3dtotal Publishing's first book focusing solely on Clip Studio Paint - digital-painting software that boasts over 25 million users and can be used on any operating system or device - computer, mobile phone, or tablet (including but not confined to the iPad) Commissioned and written to focus on teaching the software to total beginners, and giving them the tools to begin to create incredible pieces of digital art in Clip Studio Paint More experience artists will also find this book invaluable, revealing in-depth knowledge of the software and presenting tutorials from world-renowned professional artists Clip Studio Paint is very affordable to hobbyists as well as professional artists and an essential introduction to people considering taking up digital art Following a Getting Started chapter covering the basics, tutorials by top artists include a variety of art styles, including manga characters, real-world environments, and picture-book illustrations Each tutorial includes screengrabs of the software in action alongside useful text and step-by-step images of the painting in progress Contributing artists include Devin Elle Kurtz (based in California, 858k Instagram followers) and Simone Ferriero AKA Simz.art (403k Instagram followers). TARGET AUDIENCE Customers who buy 3dtotal Publishing's other art books based on digital painting Student or hobbyist digital painters looking to transfer their process from paper or the monitor to the screen Total digital-art novices who are looking for a starting point and perhaps do not own an iPad, but want to create art on their existing device More experienced illustrators who want to learn how to use Clip Studio Paint better, or as an alternative to other software Artists wanting to utilize Clip Studio Paint's comic-creation tools to create Webtoons Digital painters of any skill level interested in elevating their results with this popular and convenient piece of software.