WEBTOON Basics Sketching and Inking
GCC Academy
Hello, I am webtoon artist Joomyung
It is time to learn about sketching and pen touch using Clip Studio
In this lecture, we will learn about vector
one of Clip Studio's flower functions
The flow of the lecture will be about sketching, pen touch, vector eraser, and pen settings
Sketching and Inking
First, let's create a canvas
The shortcut key is Control N
or create a new canvas from the file
The work will be used in Illustrator
The canvas size is A4 paper
the resolution is 300 dpi
and the basic expression color is color
You can set it up vertically
You can set it up vertically or horizontally
Before sketching, let's create a new restoring layer
One is created by default
but it's a good habit to create a new layer
when working on something new
This is to avoid overlapping with your previous work
I'll change the name of the layer to Sketch
Sketching is the first step to transferring the imagination or scene
you want to draw into a drawing
Sketching is suitable for drawing with a pencil brush
or a pen brush
I'm going to choose a pencil brush this time
I think using the pencil brush provided by default is okay
so I'll choose a brush called Color Pencil
and work on it
You can sketch immediately
but I'll lower the layer's opacity to around 70% and work on it
I'll lower it to around 50% to 70% and work on it
Let's do a rough sketch first
A rough sketch refers to the process that I'm doing right now
For example, when I draw a picture
like this
without a rough sketch
and draw the picture in detail like this
that can also be called a sketch
But I'm a little more accustomed to
drawing than you all
so I can sketch this right away
but drawing a sketch in detail right away is a little more difficult than you think
When I'm not accustomed to drawing
it's hard to draw a detailed picture like this
So first, I draw the picture roughly
while relaxing a little and understanding the overall shape
This step is called a rough sketch
You've seen a lot of this, right?
If you look at drawing practice or books
they tell you to practice drawing like this
Also
in the process of doing a rough sketch
if you don't just stop at the stage of drawing roughly
but also use the method of shaping the human body
it will help you sketch, compose, and set perspective and distance
This method draws a human body
as an organically shaped box while doing a rough sketch
It's called shaping the human body
Suppose you divide the human body into parts
such as the head, neck
upper body, and chest area
I'm drawing this as a square box
And if you divide the shoulder
arm
and human body into parts like this
it can be expressed as a shape made of a shape
So, if you draw a picture using shaping the human body
it's advantageous to draw a picture that matches
the overall proportions, three-dimensionality, perspective, and distance well
If you have a rough drawing
of the human figure like this, let's sketch it now
Even if each line is a little messy than I thought
you don't have to focus on that
You'll refine it again when you do the pen touch anyway
So, you have to check whether the drawing is well-balanced
by repeating the process of enlarging and reducing the drawing like this
During the drawing process
if you think something is wrong here
you can correct it by drawing it with an eraser
and redrawing it
But this is the same method as drawing on paper
However, in Clip Studio
you can go into the selection area and there is a rectangle tool
or an oval tool
but in this case, you can use the lasso selection tool to select the part you want to correct like this
And if you press Control T
you can freely move or zoom in and out of the selected area
So, if you draw the picture again in a smaller size
and the sketch doesn't fit well, it's a good tip to adjust it
As you draw
it's also a good idea to erase the frame you drew in the rough sketch
little by little to see the sketch better
Let's continue with the pen touch
using this completely drawn sketch
For the pen touch
we're going to create a new layer
This time, instead of a new raster layer
we will create a vector layer
In Clip Studio, vector layers are
a huge advantage and can be utilized in pen touch
so let's create one
Here's the vector layer
If you go to the layer window
if you look at the top of the layer window
the leftmost icon is the icon to create a new raster layer
and on the right is the icon to create a new vector layer
If you click on the vector layer, unlike the regular raster layer
a layer with an object box
drawn on the side like this will be created
Without any other preparation, if you create one layer like this
you're ready to use the vector
Before we do the pen touch
let's change the sketch color a bit
You can do the pen touch as is
But let me explain it to you once
You can just do a pen touch
on top of the sketch like this
But since the sketch is drawn
in black and gray
and the pen touch is also black
there are times when it's a complicated drawing
or the pencil is a little dark
and you can't tell the pen touch from the sketch
I'm going to tell you a way to prepare for that
Go to the sketch layer
select the sketch layer
and if you don't see the layer property
in the layer property shown above, click Window in the tool window
If you go to the layer category here, you'll see the layer property
Open the layer property
If you click on the layer color
at the very end of the open layer properties
which are the one, two, three, and fourth
Then
the sketch layer will change to blue
The shortcut key is control b
After selecting the layer, control b
In reality, the color of this layer has not been changed to blue
This is a function that temporarily processes it to appear blue
If you touch the pen once in this state
you can see the pen touch much better
Since I'm working with a vector layer right now
the vector layer is no different
when you look at it
but
let me briefly explain it
Select the object tool
The object tool is located
in the tool section next to it
I'll click on this line
If you zoom in like this
you can see that the line is connected from point to point
You can see that a vector is a mathematically created line
that continues from point to point
However, Clip Studio shows you
how to implement natural pen pressure within this vector
Here's a simple example of the difference
I'll draw a simple pen on a vector
create a raster layer, and draw the same picture
It's the same picture, but if you select it with the object tool
you'll see that the raster layer isn't connected from point to point
while the vector is connected from point to point
Now, let's transform the raster layer
by pressing Control T
Let's enlarge it quite a bit
Can you see it when I enlarge it?
