![]() Once you know the basics, you can record your own and streamline your workflow! One of my favorite actions to record is setting up all the layers I typically need for a drawing file, so that is what I’ll be teaching in this tutorial to give you an idea of how to make your own actions. They can record changing a drawing color, a layer name, and more. changing from the pencil tool to the pen tool) or changing the size of a brush. For instance, they cannot record changing between tools (i.e. This will ensure you don’t make any mistakes during the recording process that will cause undesired results in the final recording (and prevent you from having to start the recording process over!)Īuto actions do have some limitations. It’s up to you to decide what part of your process you’d like to automate! In the past, I have made auto actions for layer setup and naming, and file resizing and saving for the internet.īefore you make an auto action, perform the process a few times so you know what the steps are. Auto actions can be simple (like creating a new layer and setting it to Draft), or they can be long and complex series of steps that achieve an effect. These actions will usually have “selected” or “selection” in the title, so make a selection before playing those!īefore creating your own auto action, think about the tasks that you go through on a regular basis in your workflow that require a set of steps. Some preset actions require you to have an active selection before playing it. CSP will skip any unchecked steps in the action. If you want to omit a certain step, you can click the checkmark to the left of that step to turn it off temporarily. These steps show us exactly what Clip Studio Paint will do to achieve the goal of the action. The Auto Action options are found in the Auto Action window, which by default is bundled with the Layer palette, as seen in the following screenshot. Just about anything that you can do in Clip Studio Paint can be recorded into an auto action, making tedious tasks like resizing images, creating layers, or applying effects a snap once the action is made! In this article we will cover the following topics:Īuto actions are sets of recorded steps that can be “played back” to automate a task with the simple press of a button. But they’re an extremely useful feature of CSP and can save you a ton of time on tasks that you do over and over again. Many of you probably know my name from those books, in fact!Īuto actions are often overlooked by digital artists, either because they don’t know what they are or because creating your own can seem intimidating. 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!).
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