How to use the PERSPECTIVE RULER/GRID in CLIP STUDIO PAINT (EX/PRO)

Here are the basics with using the perspective tool in Clip Studio Paint.
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[@ironaikau8236]

Thank you, I must say that I'm completely oblivious of 80% of the stuff Clip Studio can do.

[@silverblaize]

Same here, and I've been using it for 2 or 3 years now. If I don't know what a particular button or tool does, I just don't even touch it for fear of messing something up lol

[@Burninizer]

I'm just starting as a digital artist but I have a good amount of experience with CAD software from my engineering degree; having those huge 3D grid planes makes it FAR easier for me to imagine where to align the vanishing points for where I would want the observer to be. Thank you so much!

[@BrianShearer]

Glad it helps!

[@randyrandy2460]

been using csp for years and i had no idea you could see planes like that, this is HUGE!

[@Bandicooch]

The way you put that room together looked so simple. Thanks for making this!

[@BrianShearer]

No problem 😊

[@smazziszaz]

SIIIIICKKKK THANK YOU SO MUCH you have probably just revolutionized my technical art skills

[@thelightningbrony4745]

Thank you so much. I found the perspective ruler so confusing before I watched this vid. You're a life-safer :D

[@kalbearts237]

Amen to that! no more eyeballing my own grids now.

[@clabsilkie7569]

Thank you! Thank you! I've been struggling on how to use this!! this video is so easy to understand! Your explanation skills are superb! Thank you! I'm looking forward for another tutorial...

[@EchoJ]

This is _extremely_ helpful! Thank you 😃 If you haven’t done so already, what about a tutorial with tips on drawing figures and objects in your room/environment in perspective?

[@djwaglmuffin]

Thank you for this. I am trying so hard to get this perspective thing down. My comic is stale without it.

[@NanaLaEnana]

Bless you, this makes things so much easier!

[@ferrijuhul]

hell yeah lad.. ive been confused as hell with this.. thanks for the guide lad..

[@joshgradin7094]

This videos are so helpful. thanks Brian.

[@Unfazed1888]

Thank you so much for this!!! Clear and optimistic voice, clear instructions, to-the-point -presentation, and the music isn’t distracting. You get an A++ in my book. 😄

[@MDigitalProductions]

Thank you for making this so simple!

[@MGBeers]

tried the perspective ruler before and quit when i got frustrated. thanks for this, it cleared up some things that I think were stumbling blocks, especially the grid option. Thanks!

[@teadragonnaahva]

I landed here even though i had been searching for something slightly different- but my problems and questions have been solved and holy shit i just learned something new! Thanks so much - my life has just gotten so much easier!

[@Kyrieru]

About the comment about the lines, you can create line brushes that have random elements, or cycle through patterns. So you can have more organic looking lines. (or straight up draw lines, save them as materials, and then have it cycle through them)

[@io1763]

Thank you. Very useful. I feel the power! XD For real very useful instrument I'm glad exist in CSP

[@Asahiz_]

you make it look so easy

[@Ximalao]

very useful and to the point video ever made on clip studio perspective; thank you really handy for a quick time saving lesson, liked and subscribed, thank you for making this.

[@jackruttan3545]

Where do you find that infinite grid switch? I'm using PRO version 1.9.10 for windows. Of course, they've changed the interface..... No idea what even to really call what I'm looking for.... And what does "infinitize" mean?

[@xerxer9251]

you have to go to operation > object, select the rule and then look in the tool properties

[@ThasaVids]

Thank u

[@tatianaabramovskaya8765]

@@xerxer9251 select what rule? Ruler? It doesn't set a grid. I have to set vanishing point etc. What do I do if I want a preset grid?

[@deadhouse3889]

You're a good teacher 👌

[@katzske]

I searched for a perspective tutorial, but got very excited when I saw Shockwave in the intro.

[@munnsin9464]

Thank you, really needed that!

[@nervarei3314]

Very good video, thank you sir!

[@spunkydoll]

Thank you so much for sharing this! Super helpful!

[@Jean1999Jean]

really useful content! thank you for the tips!

[@pickledshoe]

wow this really helped

[@microzoo3775]

So helpful . tjhanks so, much!

