How to Create and Edit Panel Borders in Clip Studio Paint

Since I'm getting a LOT of questions about it, the Page system on the left is part of EX and isn't available on the Pro version of Clip Studio Paint. If you have EX, just tick to Multiple Pages checkbox on the New Page dialogue box when you have Comic at the top (by Use of Work). I you don't have EX, you can just save a Preset for your pages, so they're all consistent. Hopefully that helps!
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Hey guys! I've put together this pretty thorough overview of how to create comic panel borders and edit them in Clip Studio Paint. In this video, I go over how to set up your page to use borders, create the initial panel border, divide panel borders equally and on your own, as well as using your own brushes to make panel borders.
Hopefully this is helpful! If you have any questions or comments, please leave them below. Thanks!
== See my Panel Borders in action in my superhero webcomic: nightsmokecomic.com
== Get the custom brushes that I use in Clip Studio Paint: gumroad.com/l/scottcspbrushes

[@Bluedotred]

Borders, done in 15 minutes, no nonsense. Love it! Subscribed

[@thespookycore4344]

For those who have a newer version like me, the "work with other frame borders" under operation -> object doesn't exist. If you want to toggle the same thing, got to "keep gutters aligned" right above draw border.

[@muundus7]

thanks dude

[@alexlikesdrawing6264]

Dude, you're underrated *as hell*

[@ScottD]

Haha thanks! Hopefully I'll be overrated soon! ;)

[@ScottD]

A lot of people are asking about the Window with all the Pages on it on the left and "Work with Other Frame Borders"! The window is part of the Story Mode in the "EX" Version of Clip Studio Paint. You get it by selecting Multiple Pages. If you have the "Pro" version, you can't do this, but you can simply save your template and use that template when you're making a new page. Work with Other Frame Borders was changed to "Keep Gutters Aligned." Now you can change that to "None," "Horizontal and Adjacent" or "All." Gives you a few more options. Hope that helps!

[@bloodnessx]

for 4:30 where can i find it in the current CS? and 11:44 to not mess with other frames

[@Astr0_AWBW]

thank you

[@Pramyrworld]

😂

[@chorigod8341]

Dude you saved my life, everything I wanted to watch about how to make panel borders is here. Thank you very much!

[@Channel51_LA]

Thank you so much for making this video! I have been using CSP-Pro for years and I've never figured out how to utilize the panel borders properly. You explained it very clearly and I'm finally using them the right way now. Thank you!

[@ScottD]

Awesome!

[@akirauzumaki3805]

Thank you! you're a life-savior dude! I'm really glad google recommended me your tutorial ^^

[@GonzPaoli]

This is the perfect teaching style for me... clear, to-the-point, thorough. Thank you!

[@ScottD]

Awesome! Glad it worked for ya!

[@morgandea]

You're the first link to come up when I searched for info on how to use comic frames, and you just blew my whole mind. Thank you for this *O*

[@ScottD]

Awesome! Glad to hear the video is so highly ranked and that it was helpful. :)

[@authorJLAllen]

This is the most helpful video I have ever found on youtube and I'm not even exaggerating. New to digital comics? Save this to your favourties.

[@ScottD]

Thanks so much! Glad it helped! :D

[@woodworkmountain]

Thanks! You had exactly what I was looking for with panels under/overlapping @11:50

[@brienneavril7129]

Man u saved my life I couldn't understand how to make panels i was going insane, this vid really helped! Thanks!

[@lauriehertz2578]

You are my new hero! I've been making zines by hand for many years and bought Clip Studio two years ago but got so frustrated trying to learn it that I gave up. You've inspired me to give it another go. I'm going to attach a second monitor so I can try this again and follow along with your instructions. Great work and keep it up. Hugs and kisses. ***Happy Dance***

[@ScottD]

Awesome, Laurie! Good luck and hit me up if you have any questions! :)

[@olliecollins2]

Excellent video! Thanks for the divide border tip!

[@harmagician1]

Scott you're the man. Without this video I would be lost on how to set up my panels. Thanks!

[@ScottD]

Haha awesome! And thank you for watching! :)

[@moadeeb2002]

Great vid, great help man. You give an excellent place to start, thank you!

[@AromaticAsthmatic]

This was SO HELPFUL. I have used Photoshop for years & I am giving CSP a try for the first time. Thank your for helping me along!

[@ScottD]

No worries! Happy to help! :)

[@AromaticAsthmatic]

@@ScottD 🤘🤘

[@celynbrazier]

Thank you Scott!! Super helpful and perfectly explained :)

[@sargentoromulo]

Cool. Very nice explanation.

