How I Color Comics with CLIP STUDIO PAINT - Coloring Basics

This tutorial demonstrates a complete workflow for coloring sequential comic pages in Clip Studio Paint. It covers line-art preparation, panel and color-layer setup, flatting, comparative color choices, lighting, shadows, line-color changes, and special effects.

Syllabus

Introduction
About me
Credits Line art by @adamtgorham
Put the line art on a transparent layer
Creating your PANELS layer
Quickly change tools with keyboard shortcuts
Using Polyline/Fill to separate the panels
Add or remove from a selection
“ELEMENTS” layer explained
Why I don’t use Clip’s “smart” flatting tools
How I flat major elements
Why I don’t put different elements on different layers
How to flat everything else
How to create Quick Access buttons
Creating the BASE colors layer
Auto-select / Wand settings for Reference layers
Adjust the base colors
Why I start with more neutral colors
Pro:tip: All colors are based on comparisons
Setting the AMBIENT light
How Hard Light blending mode works
Adding SHADOWS
Adding the primary lights
Adding secondary lights
Changing the color of the lines with a clipping mask
A tip regarding changing the line colors
How to do glows/special effects
Process overview
Conclusion
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Thank you!