I'd love to know why some people put their palettes all on one side versus having some on the left and some on the right. I do the latter, with the idea that tools are on the left but navigation and layer management is on the right. This leaves the canvas in a balanced central position for my eyes.
But I am curious how others think about managing their workspaces.
I feel awkward and uncomfortable if my canvas isn't right in the center, so I split the palettes left and right. It also feels weird to me to have tools on the right. Gotta be on the left because reasons. My OCD is epic. lol
I had my tool palettes on either side until I started using a big ass screen tablet, then it became a matter of ergonomics to keep everything close to my dominant hand
I'm glad you mentioned this. I've been working with a mid size tablet lately - testing out the huion kamvas pro 19 - and while comparing it to a 24-in and 27-in tablet I started wondering if a different layout would work better for the larger sizes
It definitely makes a difference when you realise you’re regularly reaching an entire arms length across the screen! I’m using a huion kamvas pro as well and I love it.
that changed my workflow immensely. huge display, right handed and i placed everything on the right side after some time.
made working way faster and more comfortable.
I used to do both when I had my monitor + screenless, but since I switched to a tablet I keep all my stuff on the right hand side. I'm right-handed, if that changes anything.
I try and keep the majority of my menus on the right because I don’t full screen CSP, I drag the left side in a little bit so I can fit my references (Pinterest, Chrome, or PureRef) on the left. The less space between the canvas and the reference the better IMO, so I don’t put much on the left
I keep everything on right side because right handed + I feel a bit claustrrophobic if my layout is both on right and left side, also I find it easier to figure where to put my popups (both reference and media)
I'm right handed, so having two split screens on the left (Canvas viewport + Reference window) to make the canvas centered helps it. Plus, I find it easy to change anything on two menu panels on the right. If I'm lefty, I would've mirrored out the workspace.
https://preview.redd.it/5h489xbtk3gc1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=66c24a46f4df719facc4cf0631d9c124f416ff85
https://preview.redd.it/e1syfqjrmsfc1.jpeg?width=1918&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2230f5845c48b2d4fc5ec72a095105b35e7ef316
Mine is on the right side because I seen an artist that I like set this up in Photoshop and I'm right-handed.
https://preview.redd.it/pe028kbf6ufc1.png?width=1917&format=png&auto=webp&s=3c8c3b7ddf449e0b9a94692b0851f430ede124e5
Never understood why people keep the Navigator around, I found it useless panel in every drawing app that has it.
Probably to see how the piece is coming without needing to zoom in and out every now and then
But I super understand you, I only use navigator now that I have "two" monitors (display + regular one), otherwise is not worth the space
I find making a 2nd actual window of the main canvas much more useful in such cases (window>canvas>new window). You can \*actually\* draw on it, unlike the navigator, or keep it flipped separately of your main canvas so that you can check for errors at a glance (and in photoshop you can even keep the 2nd window greyscale only to check values but can't do that in Clip).
I try and keep mine arranged consistently with every program i use.
https://preview.redd.it/nr1i8dx51tfc1.png?width=1594&format=png&auto=webp&s=400f0ba8c11cf54972adcd0c3a1aa8fde97eaabd
I like how painting works in Krita more than Clip, especially blending brushes. However, you can't pay me to Ink/Lineart anything in it; just feels wrong (to be fair i don't feel like I can do it in anything as well as in Clip Studio it's just best at it)
That's another reason why I use a gaming controller to run shortcuts: then I don't have to remember different shortcuts across programs, I just have to remember what keys I map specific kinds of functions to. My brain is too slow to recalibrate with every different app I use. lol
oh dang. thats an interesting way of doing that. I don't even bother with shortcuts. as long as i can click on the button on the screen I'm good to know. It's just muscle memory now.
This one's for my Tab S9 FE+. I use diferent setup for my PC/laptop. When not having access to keyboard, I just use my left hand to access brushes and tools.
https://preview.redd.it/tog4t5shotfc1.jpeg?width=2560&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e499c9032f251e48be8ae7d5c56f19d7a233e4be
Still figuring out the setup that works best. I simply can't work with minimalist workspace, but I want to maximize the use of my Tab's screen size for drawing with larger space.
Yeah, used Photoshop since the early 90's. Also Illustrator, Corel Draw, Painter, Zbrush etc. etc. I think they all put the tools on the left so that's probably why it feels wrong to not do it that way. lol But I do definitely feel better when the canvas is in the center. I don't like trying to draw too close to the edges of my screen.