This line is a little broken at the end
Like the image quality gets degraded
Because I enlarged the picture that was drawn small
the picture gets deteriorated
It's said that the picture looks pixelated
And then I'll reduce it again
Even if I reduce it again, the resolution doesn't get better
It's hard to restore the resolution that's already been damaged
In this state, I'll enlarge it again
Then, you can see that the resolution that was damaged
has gotten even worse
Then, let's return to the vector layer
and enlarge the vector layer
I enlarged it to the same size
and if you look at the two like this, you can see the comparison clearly
A vector image doesn't break even if you enlarge it
Let's reduce it again
I'll reduce it and enlarge it again
What do you think?
The image isn't damaged at all
The biggest advantage of vectors is that
the image isn't damaged
by being enlarged or reduced
This is the biggest advantage
As I said earlier
since the lines are mathematically created
after drawing it
you can enlarge or reduce the line thickness
On the other hand, you can't
enlarge or reduce the line in post-editing a raster layer
Of course, using the line width modification tool
you can adjust the line thickness to some extent
but that's not a way to do it without damaging the original resolution
I briefly explained the difference between vector and raster
That's why I want to tell you that
using a vector layer when you do pen touch is better
Vector Eraser
And I think briefly explaining
the vector eraser here would be good
The vector eraser is a function that can be useful
when editing an image drawn as a vector
If you look at the eraser, we usually
erase like this
However, a regular eraser can also be used for vectors
And a vector eraser can also be used
How do you use the vector eraser?
The first condition is using it on an image drawn on a vector layer
Second, go to the eraser
and if you go to the bottom of the eraser
go to the tool properties, and if you go to the tool properties window
that is opened together with the eraser
the vector eraser option is unchecked
So check this part
If you go to the right
and if you press the right, you can see that there are three options
The first is the touching part, the second is up to the intersection, and the third is the entire line
First, I'll erase the touching part
You can think of the touching part as a common eraser
The option says, "The touching part is erased"
It's that option
And up to the second intersection
I'll erase the same part again
What do you think?
Up to the intersection
did you see that I was just tapping the hair while ignoring the pen touch?
You can use it in places like this
I'll show you
Tap
What do you think?
Even if you draw the hair
overlapping like this very easily
you can erase it like this with the vector eraser later
Then, you can naturally overlap the hair and place it up and down
creating a more natural effect
And the last
whole line
on the contrary
like this, the hair is drawn and overlapped
Then, from the part where it touches
it would have been erased up to the intersection, which was the second option
It would have stopped here
The eraser stops here until the intersection
But let's erase it once with the entire line option
What do you think?
All strokes
no matter where they touch
are all erased
It erases them all
It erases all strokes of a single line
The vector eraser is a useful function that can be used this way
It's hard to say which of these three options is the best
because they are all useful
Of course, among the vector erasers
the one used the most frequently is the one used the most frequently
So, I briefly explained the vector eraser
Let's finish drawing the sketch
Pen Settings
Here
I am using
the G pen with the pen touch
When you first install Clip Studio
you will first use the brush
This brush is quite well-made
but you have to try it
to see if it is the right one for each individual
and there is a good chance it is not
That is why Clip Studio provides pen settings that can be customized to your taste
Let me explain the pen settings
First, to customize the pen settings
rather than customizing the G pen that comes default
leave the G pen for now
right-click on the G pen
and there is Duplicate Subtool
If you click Duplicate Subtool
a window like this will open
and you can set the pen name
It says G pen 2
and the output process is Direct Drawing
the input process is Pen
and the tool icon can be changed to various options
but I will leave it as Pen
You can also change the icon's background color
If you change this color like this
change it to red and press OK
The pen is duplicated
and whenever you select this pen
the icon will change to red in the tool
If you select another pen
the color will not change
I also changed the other pens to red
so the color is changing
If you go into the tool properties
you can set the brush size
If you go down, you can set the opacity
Since I will use pen touch, I'll set the opacity to 100
For anti-aliasing, you can choose how soft
or hard the pen's edge will be
And for the shake correction, the lower the value, the more the pen will draw
without any correction
If you increase the shake correction
it is a function
that corrects the shake so that the drawn line comes out a little better
If you set this value too high, the line will look unnatural
so it is recommended that you set it to a value that suits you
Here, you can go into more detail about the pen settings
If you want to go into more detail about the pen settings
click on the downward arrow
on the right side of the brush size
which says Set the parameters to change with the tablet's pressure or speed
Then, a window called Brush Size Influence Criteria Settings will pop up
Some places are unchecked
and some are unchecked
If you increase the minimum value here
the pen will become blunter
and if you lower the minimum value again
the pen tip will become sharper, and the pressure will improve
Also, when drawing, I recommend turning off
the tilt or speed random as much as possible
If you go down, there is a graph
where you can set the pressure settings in more detail
If you go down, the pen will become harder
the pressure will become harder, and you will need to apply more force to your hand
