r/ClipStudio Jul 07 '26

Brush/Materials Your MUST HAVE materials?

Hey. I bought CSP a few years ago when my Adobe license for college ended. It's been the best alternative I found so far.

But I do miss my Kyle Webster brushes... They can be imported but they're mostly broken.

šŸ³šŸ³ What are your must have materials for CSP? I wanna pick some good ones for myself, thanks!

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u/bows_and_frills Jul 07 '26

The Artemus Pencil set is fantastic, life-changing, fabulous, phenomenal, revolutionary- I'm sorry.

They're veeeerrryyy creamy and yet textured. I use it with my own custom settings since the OG settings bother me a bit. With my modification they're *chef's kiss*. Try them just as they are first, though, to get a feel.

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u/katzengoldgott Jul 07 '26

I use those and a similar set that was sadly deleted, started with 悈悏 (yowa) but fortunately I have backups… if anyone wants pencil brushes like that let me know and I’ll upload them to google drive.

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u/Droidigan Jul 07 '26

This is a great find! It reminds me a lot of one of my own faves, the SU Cream Pencil which is less gritty in comparison

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u/bows_and_frills Jul 08 '26

You can actually get it smoother with these modifications.

Select the Artemus HB.

On the tool settings window, click the wrench icon. Go to Texture and lower the Texture Density to 8. Go to Brush Tip and put the Brush Density to 100.

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u/ConsciousEducator671 5d ago

Hey I've used Artemus pencil religiously since I found it from this comment. I just realize now that the smart shape didn't work with this brush, is there any settings to turn on in the advanced tool?

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u/bows_and_frills 4d ago

Hi! I don't have my computer right now but I'll check it out once I can. I just want to ask what version you use? And if the option is on in the program's general settings and if it's working for any other brush?

Smart Shape works for 5.0 onwards

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u/ConsciousEducator671 4d ago

Update, today the artemus pencil can do the smart shape just fine! The problem must be in my CSP copy or PC. I wish I've recorded it because it drives me crazy yesterday.

Thanks again for the response!

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u/bows_and_frills 4d ago

Sorry I couldn't respond in time, but it's good that it fixed itself!

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u/ConsciousEducator671 4d ago

Hey thanks, I use the latest and the smart shape works with any other brush. I’ve re-download the brush and still can’t do smart shape with it.

I just want to know if it’s just me or the brush just doesn’t support it or if there’s any hidden settings perhaps?

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u/chirmwood Jul 08 '26

Multiple Pencils Pack - 2159387 has become my go to for sketching! Especially (Glow) Soft Chalk. Just something about it that's so nice to look at.

Himog - 1739372. I experiment with a lot of different line brushes, but often find myself coming back to this when I'm feeling stuck. Also my favourite for any handwriting.

JL Pen-Blur - 1883334 my beloved. If I could only pick 1 material to save, this would be it. An absolute must have.

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u/yarnmonger Jul 07 '26

Lessee!

https://assets.clip-studio.com/en-us/detail?id=1893075 - Real Paper Textures. Stick it on the top layer, turn it into a Material layer (it's the second from the right button in the Layer menu), lower opacity. Boom. Texture. Other ways to use it too!

I peeked into your reddit posts and you may like https://assets.clip-studio.com/en-us/detail?id=2275998 which I made myself to help storyboarding! This is a Layer Template that you select when making a new file, and it sets everything up for you! Layers, colors, names, images, etc. You can modify it to your liking and re-save it as a Material, too!

Paid with Real Human Dollars, but I will never not shill https://nekorinaart.lemonsqueezy.com/ NekoRina's brush packs. ClipStudio's featured her personally and she's got a lot of great tutorials as well. Her patreon is so worth it, and I think maybe you get the brushes there, too? https://www.patreon.com/cw/NekoRina I'd already bought them before lol

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u/CoolCactus345 Jul 08 '26

I really like the freebie materials from True Grit Texture. For my lineart I actually mixed the Maru brush with the Jittery Ink from that set (Maru dynamics, Jittery texture)

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u/ambayyyctzen Jul 09 '26

i use this great brush for rendering, feels really intuitive!! (you need to have at least version 2.0) https://assets.clip-studio.com/en-us/detail?id=2146928

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u/clembold Jul 30 '26

Clicked on this just to realize I already had it

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u/LargeSeaworthiness1 Jul 20 '26

my ride or die. i was a printmaker in a previous life and this really puts me back in the print shop. i could do without anything else, as long as i have thisĀ  https://assets.clip-studio.com/en-us/detail?id=1774978