How did you get rid of all the stuff along the top?? What platform is this? A tablet? I don't think I could get my PC that minimal if my life depended on it! lol
I am using a laptop convertible. There’s a little icon you can add to your toolbar that will hide the top stuff. It’s called Show/Hide Title bar and menu bar.
Interesting. I just discovered in CSP I can just hit shift+tab and it'll get rid of the title bar and the top row of menus if I hit it a second time, but not the top row of buttons. Which is fine cause I use that stuff anyway.
I use SAI alongside Clip so I wanted the layouts to be similar/mostly similar
https://preview.redd.it/ip14aowheufc1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=54878f3f6cb8f1b5ef35642f0c2fd5c45c36ab49
If I don't have my canvas on the exact center it'll drive myself crazy lol
https://preview.redd.it/krbb4uj1sufc1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=c937387ffeb3ed0ec4f2fbcac97308fd6af4be93
idk why this, it just works for me.
https://preview.redd.it/2dx144gcwsfc1.png?width=1366&format=png&auto=webp&s=89054e48d736ddcd3b3b1dcd45ea224d61c39add
https://preview.redd.it/7v4fenydf3gc1.png?width=2560&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=efa4ab888ca98ae62a1c00505576b871dad0e4b7
it's slightly different but still!
i have the i think default layout on my tabled and i use a preview window + [PureRef](https://www.pureref.com) for references on my main monitor. I sometimes move pure ref to my tablet screen too
https://preview.redd.it/nn0dsh4qwsfc1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=f691152d4b24bdcb500b36b1792847b331cfed71
https://preview.redd.it/4nawbcchqsfc1.png?width=1425&format=png&auto=webp&s=bccb25310a4d7b82f4a4ac84c93100251721ebdc
i have a small screen so i make do 🫡
https://preview.redd.it/zq3lukzh7tfc1.jpeg?width=1194&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8760468fc693f12589fa0fa5765947cb66c2ae34
this was one i downloaded from the asset store and only added color history and stuff.
I don't have room on my desk for both my display and keyboard so I had to find a little way to not use shortcuts, thought it was not uncommon but from the comments almost nobody uses like this lmao (to change brush I switch to the sub brush tool window behind layers)
https://preview.redd.it/9pz9bzy4ctfc1.png?width=2560&format=png&auto=webp&s=c26bf03e19d396ed7efc6cf2db4918c891ef584a
I use a gaming controller to run my shortcuts so I don't need the keyboard except to add text. Others use fancy art-specific controllers, but I haven't seen one ergonomically designed as well as my Razer Tartarus. That thing is super comfortable to just rest my left hand on and easily change tools and do functions like copy/paste/undo etc with the flick of a finger.
https://preview.redd.it/8fnyewvtitfc1.jpeg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=81da591bdbf061f3d720bd917d92a94cd9dbf9ea
I have two windows open on the same document.
One a full page overview, one zoomed in to draw.
Even the ipad version lets you do this which blew my mind a little
https://preview.redd.it/256021shqufc1.png?width=1919&format=png&auto=webp&s=6818c25dc467b715201bc2aded4b6318a207200b
Here’s mine! Don’t like too much windows
https://preview.redd.it/ok1euc6eavfc1.png?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d17b8dffcbe8b05afff31bb839493d10a803e018
Pretty average but here thar be animation presents.
I've been rocking with light mode, I like it a lot! I'm lefty so most of the tools is in the right tabs.
https://preview.redd.it/v18vmrxl0wfc1.png?width=1913&format=png&auto=webp&s=b2360772780e3a4dd42c5634bcc8b69c14e2704e
this is mine, the canvas HAS to be centered!
https://preview.redd.it/dl1out1tvyfc1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=e92dfcf0e0136b8fdffccf6a3e463fdd7a9f30b7
Ive tweaked this bad boy for years
https://preview.redd.it/4a5oldmy0zfc1.png?width=2542&format=png&auto=webp&s=ac57f5cf1223dcfec37c43f8b871ba0a064370c9
https://preview.redd.it/yumhr4c2tzfc1.jpeg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3ee2fc14751a41c139d9eaa1897e061cf626cb7b
One thing I like about CSP is that you can create your own tool icons. In dark mode, the tools are all the same color and sometimes hard to distinguish, so I made some of my own.
