Inking

After your draft is finished, draw the main lines using the [Pen] tool. This process is called "inking". The main lines of the character are drawn on a different layer from the draft.

 

What is a Layer?

Layers are used when drawing illustrations and manga with digital painting tools such as CLIP STUDIO PAINT. A layer is something similar to a transparent piece of film. All elements, such as lines and color, are drawn on these transparent layers. The canvas shows the result of all of the layers stacked together.

Drawing elements such as lines, color, characters and background on different layers allows you to edit each element separately. Separating ele­ments into layers allows various operations for efficient editing, such as hiding the draft once it is no longer needed, keeping the lines while refilling the color and changing the position of the character relative to the background.

The [Layer] palette shows the layers in order from the top downward. When "Normal" is set as the blending mode, lower layers cannot be seen through the content on the layers above.

 

Tips: When displaying the layer palette on the iPad

When using an iPad, tap the icon on the [Layer] palette to display the palette.