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Clip Studio Paint

ILLUSTRATE A MAGICAL CHARACTER

In depth Magical character art

Selenada crafts a stunningly detailed artwork using the wealth of tools in Clip Studio Paint

Artist PROFILE

Selenada

LOCATION: Switzerland

Ulyana Regener, also known as Selenada, has been fascinated with the fantastical since she was a child. After swapping her path from music to art, she has worked on illustrations for an array of leading publishers seeking her touch of magic and immersion. https://bit.ly/3wWAchw

For this illustration, I was asked to create a fun, bright image with the theme of making artwork magical by the developers behind the digital drawing app Clip Studio Paint.

Although it was my first time painting with the software, I found myself completely immersed in the world of digital art from start to finish. It features a wide variety of brushes and I loved how the colours mix and blend just as they do when working in traditional media.

In this walkthrough, I’ll show you how to use Clip Studio Paint’s many features to make each stage of the painting process smoother, from the first sketches right the way through to the painting and making those final tweaks for the perfect image. Now I’ve tried the app, I can’t wait to explore more possibilities with it in my next artwork!

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ImagineFX
June 2024
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