This is the original Clip Studio Paint JPEG
Clip Studio Paint Relative Colorimetric CMYK Export
CSP Perceptual CMYK export
CSP Absolute Perceptual CMYK export
The Clip Studio Paint CMYK exports are way off target. I must be doing something wrong. However, I can always fall back into the strong arms of Photoshop when it’s time to publish.
This is the Photoshop CMYK export.
Lunch time!
As always, the word final in the title doesn’t mean that I’ll never edit this picture. It means that I’m happy with what I’ve done at this moment. Tomorrow I’ll be moving on to picture 29.
While I’m making these pictures I’m always looking for ways to work more efficiently. I want to do a six-book series, but at the rate I’m working, it will take me two more years to complete the project. I would like to be able to go from concept to publication in two months. To achieve that kind of turnover, I have to work three times faster than I’m currently capable of doing. To save time, I’ve considered using flat colors with no shading. I’ve considered using only pen and ink with no color. I’ve considered moving to a comic book format with multiple images on a page. Or, maybe I’ll get faster as I gain more experience.
Today another concern popped up — I read that Clip Studio’s handling of CMYK may not be the equivalent of Photoshop’s. This is a problem for me because Ingramspark is geared for Photoshop. Because I really need industry standard CMYK, I’m considering using Photoshop and InDesign for my next book. CSP has many convenient tools, but if it lacks a correct version of CMYK, it would be a waste of time to continue using it. Here’s a link to that CSP CMYK post: Photoshop vs Clip Studio Paint.