[@JasonMayDraw]

Thanks man. Finally making the switch to Clip Studio after owning it for years. Should make comics easier as soon as I get a grasp on it. Great video.

[@ScottD]

Awesome! Yeah, it takes a bit to get used to it, but it's totally worth it, IMHO. And thanks so much! :)

[@KaolaRivas]

Thank you!! After years I have been able to find someone explaining this! I was always hand-drawing my panels since the vector lines look a little off putting with my textured ink brush and I had to hand-draw every single line!

[@ScottD]

No worries! Glad it helped! :)

[@helsiclife]

oh my god, is like having Indesing + Photoshop + Illustrator in one! I'm so excited to use this software!

[@fernandasofiaruizrios1459]

Straight to the point, thanks!!

[@aopaul]

Equal panel borders at 5:55 was an awesome tip. (and of course the page set up at 2:15 )

[@spiritwardiaries]

7:15 !!!! Thank you!!!! Have been looking for a while to turn off those darker purple borders around my smaller panels lol! Was really getting on my nerves. Thanks for the video. New subscriber :)

[@ScottD]

Awesome! Thanks! Glad it was helpful. Those borders can be so annoying! :)

[@OneHandMedia]

Me too :)

[@anj1273]

This was very helpful, thank you so much!

[@yunyao1474]

thank you!!! this helped soooo much

[@hannahasakura]

thank you! I'm still learning and this is very helpful!

[@tsiga1550]

a great quick tutorial, just what I needed.

[@ScottD]

Thanks! Good to hear!

[@dougthespade3273]

This video was really helpful, thanks

[@MATTCOSSIN]

Great Vid! Very Informative, thanks!

[@cookrite33]

Thanks for the tips. I really enjoy your videos.

[@lostindestiny5446]

Thanks for this helpful video! Your video have saved my life from this program

[@npunktrpunkt3521]

Best tutorial. Thanks for that

[@notan...]

Dude, thank you - so helpful!

[@GhanimehDesigns]

This was so helpful thank you so much

[@SkylarMixtape]

A video explaining everything in the operations & move layer features in CS would be awesome! I can find any videos that go in depth. & Auto-actions 😅

[@KyubumLee]

Super useful. Thank you so much

[@cheychc]

this was so helpful! Thank you so much :)

[@moohy]

This is a really useful tutorial, thank you so much!

[@ScottD]

Great! I'm glad it helped! :)

[@TheVeyZ]

Thank you! omg this helped so much! you have no idea!

[@teris21100]

Dude you are my God. Realy helpful video thank you

[@jon2.059]

Thx for this man!

[@mirkakim7991]

thanks so much! This was really helpful

[@trashmito]

Very helpful, thank you!

[@ryderstrickland6617]

Excellent, just what I wanted to learn and more! Thanks!

[@ScottD]

Awesome! I'm glad!

[@erica2912]

This is so helpful thanks! 😭👏

[@ScottD]

Awesome! I'm glad!

[@AnthonyTackett]

Great tip! Thanks for the video.

[@ittoshusbando7575]

you're the best! thank you!

[@DT_2K]

Very helpful, thank you

[@kakaiya]

useful video thank you!

[@silviar9226]

Thank you so much!!

[@kiwiurbano4045]

great video! so useful :)

[@Tellin08]

Thank you. This is a better tutorial than the official one that's for sure.

[@ScottD]

Ha! Thanks! :D

[@martinfijko]

Thank You!❤

[@DirkHooper]

Holy cats! That helps so much! Thank you!

[@HombretheArtist]

Great tutorial! Is there a way to create an exact frame dimension? For example, if I wanted a 2-inch by 2-inch frame/panel?

[@futureland5024]

😍 Thank you so much

[@realswobby]

Thank you for your tips, it's very helpful :)

[@ScottD]

No prob! Glad it helped! :)

[@mikecavallaro2885]

Very helpful, thanks!

[@ScottD]

Glad it helped!

[@MarkDaviesArt]

Nice video buddy, think I need to upgrade to EX

[@cleverevans]

This is sooooo helpful. I really appreciate this tutorial. Thank you so much!

[@ScottD]

Good! Glad it helped! :)

[@ScottD]

KZbin seems to have eaten your question that I just got (or I can't seem to find it), but whether you can change away from mm to inches depends on the "Use of Work" you select for some reason. "Illustration" and "Show All Comic Settings" should let you switch from mm.

[@cleverevans]

@@ScottD Ah, I figured it out and didn't want to fill the comments with cruft, so I deleted it. THANK YOU for being so helpful.