Also, if you go up, the pen will become softer
and the tip will become a pen that requires less pressure
I will slightly lower the graph
to give the pressure more delicacy
If you lower it too much, the pen will become too sharp
So, I recommend that you upload it appropriately
Let's finish a little bit lower than the middle
This way
you can make a pen
that suits you better
You guys are good with the pen provided as a basic
but try setting a pen that suits you and save it
The pen touch is almost finished
At this point, since the overall shape has come out
I'll turn off the sketch layer
With the layer turned off, I'll draw in the missing parts
But, guys
we're working with a vector layer right now
There's one drawback to a vector layer
The drawback of a vector layer is that
when I was drawing this part a little while ago
I'll erase it and explain
Here, you might want to fill it with black like this
However, you can't use the fill tool for vectors
You can't use the fill tool at all
That's why you have to fill it in here directly
with a pen like this
Or, if filling it with the pen is a little difficult
you can create a separate raster layer below
You have to fill it with ink like this with the fill tool on the raster layer
This is a shortcoming of vector layers
if you can call it that
Without a sketch layer
by adding the final details
let's finish
the touch like this
Additionally, let's try changing
the brush tip shape
Changing the brush tip shape
is like changing the tip of the pen brush
that we basically use
Let's try changing it
For the customized G pen
if you go to the tool properties below
at the very bottom of the tool properties
there is a monkey-wrench-shaped icon
It is an icon that opens the sub-tool detail palette
If you click on it, the sub-tool detail window will open like this
You can open the sub-tool detail window through the monkey wrench icon below
or go to the tool window at the top
If you go down the window
you will find a place to open the sub-tool detail window
If you open the sub-tool detail window like this
here
in the left category, go to Brush shape
If you go to Brush shape
Brush tip
If you go to the right from the brush tip, there is a material
Select the material
Here
you can click on the part that says
Click here to add a tip shape
Then, the material window will pop up like this
Or, if you go down, you can click on the part that says "Add a brush tip shape"
It's the same
Here, let's enter a search keyword
If you search for brush as a search keyword
you will see various brushes
Let's select one brush image
Let's select it
Select it and click OK
Then, the shape of the brush tip has changed
If you look closely
Can you see it?
The shape of the brush has changed to look a bit like a paintbrush
You can change the shape of the brush tip like this
However, you can also register the shape of the brush tip yourself
Let's create
the shape of the brush tip
and customize it as a new brush
It's very simple
First, let's create a new file
With the new file created
let's draw an image
Draw an appropriate picture for the image
while thinking about how you want to make the brush tip
I will draw it this much
Once you finish drawing
select the image as a rectangle with the selection tool
and let's make it a material
To make it into a material, go to Edit above
and if you scroll down in Edit, there is Material Registration
If you click on Image in Material Registration, a material window will pop up
Please write a material name
I will set the material name to Brush 001
Copy it
If you look at the bottom, you will see something called Brush Material Settings
Check the Use of the second brush tip shape at the bottom
And I'll go ahead and save the material storage location
I'm going to save it in the temporary storage folder
If you scroll down, there's a search tag
You need to set the search tag
If you look at the bottom of the search tag
click plus
and I'll just write the name of the material I wrote here
in the search tag
And then click OK
This will save the image you'll use as the brush tip as a material
Now you're back to the brush
Let's change the shape of the brush tip in the same way as before
Select the monkey wrench icon at the bottom again
go to Brush Shape
and Brush Tip in the left category
select the brush currently being used
and delete it with the trash can shape
And then click Add Brush Tip Shape again
Here, in the material window
you can't see the image we created a little while ago
If you search for the tag
you wrote in the search keyword
Brush 001, the image I drew is saved in the material
Select it and click OK
and now the brush tip is saved
as the image I created
We have learned how to register the brush tip shape directly up to this point
Through this lecture, we learned about Clip Studio Sketch and Vector
Next time, we will learn about base color and shading
Thank you
Sketch and Pen Touch Sketch Create a new layer so as not to overlap with existing work, and then work Rough sketch: A stage for drawing a picture while capturing the shape, although it is rough
If you sketch the human body by shaping it, it is easy to draw a human body with the overall proportions and 3D sense, perspective, and perspective Modify the sketch while looking at the overall picture
Complete the sketch by erasing the tool drawn in the rough sketch
Pentouch Create a vector layer for pen touch work You can temporarily process the changed color by selecting the layer color
Vector layers are not affected by the enlargement and reduction of the drawing, and the thickness of the line can be modified by cutting and editing after drawing
Vector Eraser What is a vector eraser? A tool used to edit images drawn in vector
Type The part that touches is erased Click on the part to be erased up to the intersection point, and the part that intersects with another line is erased The entire line, including the touching part and the connected line, is erased
Pen settings Clip Studio allows you to set pen settings to suit your taste Brush size and opacity can be set in the tool properties
Anti-aliasing: A feature that removes the stair-step shape of pixels to make them look natural You can create and customize the shape of your brush yo