Finding and Mastering the Text Tool in Clip Studio Paint
Clip Studio Paint is a powerful digital painting and comic illustration tool that offers a wide range of features to help artists bring their creative visions to life. One of the essential tools in Clip Studio Paint is the text tool, which allows artists to add text to their artwork. In this comprehensive guide, we will explore how to find and master the text tool in Clip Studio Paint, covering its various options, features, and uses.
Finding the Text Tool in Clip Studio Paint
The text tool can be found on the left side of the default workspace in Clip Studio Paint, represented by the letter "A". Alternatively, you can access the text tool by pressing the "T" button on your keyboard. Once selected, the Tool Property window will appear below it, displaying all available options for the text.
Tool Options in Clip Studio Paint
The Tool Property window offers a range of options to customize your text. The first option is the font selection, which opens a drop-down menu of all available fonts on your computer. You can preview fonts by name, display them in the font, or preview them in uppercase, lowercase, and numbers. Additionally, you can create custom lists of fonts using the gear icon.
Font Options
- Font Size: Choose from a range of font sizes to suit your needs.
- Font Style: Select from bold, italic, underline, and strikeout styles.
- Alignment and Text Direction: Justify your text to the right, center, or left, and choose from horizontal or vertical text direction.
Text Color
You can set your text color to the primary color, secondary color, or user color (default black).
How the Text Tool Works
To use the text tool, follow these steps:
- Decide where to place the text on the canvas.
- Click once to create a text box.
- Type in the text box, and the text will appear.
- Highlight text or press Command + A to select everything and make changes.
- Move the text box freely by dragging it.
- Resize the text box by grabbing a corner or side with the cursor.
- Change opacity and blending modes at any point.
Extra Options
- Add a Border to the Text: Go to the Layer Property section and click on the black dot with a white border underneath "Effect". This will apply a default white outline to the text. You can customize the border effect by adjusting the thickness of the outline and changing the color.
- Rasterizing and Free Transforming Text: To make further edits to the text, such as changing its shape or layout, rasterize the text and then use the transform and lasso tools. Rasterizing the text means converting it to a normal layer (a raster layer), removing the text box around it.
Rasterizing Text in Clip Studio Paint
- Important Note: Make sure to set the desired font color and size before rasterizing text, as it cannot be changed afterwards without using the undo button.
- Rasterizing Text: Right-click the text layer and select "Rasterize" from the menu. The text will be treated as a regular raster layer, enabling the use of other editing tools.
- Editing Rasterized Text: Use tools like the lasso tool or eraser tools to edit the text. For more advanced edits to size and shape, use the free transform option or mesh transformation option, both found in the Edit tab under Transform.
Additional Tools for Comic Artists
- Word Balloon Tool: Clip Studio Paint offers a range of sub-tools underneath the text tool that are particularly useful for comic artists. A future tutorial will cover the word balloon tool.
Additional Resources
- For further questions, leave a comment or check out Clip Studio's official help site.
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By mastering the text tool in Clip Studio Paint, you can add professional-looking text to your artwork, comics, and illustrations. With its range of options and features, the text tool is an essential part of any digital artist's toolkit.