[@kisskolos75]

That was cool! I was clapping at the end. :)

[@hanakarnon]

Thank you for the video! It helped me a lot to understand everything I didn't to make comics on CSP! lol

[@ScottD]

Awesome! :)

[@user-gd1rb5mm2e]

Thank you very much for such a helpful video! I'm still having a problem though - I'm trying to merge two panels. My frames are in the same frame border folder, I can select both of them holding shift and everything else seems to be okay - except that nothing happens after I click on Ruler - Frame -> "combine frames". Any ideas what I might be doing wrong?

[@yauxu]

great thanks !

[@DarkPrincessOfLight]

wow dude you are an ALL STAR!! Consider me subscribed :D awesome video super helpful- thanks!!

[@joebogle1231]

Love the demo. So let's say I create all the frames and want to save the layout so I can use it on other pages. Do you have a video for that?

[@yannboogie1679]

Thanks for your video :)

[@markbeguhl3422]

Simply.... Thank You Thank You Thank You.... Thank You.

[@lucianopeluccio2910]

thankyou so much

[@bcunningham71]

Hi Scott -- fantastic tutorial, thank you so much! Let's say I have a page where I had the "draw border" checked and I wanted to go back and do your "hand-drawn" method. Is there an easy way to uno the drawn borders? Thanks again for these wonderful videos. They are so helpful to me!

[@miriamstanley3982]

Awesome. My butt is gonna have to re-watch this a few times for it to set in - but thank you!

[@theillustratoryar1382]

Dude, you're underrated as hell Pt2: The ass-saver

[@selina3974]

THANK YOU!!!🙏🙏🙏

[@ScottD]

No worries!

[@GazFaaz]

Hi, can you help me! I'm trying to resize the panel border. When I try to move one of the corner of the border in a straight line horizontally using the object tool, I can't seem to make it move straight. It always give me a slight angle no matter how careful I try to move it. Is there a way to lock the movement to horizontal/vertical angle only? like to make it move straight? I try to move it while pressing the shift key, which usually lock the angle of movement to be straight, but it didn't work. Sorry for my English, but I hope you understand what I mean.

[@isabelleswanson4694]

thank you SOOO much!!

[@ScottD]

No worries! Glad it helped!

[@bunnywar]

Is there anyway to control where the frame folders are created in the layer stack? I don't wan to keep dragging them down from the top every time

[@Komikino]

Holy cow! This was informative! Thank you!

[@ScottD]

Awesome! Glad it was helpful!

[@Komikino]

@@ScottD Do you have a video on what to do with your comic once you have finished it in CSP? How to export it for printing?

[@ScottD]

@@Komikino Kind of! kzbin.info/www/bejne/nXa3g5xpaZuBo80 I use InDesign to set everything up for print. I export all my pages as flattened PSD (from Photoshop, since I color there), then import into InDesign, like you see in the video, with some extra stuff along the way, like adding page numbers, etc. If you just want to go from CSP to the Printer, I don't have a video on that, unfortunately. But that's a good topic that I should totally cover in the future! :)

[@Komikino]

@@ScottD I used your video last night to figure out how to set up my pages for US comic style. Then continued watching for panel layout and how to set those up. Really helpful stuff! Thanks!

[@ScottD]

@@Komikino Awesome! So happy it helped!

[@sebbb5980]

Let's say that you want to merge two panels to form a sort of L-shape, how do you do that? (I've tried to find a tutorial for that, but they all seem to say "Hold shift while using "Object" to select more than one panel" and it doesn't work, I can't select more than one.)

[@asparrow5179]

This is a great tutorial, thank you for helping me understand the panel borders, I was really confused for a while. A question though - when setting out a page with these dimensions, around what size should I be making my text (for talking in speech bubbles)

[@ScottD]

I don't usually letter in CSP, but I usually letter in 6.5 pt font in Photoshop at this size, if that's helpful. I think it also depends on the font. You might want to print out a few different sizes and see what looks right on a page, or compare it to a comic page you're trying to emulate.

[@jaakkotalvitie4700]

Work with another frame border, is missing. I assume that it is missing in newer versions?

[@LinkHouseofNight101]

So this is American standard comic settings correct? If so thank you so much!!! I made my first comic and went to get it printed just at office max thinking it was correct size and wasn't so I'm looking to try these dimensions. I hope they are American standard. 🙌🙌🙌

[@chariots8x230]

The “Work with other frame borders” option is missing for me 12:02 It’s not in the Tool Property and it’s not even on the Sub Tool Detail settings. Does anybody know how I can fix this problem?

