UTC #24

The preview is just one example and Save for Web's preview is superior.

PS's Save for Web gives several different previews depending on how you need your image to look. I usually just use the basic optimized preview, but it also has the 2-Up option which adds another layer of control when you need your image pixel perfect. Select PNG-8 and you can select the exact amount of colors to use in the image. You can even manually adjust the colors it selects.

Don't get me wrong, CSP has some good export features, but the point is Save for Web gives you control that CSP doesn't.

GamerPrincessXI 2019-04-30 02:40:43 UTC #25

How do you make a panel?

ble 2019-04-30 02:44:43 UTC #26

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racarter 2019-04-30 04:39:28 UTC #27

CSP has good Assets that are free, which is something I love about it. I personally find the layout and organization of the whole thing to be confusing.

Also it’s, I guess you’d say “heavy”. As opposed to a light weight program. I really only use CSP for the Assets I’ve downloaded and immediately go back to PS. Upside is also that CSP can open and save PSD files. So that’s good for me. Because CSP lags too much for my liking.

As I understand it, CSP has better tools for lineart and illustration stuff, but I find them complicated. Then again I do traditional lineart, not digital, and I don’t use a tablet so I can’t compare those. Overall I prefer PS. But CSP does have a trial version so I suggest that.

But you can always use both too

Cavechan 2019-05-01 01:30:02 UTC #28

CSP provides a few different ways to make panels. The way I do it and find easiest/most convenient is to go to Layer -> New Layer -> Frame Border Folder. This will create a layer folder that will mask out anything that falls out of the panel automatically. It will also create one big panel that you can use as a base to work with.

Next use the frame border tool (shortcut is U which you have to click twice to get to. The first U will go to the figure tool). Set your horizontal gutter to be larger than the vertical gutter. You will have to do some trial and error to see which gutter size works for you.

Then simply drag the cursor across the panel and you will slice it. Hold shift to make the cut perfectly straight.

I like to do it this way because the panels will all be on one layer folder. If you do it other ways, they would be on different layer folders which would likely get messy with too many layers in too many layer folders.

JRHoch 2019-05-04 19:35:31 UTC #29

I like CSP quite a bit. I can do pretty much anything with it, but I do struggle with the clone tool. I think I'm doing something wrong. Prefer the clone in Photoshop.