SOFTWARE:
Clip Studio Paint
11.1.6+
(Mac + Windows)
HARDWARE:
2.5GHz processor
8Gb RAM or Higher
16Gb+ RAM recommended
290Mb of available
storage space
Graphics Tablet
recommended
SKILL BASE:
Suitable for novice to
expert Clip Studio users
CLIP STUDIO INSTALLATION
AND BRUSH USER GUIDE
THANKS A MILLION FOR PURCHASING OUR
BEAT TONES DISTRESSED HALFTONE BRUSHES.
TO INSTALL YOUR BRUSHES FOLLOW THE
STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS BELOW.
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR BRUSHES
BRUSH GROUPS
Your Beat Tones brush set contains three distinct
brush styles with different features and uses.
1 Liner Brushes. 3 handy liner brushes with just the
right amount of distressing to compliment your halftones.
2 Classic Halftones. For brushing consistent tones in
multiple tonal values. These brushes are grouped into
individual sets by halftone style (clean, rough etc).
3 Shader Halftones. Darken with increased pen pressure to
create gradient shading effects. Graphics tablet required
(Wacom or similar).
NUMBERING AND DIVIDERS
Clip Studio loads brushes alphabetically, so
each brush is numbered to ensure that your
brushes display in a logical order.
We’ve also included dividers
to ensure it’s easy to locate the correct
brush group at any time.
WHAT’S A COMBO BRUSH?
Your Combo Dot 45º brushes are designed to
overlap perfectly with any 45º or 145º Line brush
to create combination shades.
Line 45º Combo Dot 45º Line 145º
HALFTONE BRUSH NAMES
Each halftone brush group contains halftone brushes in multiple
shades with a few naming conventions to help you differentiate
each brush at a glance.
• Halftone Description:
Clean, Rough, Grainy etc.
• Screen angle:
45°, 60°, Vertical or Horizontal.
• Tonal value *:
10%, 30%, 50%, 70% & 90% (Classic)
Light, Medium, Dark (Shaders)
* Tonal values are approximate.
CHANGING THE SCALE OF
YOUR HALFTONE TEXTURES
The embedded pattern in your brushes come
pre-scaled to100% but you can easily change
this to suit your artwork as needed.
1 Open the Tool Property Panel
(Window > Tool Property).
2 Adjust the Scale Ratio slider to increase or
decrease the texture size.
3 To reset your brush to the default scale, either
change it manually or click the Reset all
settings to default button on the Sub Tool Detail
panel (Window > Sub Tool Detail).
CAUTION: THE TEXTURE SCALE
MUST MATCH IN EACH BRUSH FOR
HALFTONES TO ALIGN CORRECTLY
60% 60% 60% 60% 45% 20%
HOW TO USE ANY BRUSH AS AN ERASER
Simply select a brush, then activate
the Transparency Mode setting.
YOUR BRUSHES ARE SET UP AND READY TO GO!
See Beat Tones in action and learn to get the most out of your
brushes by watching the video below.
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