[@cofiecoffcoff4287]

Thank you! You helped a lot!

[@ShantanuBaagchi]

precise and helpful

[@kryssgeezus5697]

Awesome video! Thanks for the help!

[@ericduchesnes7340]

Thank you Brian !.. 👍🏼 ❤ 🕊

[@wibly7831]

amazing video, helped a ton. Thank you!

[@dcobbs1]

another great tutorial. thanks again.

[@alfarobbi7813]

This is awesome! thanks for sharing this lesson.

[@ciss7603]

thanks this helps me a lot

[@tagnenjosephs3124]

Is there a way to turn the perspective ruler on and off without affecting the drawing itself? Because i seem to have drawn on the perspective ruler layer

[@ruthxk7844]

Thanks so much!!!

[@nari8715]

Thanks so much mr Please make more videos like this I have benefited a lot and can you make a video coloring method for backgrounds?

[@BrianShearer]

I’ll see what I can do

[@nari8715]

@@BrianShearer thanks sooo much mr God bless you 💚

[@FlyFoxPro]

Could you do a video on how you manage layers? I always seem to have ton of layers and I continually do things on the wrong layer.

[@BrianShearer]

I can do that.

[@andrewleyton6689]

this is probably one of the few reason people like to use clip studio. I use photoshop and don't throw hate at me there's a lot of talented people who still use it too

[@Kunoich1]

Thank you so much! You have made things easy for me now that I know this! lol. I wonder if you would do one for making a scrolling background in this program? I'm actually animating right now. And something like that would be nice.

[@zekeyeaher7221]

love you azula

[@snookums3246]

Thank you !

[@BenjaminNBS]

Really helpful - cheers!

[@neat3954]

THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING! Ahem. Much obliged

[@TheKevphil]

Thank You, Brian. Good video! I was using the Perspective Command from the Layers Menu, 'cause I couldn't figure out what was going on with the Ruler! _LOL_ I've pretty much come to grips with _most_ of all those control handle thingies. But I have trouble *_seeing_* them! Do you know of a way to make them bigger?

[@MahimStuff]

Thanks you saved me!!

[@astralshin3068]

Thank you for the tip! How do you make those perfect straight lines? Do you have special settings on your gpen or it's only manual practise? XD

[@arhl5276]

Great video. Just a quick question. . is there a way of drawing characters with the perspective grids on the back. Similar to the polygon tool in Photoshop?

[@jenniferlee3097]

Is there a way to draw outside of the lines like if I wanted to draw in between the blue lines on the floor?

[@dcobbs1]

do you have a tutorial where you use the perspective tool & perspective grid with multiple page panels? for example a 5 panel page with 5 different perspective shots?

[@EvilMP5]

Ok now I know why most people lean towards digital art vs traditional media. Holy crap last time I had to do a vehicle 3 point perspective I had to use yarn going off the paper with a lot of measuring mixed with drawing voodo to get the grid to look right. Kim Jung Gi use to do 4 point off the top of his head with no guidelines. Rest his soul it was sad to see such an amazing artist die in the prime of his life.

[@kamranhusain9492]

I really like your tutorials as they are vrey informative. I have two requests though: please remove that loud, horrible background music and if you must have it, turn its volume down a bit so we can hear you. ;-)

[@msee383]

I wish CSP would bring the accompanying book out in English that they have in japanese

[@devillass6025]

I'm trying this on iPad and I keep clicking the buttons for the perspective ruler's grids but they don't show up. No one else seems to have this issue, as I have searched online forums.

[@kobinaa__]

THANKSSS UUUU ! Btw what the background music ?

[@Apple09Head]

Anyone knows where the tool property is? I checked every window but i can't find it

[@wikikomoto]

can i just have them in the background without it snapping? i want to just see the lines as reference points

[@estragunh3901]

If you use the operation tool (the box icon with a mouse pointer on it, or shortcut "O" button) you can select the perspective ruler. Once you have that in the tool property section you should have a box where the option "snap" is marked. Remove it and youre freehand drawing while the grid is still there.

[@wikikomoto]

@@estragunh3901 thanks!! back to clip studio after 2 years and found myself here again :P

[@bamm86]

Great tutorial but can it be used in a single comic panel (border frame)?