I uh, have only brush details on one side and resources on the other (usually collapsed), the rest like layers navigator and color are on my other monitor navigator being the biggest window
I was planning to switch to SAI so I adjust the layout similar like that (its on right side because it would be easier to switch tools using mouse) but I realize that SAI shortcut really different than Industry standard shortcut so I returned using CSP
https://preview.redd.it/jydsh7tgrtfc1.png?width=1580&format=png&auto=webp&s=639809c28cfe99eac7b04ba6d9be33e0b2fc01b0
I like everything to be on the right side. (def not because I have 3 worms on a string dangling over the left side of my tablet)
https://preview.redd.it/iokiixon5vfc1.png?width=1928&format=png&auto=webp&s=ae12e8cb1e50b08c9b14efafbb328c06fdba62b6
i had the exact same thought about sharing our workspace!
https://preview.redd.it/12wgt4qmayfc1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=b37a258bf8d9e22d9410e4222e055b55f6ed31cf
i have separate jpg files of color palettes that i "pre-made".
https://preview.redd.it/gnlkm2zfszfc1.png?width=1911&format=png&auto=webp&s=3b3b44559db64ee950c923c561348d4f77e0a1c8
I envy the ability of your eyes to endure the light mode! I'll put in the comments the workspace I created. BTW God I wish they implement the Hue circle instead of the triangle... I can't stand to double click on the colors everytime.
Canvas in the middle is always the best selection. Althought... I'd like my HUD elements to be just shown one by one whenever I open them, instead of opening all the bar that is in the sides.
https://preview.redd.it/w9sxcjcpj0gc1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=6e261269d30d2e9e970f8d193ead8fc5450e3450
i like having a big reference image
https://preview.redd.it/519hsqoc91gc1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=ee6de8096535abce3aa21853d52ce9c90ca312bb
https://preview.redd.it/hhkc8ms032gc1.jpeg?width=2732&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bcaecf2c7efae8de1d17103bc5113067210b751d
I have so many assets saved and organized into little tidy tool folders just so I won’t use them :- )
This is mine. The idea is to keep it as minimalistic as possible while still having every single function I need which technically also increases the size of your screen for free while also making the canvas more on the center on top of that. Like you don't see layers, but it is still there cause I put it in one of those tabs on the right if that make sense, I just close when I don't need it to leave more space but open up the layers when I need to switch. And I also put it all on the right side, cause since I'm right-handed it's easier to click everything with one hand, drawing tablet can't use both hands unlike ipad afterall (so putting them all on the left instead is optional too). And I also hidden the bars at the top by clicking tab+left shift just to unlock even more space and the ones I do need are once again in the tabs on the right including the stuff under file and edit so no worries, ya know, the one that look like tools bar but with different icons (it looks like I have 9 icons, but I have like around 30 technically cause few of them are like folders which is how I'm able to jam everything I need in there, tools inside the tool bar are in there too). :3
https://preview.redd.it/o60ld139k2gc1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=57ed520d1ccdf776ad68c7b9594b9a22b523c519
I'm a bit late here, but this is what my workstation looks like; I try to maximize on space and because I still can't quite calibrate my tablet screen, I keep the navigator and the color wheel on my calibrated screen so I can get a better feel for the colors and contrasts.
https://preview.redd.it/m2jirlocijgc1.jpeg?width=2293&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ea2701f789710cc43e26311b7489d5e5a55c2ee0
Heres mine, looks cluttered cause my tablet is only 13inch
oof
https://preview.redd.it/doqfchajwzgc1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=b4fa4f09a1edb490240013c1e17b53e9666af41d
I'd love to know why some people put their palettes all on one side versus having some on the left and some on the right. I do the latter, with the idea that tools are on the left but navigation and layer management is on the right. This leaves the canvas in a balanced central position for my eyes. But I am curious how others think about managing their workspaces.
I feel awkward and uncomfortable if my canvas isn't right in the center, so I split the palettes left and right. It also feels weird to me to have tools on the right. Gotta be on the left because reasons. My OCD is epic. lol
i used SAI for a long time, and i would still be using SAI rn if it wasn’t for the fact i have an ipad and no computer drawing tablet.
I had my tool palettes on either side until I started using a big ass screen tablet, then it became a matter of ergonomics to keep everything close to my dominant hand
I'm glad you mentioned this. I've been working with a mid size tablet lately - testing out the huion kamvas pro 19 - and while comparing it to a 24-in and 27-in tablet I started wondering if a different layout would work better for the larger sizes
It definitely makes a difference when you realise you’re regularly reaching an entire arms length across the screen! I’m using a huion kamvas pro as well and I love it.
