Interface

On Windows and macOS, the default interface of Clip Studio Paint looks like this:

(1)Title Bar

The title bar displays information such as application name and the name, resolution, and magnification of the canvas being edited.

(2)Command Bar

The command bar contains shortcut icons for saving and other operations. You can customize it to display your frequently used commands.

(3)Tool palette

The Tool palette contains all tool groups, from drawing tools to selection and text tools.

(4)Tool Group palette

The Tool Group palette lists specific tools within the selected tool group.

(5)Color Wheel palette

Select a drawing color by picking a hue from the outer circle and then choosing a color from the square.

(6)Color Set palette

Select a drawing color by clicking on one from a set of colors.

(7)Tool Slider palette

Change the size and opacity of your currently selected tool.

(8)Canvas window

Area to draw and edit images.

(9)Navigator palette

Shows a miniature version of the canvas for your reference. You can zoom, rotate, and flip your canvas as well.

(10)Layer palette

Shows the layer arrangement of the current canvas. You can add and manage layers here.

(11)Materials palette

These tabs take you to different folders in the Material palette, where you can organize materials and assets to use. Drag and drop a material onto the canvas to use it.

You can drag palettes around to customize your workspace. To hide any palettes that you don’t need, you can uncheck them from the Window menu.