[@BrianShearer]

Yes.

[@bamm86]

@@BrianShearer how? Every time I tried, it set it on the entire canvas.

[@yeoldegrayCat]

I was looking for an intro to the persp tool, thanks!

[@dommyshan]

I know this vid is a year old but thanks for this :)

[@hanalanaelle1357]

Is there a way to keep the grids visible while disabling snapping

[@fizzydrink3717]

see the three buttons next to the question mark at the top? if you hover over the middle one it says "snap to special ruler" click that and you can draw free while the grids are still visible. play with all three and the ruler tool to get a feel for it.

[@oceanemichel3060]

​@@fizzydrink3717 you're my saviour, I've been looking for this for a while

[@footballbetsamar]

How can find graph paper in clip studio?

[@duck6841]

All I'm thinking about is that you sound like jschlatt

[@__-lh8lb]

I hear it and I can’t stop hearing it anymore, never thought I would hear a Relaxed Schlatt... scary

[@gabudaichamuda2545]

Alright, so I am trying to draw a beach scene for a perspective study. Problem is, the grid has to be hidden for me to create the free form shapes I want to make. At the same time, I need the grid so I can ensure I am creating the proper sense of depth in my painting. Is there a way to keep your perspective grid up and still draw free hand?

[@ShitsandGigglesi]

Don't know if you still have this problem, but if you select the ruler(s) with the Object tool, there's a setting called "snap" that you can untick. I'm currently having the issue where the only lines I can draw are specifically on the grid lines :/

[@ShitsandGigglesi]

Conversly, you can also just uncheck the Snap to Special Ruler option at the top; much easier that way :)

[@gabudaichamuda2545]

@@ShitsandGigglesi Much obliged!

[@chip531]

GRACIAS .)

[@Shadowthevampire]

Well id want a snapable isometric grid for game make

[@0emre00]

just tysm

[@Gurdmungus]

Strangely enough I can't make a grid following the exact same steps in the video

[@jhowardsupporter]

Yeah do a tutorial on how to ink smooth curves. Like when I draw hair it's fine but when I go to ink boobs or a$$ the lines aren't perfectly circular and smooth. I don't want to resort to rulers!

[@BrianShearer]

The stabilization video I did might help. But I'll address it more.

[@jhowardsupporter]

@@BrianShearer Oh I just threw it out there. You do you. I mean it's your channel. I don't wanna tell people what videos to make especially when its like a job for them like they make income off it. Plus I'm a total noob who should be practicing instead of asking questions.

[@danporter2373]

How to draw landscape and building?

[@skets4656]

mine is not snapping whenever i draw a line, i only enabled the "snap to special ruler"

[@TheReviewDesk]

Try hitting Ctrl+2

[@RenEmell]

i love you

[@chaosgoettin]

ok. cool. now, how do I make curved doorways in perspective?`xD

[@theresachannell-ramos7212]

How do you turn the grid off? Help please! Lol

[@BrianShearer]

There are three icons at the top (right under the Window and Help menus) Hold your mouse over them and a description will pop up. Click the "snap to special ruler" one to arm/disarm it.

[@Ada-zg2qb]

I feel like I've been cheated with Photoshop. Like no disrespect to Adobe but I really feel cheated.

[@pxdstudios]

Come on home to CSP. I made the switch at the end of 2020 and haven't looked back. The cool thing is that you can save your project files as .psd files and also import your .psd files into Clip Studio and retain the layers and functionality.

[@Ada-zg2qb]

@@pxdstudios Omg I switched to the Clip Studio Paint Pro version. After one night using it I upgraded to EX and got the subscription for my other devices 😭😭😭 I've been saved. No disrespect to Photoshop 😂

[@Jamjamsart]

@@Ada-zg2qb nope, disrespect adobe all day honestly. their programs are FAR too expencive and i honestly don't see how they constently get away with charging monthly forever to use their programs when there are better/just as good ones with a one time purchase. they are greedy, disrespect them all you want

[@sirrush8217]

Your tutorial is amazing but as an artist that likes to use extreme angles the tool itself is shit and very limiting.

[@kalbearts237]

THANK YOU! SO MUCH

[@valentinacardona6433]

Thank you so much !!