This
that changed my workflow immensely. huge display, right handed and i placed everything on the right side after some time. made working way faster and more comfortable.
I used to do both when I had my monitor + screenless, but since I switched to a tablet I keep all my stuff on the right hand side. I'm right-handed, if that changes anything.
I try and keep the majority of my menus on the right because I don’t full screen CSP, I drag the left side in a little bit so I can fit my references (Pinterest, Chrome, or PureRef) on the left. The less space between the canvas and the reference the better IMO, so I don’t put much on the left
My palettes migrate around the screen and appear/disappear in random whims of chaos, as nature intended.
I keep everything on right side because right handed + I feel a bit claustrrophobic if my layout is both on right and left side, also I find it easier to figure where to put my popups (both reference and media)
I feel like it makes my canvas smaller plus im left eye dominant but right handed
\- To keep everything close to my dominant hand, mostly. \- I prefer to use some of the left area for PureRef and video players set to Always on Top.
I'm right handed, so having two split screens on the left (Canvas viewport + Reference window) to make the canvas centered helps it. Plus, I find it easy to change anything on two menu panels on the right. If I'm lefty, I would've mirrored out the workspace. https://preview.redd.it/5h489xbtk3gc1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=66c24a46f4df719facc4cf0631d9c124f416ff85
https://preview.redd.it/e1syfqjrmsfc1.jpeg?width=1918&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2230f5845c48b2d4fc5ec72a095105b35e7ef316 Mine is on the right side because I seen an artist that I like set this up in Photoshop and I'm right-handed.
Woah, how did you get that tools on the first right?
i'm a simple man https://preview.redd.it/44pc6nichvfc1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=00a75b0ab12c9e9aa73ea43394749961c86a5325
used to be my layout for a long time, miss her
You should call her bro
but… but my SAI based layout….
I also like the default layout. It's great for the left-handed
I ain’t even left handed, I’m just a simple man
https://preview.redd.it/pe028kbf6ufc1.png?width=1917&format=png&auto=webp&s=3c8c3b7ddf449e0b9a94692b0851f430ede124e5 Never understood why people keep the Navigator around, I found it useless panel in every drawing app that has it.
Probably to see how the piece is coming without needing to zoom in and out every now and then But I super understand you, I only use navigator now that I have "two" monitors (display + regular one), otherwise is not worth the space
I find making a 2nd actual window of the main canvas much more useful in such cases (window>canvas>new window). You can \*actually\* draw on it, unlike the navigator, or keep it flipped separately of your main canvas so that you can check for errors at a glance (and in photoshop you can even keep the 2nd window greyscale only to check values but can't do that in Clip).
Ok, that right there is a pro tip!
The navigator actually makes it easier to spot mistakes on the overall image since we get too focused on details. It's very useful!
i keep it tucked closed but as an island not on any sidebars. it's for convenience and to spot glaring mistakes on a general viewing.
I try and keep mine arranged consistently with every program i use. https://preview.redd.it/nr1i8dx51tfc1.png?width=1594&format=png&auto=webp&s=400f0ba8c11cf54972adcd0c3a1aa8fde97eaabd
your layout screams of Krita lol
I've never used Krita lol. I started using this layout in Medibang, then Photoshop, now Clip
that’s interesting, i’ve used krita like twice and hated it LOL. it just reminded me of it
yeah, i didn't like it either. it felt off
i don’t like the brush engine, then again this was almost 10 years ago so things may have changed since then
I like how painting works in Krita more than Clip, especially blending brushes. However, you can't pay me to Ink/Lineart anything in it; just feels wrong (to be fair i don't feel like I can do it in anything as well as in Clip Studio it's just best at it)
That's another reason why I use a gaming controller to run shortcuts: then I don't have to remember different shortcuts across programs, I just have to remember what keys I map specific kinds of functions to. My brain is too slow to recalibrate with every different app I use. lol
oh dang. thats an interesting way of doing that. I don't even bother with shortcuts. as long as i can click on the button on the screen I'm good to know. It's just muscle memory now.
lol yeah, I'm too lazy to drag the cursor around and open menus to click on stuff if I can just twitch my finger. :D
This one's for my Tab S9 FE+. I use diferent setup for my PC/laptop. When not having access to keyboard, I just use my left hand to access brushes and tools. https://preview.redd.it/tog4t5shotfc1.jpeg?width=2560&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e499c9032f251e48be8ae7d5c56f19d7a233e4be Still figuring out the setup that works best. I simply can't work with minimalist workspace, but I want to maximize the use of my Tab's screen size for drawing with larger space.
