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Realism Painting In Clip Studio Paint

Now this was quite an experience. For those of you that don't know, Clip Studio Paint is Manga Studio 5. I use Clip Studio Paint (which I may refer to as CSP in this post) because I want to support the company directly instead of through Smith & Micro. Painting this portrait of Missy Elliott was a very pleasant and enlightening experience. I haven't done realism in quite some time and this portrait is still unfinished but I have painted it enough to get my point across. Painting in Clip Studio Paint is one of the best experiences in digital painting that I have had thus far. CSP doesn't lag and for those of you that come to my livestreams, you are aware of how fast I often draw and paint. It's very responsive but most importantly with it's customizable user interface, I have found the tools to be less distracting that Photoshop and easy and hassle free to blend. As you can see on the skin, the blending in CSP is beautiful and lag free which has become extremel