Tutorial: 3 Magical Animated Effects - Clip Studio Paint (Video)

This tutorial goes over how to animate three magical effects in Clip Studio Paint: a ball of lightning, a flickering fire, and glittery sparkles. I cover three animation techniques, including frame-by-frame animation with onion skin and keyframing, with some neat tricks.

If you'd prefer a text-based version of this tutorial, check out 3 Magical Animated Effects over on Clip Studio Tips!

This also references a few of my other tutorials:

Also, here is the sparkle image I referenced as a free download if you want to follow along using the graphic I made rather than making your own.

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Categories: Artwork, By Type, Clip Studio Paint Tutorials, Tutorials
Tags: animate, animated, animating, animation, Clip Studio Paint, electric, electricity, fire, flame, glitter, lightning, magic, sparkle, tutorial
Live Date: 3/30/2023 | Last Modified: 3/18/2024