Step of angle: set the smallest number of the line angle. Spline allows us to create divides that are made of curves, which we’ll see in just a little bit. The options are either one straight line, polyline (straight lines that change direction - think a zig-zag!), and spline. Shape of division: Controls how the division is handled. Note that lines from one panel are visible in other panels because they are not blocked off with the layer mask. The image below shows panels that share a layer mask. When you have each panel sharing one folder and one layer mask, you have to be extremely careful that your art for one panel doesn’t bleed into the adjacent panels. For a messy sketcher like me, this is a great thing! This means that each frame has a “barrier” around it, preventing anything drawn outside of the panel boundaries to show.
I LOVE having my frames all in their own folders, partially because it allows me to organize a little better but also because of each frame having its own mask. I’m going to mainly be using the Divide frame folder tool in this tutorial because it’s my favorite of the panel creation tools.
Divide frame border keeps all frames in one folder and has them share a layer mask. These both work the same way, except the Divide frame folder tool creates each new panel in its own folder, with its own layer mask. There are two subtools in this folder, “Divide frame folder” and “Divide frame border”. The Cut Frame Border tools allow us to take an existing panel or panels and split those panels up. Now that we have our file set up and a panel we can use with the Cut Frame tools, let’s move on. This is what always worked for me to get the page set-up process done quickly so I could get to the fun part (drawing) a little bit faster! Using this template is a small thing that can save you a couple seconds of time with each page, which adds up over time. All my settings are in the screenshot below. I’ve made a 4 page document with no cover pages, and made sure that the “View” option under Multiple Pages is set to “Page-by-Page” instead of “Webtoon”. I’m going to start by clicking File - New and choosing the size document I want to create. So that’s what we’re going to start with in this tutorial, but of course you can choose to do this differently if you don’t like this method! When I was making comics, I would create a story file for each new chapter and apply a basic one-frame framing template to all the interior pages so that it was easier to go in and quickly cut the large single panel into smaller panels. However, you should still be able to use a Framing Template on a single page, so some of this section can apply to you too. If you don’t have CSP EX, you won’t be able to create a story file. Setting Up a Story File with a Frame Template Setting up a Story File with a Frame Template In this article we will cover the following topics:
In this article, we’re going to go over my favorite way of creating comic frames, including how to set up a story file to make panel creation even faster. In the previous article we covered the “Create Frame” subtools and how to use them. Welcome to part 2 of Creating Comic frames. I write weekly posts on and on CSP Tips, so be sure to come back every week to learn more Clip Studio Tips and Tricks from me! Many of you probably know my name from those books, in fact. I was a beta-tester on the Manga Studio 5 program and for Clip Studio Paint, and I have written three books and several video courses about the program. Hello! My name is Liz Staley and I’m a long-time user of Clip Studio Paint (I started using the program back when it was known as Manga Studio 4!).