28+ Realistic FUR sub tools (brushes with settings)
for CLIP STUDIO PAINT and Manga Studio
Created for perfect fur when you're painting fluffy animals, furries, etc.
Brushes #2, 3, and 8 from these 28 brush sub-tools have two options for each other for right and left-directional hair growth. So, in common, the Set contains 31 brush sub-tools
I've worked to learn how to draw realistic fur for quite a lot of time. And I can be proud that I've reached this goal. To simplify matters, I created a series of brushes for myself, and I've decided to share them with you. I'm sure you'll appreciate the assistance they will bring you to the work!
You'll receive the ZIP archive with:
- 31 SUT files (Clip Studio Paint sub tool files) in a separate directory;
- PDF with tips and instructions on how to install the brushes into your software;
- JPG with all the brushes table. Sometimes, it may be just convenient to have it on hand.
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• Please note: there are versions of this brush set for a number of software products: Photoshop, Clip Studio Paint, Procreate, Affinity Photo / Designer. You’re looking through the CLIP STUDIO PAINT version page.
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Some tips for using the brushes:
• As you know, there are several basic shading techniques in painting and drawing, and I like this one as the most appropriate for me — I find it one of the most rational for painting the fur — to start coloring with a neutral, halftone local color, then shade it according to the volume and lighting, then add layers of the fur with colors a bit lighter than underlying shading.
• Start with a general neutral local fur color a tone or two darker, and paint the shape and shading with any brush or brushes more convenient to model such volumes.
• After, as usual, it may be necessary to make some areas deeper (darker) — for example, deep shaded areas among strands near their roots — or set some light and highlight accents in the lights.
• Try to experiment with layer or brush blending modes, such as Soft Light, Screen, Multiply, etc.
• As in painting or drawing at all, I'd recommend proceeding from common, main shapes to partial ones and details: firstly, specify the main common volume, lights, and darks, then put non-detailed fur strands using matching brushes and then make the detailing with detailed fur brushes.
• In the end, I'd add some of the sharpest strands or hairs, maybe blur or darken some of the underlying strands, and light up some of the most visible and highlighted ones. Try to make some of them softer or sharper, darker or lighter in the finish or work, a kind of post-processing. Add some highlights, specular. Use the "Shining Tips" brushes from the set. The separated hair can be drawn by regular textured thin brushes.
• Switch on "Lock sub tool do not save change" (see the picture below) for each brush preset (sub-tool) if you want to reset the brush after changing the settings, etc. I'd recommend turning it on, and excepting the cases when you adjust the brush for yourself.
• Each brush has a slight Color variability to make the fur more picturesque and realistic. It is linked to the pen pressure: the more pressure, the more secondary color (the color from the backward, second square) randomly adds to the primary color.
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How to install the brush set:
1. After downloading the file, unzip it (if this is an archive).
2. Start Clip Studio Paint.
3. Choose the brush tool you prefer.
4. Select all the .sut files and drag & drop them into the list of brushes. The brush presets (sub-tools) will start appearing in the list.
5. Enjoy! I'd advise you to switch on the "Lock sub tool do not save change" for each brush of the Set (see the tip and picture above).
The basic settings are already made, but you can set your brushes as you wish. In this case, turn this switch off.
6. Enjoy and create great work!
Release Notes
Eight brand new brushes were added, improved the old brushes, and minor bugs were fixed.
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