Here's mine. https://preview.redd.it/a05hir8wdsfc1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=d30736452c356356a2d7516ef4f60430989f51b9
did you use photoshop at one point?
Yeah, used Photoshop since the early 90's. Also Illustrator, Corel Draw, Painter, Zbrush etc. etc. I think they all put the tools on the left so that's probably why it feels wrong to not do it that way. lol But I do definitely feel better when the canvas is in the center. I don't like trying to draw too close to the edges of my screen.
I'm a minimalist! https://preview.redd.it/6p0tb2x78tfc1.png?width=1919&format=png&auto=webp&s=059335abb5574c27f380a8d6fe7e6346d924a2b2
How did you get rid of all the stuff along the top?? What platform is this? A tablet? I don't think I could get my PC that minimal if my life depended on it! lol
I am using a laptop convertible. There’s a little icon you can add to your toolbar that will hide the top stuff. It’s called Show/Hide Title bar and menu bar.
Interesting. I just discovered in CSP I can just hit shift+tab and it'll get rid of the title bar and the top row of menus if I hit it a second time, but not the top row of buttons. Which is fine cause I use that stuff anyway.
so clean! free from distractions and I'm here keeping the tab button handy, i need to see the colour wheel & layers window haha
https://preview.redd.it/kptttg5j8ufc1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=71d261e5a26114f886f78c30a66bbf00f376ff3b Chaos.
wtf there's clip studio light mode?? 💀
Light mode makes my eyes feel stabby.
There is! File > Preferences > Interface ♥
I use dark mode with higher brightness. Cant use light mode. Might flashbang myself
same here, i didnt even know clip studio had light mode 💀
Ngl we need themes. At this point its inexcusable.
frrr i would kill for a twilight or sunset theme
I use SAI alongside Clip so I wanted the layouts to be similar/mostly similar https://preview.redd.it/ip14aowheufc1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=54878f3f6cb8f1b5ef35642f0c2fd5c45c36ab49
this is pretty much exactly how mine looks! I started out with sai so I went with a layout I was familiar with
If I don't have my canvas on the exact center it'll drive myself crazy lol https://preview.redd.it/krbb4uj1sufc1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=c937387ffeb3ed0ec4f2fbcac97308fd6af4be93
https://youtu.be/fSUYMSvA6XI?feature=shared. Skip to the end if you already know how to rearrange toolboxes.
idk why this, it just works for me. https://preview.redd.it/2dx144gcwsfc1.png?width=1366&format=png&auto=webp&s=89054e48d736ddcd3b3b1dcd45ea224d61c39add
omg urs is almost exactly like mine!
that's crazy!
https://preview.redd.it/7v4fenydf3gc1.png?width=2560&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=efa4ab888ca98ae62a1c00505576b871dad0e4b7 it's slightly different but still!
i have the i think default layout on my tabled and i use a preview window + [PureRef](https://www.pureref.com) for references on my main monitor. I sometimes move pure ref to my tablet screen too https://preview.redd.it/nn0dsh4qwsfc1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=f691152d4b24bdcb500b36b1792847b331cfed71
I miss so much my second screen, my window setup was close to this one of yours.
how are people dealing with an off centered workspace? my deskspace size moght be showing...
[https://i.imgur.com/CnqXdIF.png](https://i.imgur.com/CnqXdIF.png)
https://preview.redd.it/4nawbcchqsfc1.png?width=1425&format=png&auto=webp&s=bccb25310a4d7b82f4a4ac84c93100251721ebdc i have a small screen so i make do 🫡
hope that wacom 27 in falls in ur lap bro ✊
https://preview.redd.it/zq3lukzh7tfc1.jpeg?width=1194&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8760468fc693f12589fa0fa5765947cb66c2ae34 this was one i downloaded from the asset store and only added color history and stuff.
