How to Draw a City Background – ASCEND Building Tutorial (Clip Studio Paint)
In this full-length tutorial, I’ll walk you through the exact process I used to create the city background from my artwork *“Ascend.”*
We’ll build everything step-by-step using simple shapes, clean perspective, and my custom rectangle brush.
If you want to learn how to draw buildings, backgrounds, and atmospheric lighting more easily, this video will help a lot!
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*📌 What You’ll Learn*
How to use the Perspective Ruler in Clip Studio Paint
Drawing foreground / midground / background buildings
Using the rectangle brush for windows & structure
Creating depth with haze, highlights, and shadows
Water reflection & simple sky rendering
Rooftop details and neon signs
Adding a character silhouette & clothing folds
Final lighting adjustments (red haze / scythe glow / darkening the river)
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*📥 Free Brush Download*
All brushes used in this tutorial are available here:
👉 [**https://linktr.ee/hugh.60b**](https://linktr.ee/hugh.60b)
(Free — but any support truly helps me continue making tutorials!)
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1:08 – Canvas size & initial settings
1:52 – Drawing the building base/outline
3:51 – Drawing building windows
5:58 – Rendering water reflections
7:43 – Painting the sky, clouds, and stars
8:43 – Another method of drawing buildings
9:38 – Foreground buildings (alternative technique)
13:23 – Drawing the rooftop
14:15 – Neon signs & billboard details
15:48 – Enhancing perspective on the front building
16:40 – Drawing the character (clothing folds)
20:31 – Drawing the scythe
*🎨 Tools I Use*
Clip Studio Paint
XPPen Artist 24 Pro 2.5K QHD Drawing Tablet
*💬 Want more tutorials?*
This is my very first full-length voice tutorial.
If you want more episodes, please comment your suggestions—your feedback directly shapes the next video.
Thank you for watching! 🙏
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🇰🇷 *【한국어 설명】*
이번 영상은 제 작품 **“Ascend”**의 배경을 실제로 그렸던 과정 그대로 보여드리는 풀 튜토리얼입니다.
기본 도형, 사각 브러시, 퍼스펙티브 룰러만으로 빌딩과 배경을 쉽게 만드는 방법을 다뤘어요.
브러시는 모두 무료로 다운로드 가능합니다!
👉 https://linktr.ee/hugh.60b
영어·한국어·일본어 자막을 지원하니 편하게 보세요 :)
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🇯🇵 *【日本語の説明】*
この動画では、私の作品 *「Ascend」* の背景を作成した実際のプロセスをステップごとに解説します。
基本形・パース・シンプルなブラシを使って、誰でも都市背景を描けるようになるチュートリアルです。
使用したブラシは無料でダウンロードできます：
👉 https://linktr.ee/hugh.60b
字幕：日本語 / 英語 / 韓国語
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🏷 *Hashtags*
#digitalart #drawingtutorial #clipstudiopaint #csp #backgroundart #cityscape #perspective #xppen #arttutorial #howtodrawbuildings #howtodraw