Cel - This is called animation cel, and it exists in all animation programs, but in clip studio paint it is equivalent to a layer that can be seen in the layer window.

First Frame - If you created the file as I recommended, there is already something in the first frame.Frames - The amount of frames is the same as the playback time you set earlier.Loop - Leave this on to continue looping when you press play and the animation doesn't stop on the last frame.Play - To start your animation or pause it.Now a quick explanation of everything we are going to use. Once that's done, you can create your file, these settings you saw can be changed in the middle of the process, but it's good to advance some things. PLayback time is the time in frames of your project, if you chose 10 frames per second, so just put a multiple of 10 for every extra second. In this tutorial I'll show you how to make a magical constellation using the most basic functions of clip studio paint and a little bit of the advanced ones.Įven if you've never done any animation, you'll be able to do the most basic part of the tutorial and still achieve some nice astrological magic.įollow these steps to create your new projectġ - To start, choose an animation type project, the workspace layout won't make much difference, but it's interesting to configure some things beforehand.Ģ - In the part called Size of output frame choose a size for your canvas.ģ - The Title-safe Area and Overflow frame are not needed, so you can uncheck them.Ĥ - In Story Information do not change anything.ĥ - In Timeline choose a framerate for your project, the market standard is 24 for movies and animations, but we don't need all of that so you can leave 12 or 10.

Clip studio animation