If you're just starting out as a digital artist or want to switch to Clip Studio Paint from a different graphics software package, then this book is for you. Those with no prior knowledge of digital art or intermediate-level users looking to explore the unique features of Clip Studio Paint will also find this book useful.
Inko Ai Takita is an award-winning UK-based Japanese manga artist. Her visual works were built from her studies at Kyoto Zokei University of Art and Design in Japan and Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in the UK. She has delivered manga talks and workshops at Westminster Library, for the Guardian children's books online, and the V&A Museum. Through horror, folklore, and social issues stories, she continues to deliver high-quality manga. Portrait of Violence (New International) won an Independent Publisher Book Awards medal in 2018.
Liz Staley is a visual artist and blogger who loves horses, animation, comics, and true crime. She began her digital art journey using Adobe Photoshop and then learned how to use Clip Studio Paint. She currently writes a weekly blog for Graphixly with art and Clip Studio Paint tips. Although she still loves the medium of comics and animation, her personal art now mostly consists of animal portraits that combine education with conservation. Liz loves horses, dogs, horror movies, anime, and learning the Japanese language.