This section describes the basic preparations for drawing illustrations.

 

Change the Canvas Size and Resolution

A canvas is generated automatically when CLIP STUDIO PAINT is started.

To create a canvas with your preferred settings, change the settings or create a new canvas.

 

<Changing the Settings>

From the [Edit] menu, select [Change Image Resolution] or [Change Canvas Size].

Selecting [Change Image Resolution] allows you to change the width and/or height proportionately.

 

Selecting [Change Canvas Size] allows you to change the width and/or height freely.

 

<Creating a New Canvas>

From the [File] menu, select [New]. In the [New] dialog, configure settings such as "Use of work" (PRO/EX), "Width", "Height", "Resolution" and "Basic expression color" (PRO/EX) and then click the [OK] button.

 

[Memo]

·A desired size can be pre-installed using the [Default size] setting. Click the [Preset] pull-down menu to display the list of canvas settings and select your desired setting.

·You can also click [Register to preset] to the right of [Preset] to add the settings configured in the [New] dialog box as a preset item.

·In PRO/EX, selecting an item for [Use of work] displays setting suited to the selected use.

·Preset items are managed for each use of work. The registered [Preset] can be used when selecting the same use of work for which the [Preset] item was registered or when [Show all settings] is selected.

 

Try Drawing with the Drawing Tool

First, try drawing lines on the canvas.

When using a tablet with a pen, you can draw thicker lines by pressing harder or thinner lines by drawing more lightly (the line size depends on the pen pressure). There are various drawing tools, such as [Pen], [Pencil] and [Decoration].

 

After testing the tools, you can batch-erase the entire image by pressing the [Delete] key.

 

<Tips: If you make a mistake while operating>

You can undo mistaken operations and restore the image to its previous state. Click the [Undo] button on the [Tool] bar to undo the last operation.

 

■Adjust the Pen Pressure

 

This section explains how to batch-adjust the pen pressure for all tools that use pen pressure. CLIP STUDIO PAINT also allows you to configure different pen pressure settings for each brush.

Selecting the [File] menu ([Clip Studio Paint] menu for macOS/tablet) > [Pen Pressure Settings] displays the [Adjust pen pressure] dialog box.

Draw on the canvas with your stylus while intentionally varying your pen pressure.

When you’ve finished drawing, click [Check adjusted settings].

When the [Check adjusted settings] dialog box appears, you can try out the adjusted pen pressure sensitivity.

Draw on the canvas with the new settings.

You can adjust the pen pressure sensitivity with the [Stronger] and [Lighter] buttons.

Adjust the settings as much as you like. When you’re finished, click [OK] to exit the dialog box.

Clicking [OK] will apply this pen pressure setting to all tools.