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COLOUR MANGA IN CLIP STUDIO PAINT

Painting digitally isn’t an easy thing to do, especially when you’re staring at a blank canvas and the possibilities are endless. I always feel excited about creating a new illustration, but with this joy comes many fears and a lot of self-doubt.

Apart from being unsure where to start, I used to ask myself questions. Is my illustration looking good? What else can I add? Did I add too much? What if I change this? I’m sure many of you feel the same at the beginning of your art journey, so to help you out I’ve prepared some tips that you can refer to ‘find yourself’ if you ever feel lost when painting.

For this workshop I created a character: Mai. This simple name comes from the name of the month I painted her in. I started this illustration in May 2020 and didn’t open the file until May 2021 when I finally finished it.

Art is a journey, not a destination. If you check the number of my Instagram posts, it’s above 900. If you take away 10 per cent to be on the safe side, that’s at least 800 portraits, and I

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