[@AbiyBattleSpell]

How do you do draw border off to already exisitng panels

[@qwertyuiop-ke7fs]

Great video, but it seems it could use an update, as many of these options are changed or straight up missing. Default inner border size is now missing, and you can't use inches for some page types, only mm. I have CSP EX

[@michaelmcdonnell3905]

What about if you wanted characters breaking the frame?

[@korybrown5480]

I’m learning this when I should be on my online classes😂😂 Though imma need a lot more help- my clip studio doesn’t have all the same things for some reason but also this is my first time using the comic part soooo yeahhh

[@ScottD]

Ha! At least you're learning something! :) I'm using the EX version, which has some upgraded features. Let me know if there's anything specific you want to learn about!

[@korybrown5480]

Scott Drummond oof I have small brain sometimes 😂😂 I have EX too but I think there’s just little differences, yours has more options for some reason but other than that I got most of it figured out!! I’m starting a little comic right now and it’s pretty dandy 👀

[@OnizenArt]

i cant figure out how to draw on the borders like you did, even tho i have snap to special ruler on

[@Greywolfgrafix]

The frame border is interfering with trying to draw lines in a panel. In the particular panel I'm trying to do, it won't allow me to add layers. I'm thinking of just deleting the frikkin page and redoing it.

[@Th3GaMb3r]

Can u do one video like this for a setting to those who want to do traditional manga

[@manuela9556]

Hey comic guy I can’t get color in my panel can you help

[@jonaramire]

Merci !

[@Manithan123]

This is the best tutorial on panel borders. Thank you! I am using Clip Studio Paint along with a Wacom Cintiq 22. Is it possible for you to create a tutorial on how to maintain or restore pressure sensitivity? On a regular basis, it's lost and I have to adjust so many things including the brush size. Because of this my drawings are not consistent.

[@ScottD]

Thanks so much! I'm glad it was helpful! And that's really weird about the pressure sensitivity. Does it only change after you close Clip? Or when switching tools?

[@Manithan123]

@@ScottD This changes after I close the Clip Studio!

[@drawingafterSIX]

Thanks for the info. The options you have in the Create New window like Cover Page, Multiple Pages and Story Information etc. I don't have them for some reason. I only have the Canvas and Manga Draft settings, any idea why?

[@ScottD]

Multiple pages is only an option in EX

[@oksanabula8709]

Thank you for sharing! I would like to ask for advice - I’ve made an artwork in 350 dpi 301x424 mm and when I saved it , brush textures looked blurred. I was trying differt export types- save as, export single layer” choosing first “specify output size, than 350 dpi resolution. Each time the same... Does clip studio anyway will “eat” definition of a page?

[@ScottD]

You'll always lose a little definition when saving to a lossy format like JPG. You could try using the settings at the bottom of the export (comic vs illustration) and see if those make a difference. Hope that helps!

[@darbypea2223]

So what do you do if you want your art to kind of pop out of a panel and look more 3d? Is there a way to do that while also keeping the masking that the borders make?

[@ScottD]

What I do is, for those areas, I ink on a layer above the panel, and then use a layer in between the border and the inks and white over the panel. Like in this video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aIjRoYFsg92rlcU If you want to color under this, you could put all the inks and borders into a folder and set that folder to multiply, and then have your colors below that folder, so that white layer won't mess with the colors. Hope that helps!

[@Shka_maru]

Great video! Do you know of a way to move a panel above/below other ones without having each panel on a separate layer/folder? I know I can make multiple panels on one folder and the order in which I place them determines what will be overlapped (the most recent one will overlap the previous ones). But maybe I want to go back and place a panel (already made) overlapping another. Only work around I've discovered is to select the panel, cut it, then paste. Just wondering if there was another/easier way. I hope that made sense.

[@ScottD]

Thanks! I think the way you described is, unfortunately, the only way to do it without having them on separate layers. I just do separate layers to avoid that. Makes things a little easier for me.

[@hessabastian6565]

hey scott, i've been wondering do you know how to save the custom made panel? say that i create a weird looking panel, then i wanna use it again to the other page. Thanks in advance.

[@ScottD]

Okay, so custom panels are sort of weird. You basically have to delete everything else but the panel in your file and then go to Edit > Register Material... > Template to make the panel something that can be imported into other documents. Then go to the Materials panel in the file you want to import to, and find your Template that you just made. I wish there was a way to drag and drop panels from one file to another, but for now, this seems like the only way for me to get it to work. Let me know if you find an easier way or have any more questions! :)

[@ThinkBoxTVThailand]

I can't see where the cursor is pressed when you move the cursor. I can't see because it's so small