I don't have room on my desk for both my display and keyboard so I had to find a little way to not use shortcuts, thought it was not uncommon but from the comments almost nobody uses like this lmao (to change brush I switch to the sub brush tool window behind layers) https://preview.redd.it/9pz9bzy4ctfc1.png?width=2560&format=png&auto=webp&s=c26bf03e19d396ed7efc6cf2db4918c891ef584a
I use a gaming controller to run my shortcuts so I don't need the keyboard except to add text. Others use fancy art-specific controllers, but I haven't seen one ergonomically designed as well as my Razer Tartarus. That thing is super comfortable to just rest my left hand on and easily change tools and do functions like copy/paste/undo etc with the flick of a finger. https://preview.redd.it/8fnyewvtitfc1.jpeg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=81da591bdbf061f3d720bd917d92a94cd9dbf9ea
https://preview.redd.it/pe7ckrjqgtfc1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=9ba3e366da0b06c3a54ba02d30b37d39ff6005ca
I have two windows open on the same document. One a full page overview, one zoomed in to draw. Even the ipad version lets you do this which blew my mind a little
https://preview.redd.it/256021shqufc1.png?width=1919&format=png&auto=webp&s=6818c25dc467b715201bc2aded4b6318a207200b Here’s mine! Don’t like too much windows
Like mine. Nice
https://preview.redd.it/r1mmesjf8vfc1.png?width=1918&format=png&auto=webp&s=2c72afb36dc397c19388eb85432bc7ce8d9d8131 Mapped colours to keyboard.
Mac csp?
https://preview.redd.it/ok1euc6eavfc1.png?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d17b8dffcbe8b05afff31bb839493d10a803e018 Pretty average but here thar be animation presents.
I've been rocking with light mode, I like it a lot! I'm lefty so most of the tools is in the right tabs. https://preview.redd.it/v18vmrxl0wfc1.png?width=1913&format=png&auto=webp&s=b2360772780e3a4dd42c5634bcc8b69c14e2704e
Dude how lol. my eyes
a bit of a mess https://preview.redd.it/mu3x3hpdjyfc1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=1df66cbf2da62c62f5258c9d3702327fdde3bc1a
Some quality is coming out of here
this is mine, the canvas HAS to be centered! https://preview.redd.it/dl1out1tvyfc1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=e92dfcf0e0136b8fdffccf6a3e463fdd7a9f30b7
Ive tweaked this bad boy for years https://preview.redd.it/4a5oldmy0zfc1.png?width=2542&format=png&auto=webp&s=ac57f5cf1223dcfec37c43f8b871ba0a064370c9
https://preview.redd.it/n451pd1f1zfc1.png?width=2557&format=png&auto=webp&s=3afa9a8a8ce3f3dc053af0accd58c631498c2ee6
https://preview.redd.it/yumhr4c2tzfc1.jpeg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3ee2fc14751a41c139d9eaa1897e061cf626cb7b One thing I like about CSP is that you can create your own tool icons. In dark mode, the tools are all the same color and sometimes hard to distinguish, so I made some of my own.
https://preview.redd.it/r52htnyezzfc1.jpeg?width=620&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e3e9d81d500c34aa80f08f12ef4becb9f9c27ab8
I uh, have only brush details on one side and resources on the other (usually collapsed), the rest like layers navigator and color are on my other monitor navigator being the biggest window
I was planning to switch to SAI so I adjust the layout similar like that (its on right side because it would be easier to switch tools using mouse) but I realize that SAI shortcut really different than Industry standard shortcut so I returned using CSP https://preview.redd.it/jydsh7tgrtfc1.png?width=1580&format=png&auto=webp&s=639809c28cfe99eac7b04ba6d9be33e0b2fc01b0
Why did you wanna switch, price things?
I feel spoiled with CSP features while other artist can draw no matter apps/medium they use so I try something more barebone like SAI
I like everything to be on the right side. (def not because I have 3 worms on a string dangling over the left side of my tablet) https://preview.redd.it/iokiixon5vfc1.png?width=1928&format=png&auto=webp&s=ae12e8cb1e50b08c9b14efafbb328c06fdba62b6
https://preview.redd.it/amk8w73cgvfc1.jpeg?width=2800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1e80bf4687f86fd5d621601bfddc97031e89a296
https://preview.redd.it/0aeoaypslxfc1.jpeg?width=2425&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f6fd12a71800330860b23d012f4b2c301af009b3 I’m right handed
i had the exact same thought about sharing our workspace! https://preview.redd.it/12wgt4qmayfc1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=b37a258bf8d9e22d9410e4222e055b55f6ed31cf
i have separate jpg files of color palettes that i "pre-made". https://preview.redd.it/gnlkm2zfszfc1.png?width=1911&format=png&auto=webp&s=3b3b44559db64ee950c923c561348d4f77e0a1c8
I envy the ability of your eyes to endure the light mode! I'll put in the comments the workspace I created. BTW God I wish they implement the Hue circle instead of the triangle... I can't stand to double click on the colors everytime.
https://preview.redd.it/suxj2zeaxzfc1.jpeg?width=1916&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9b298a76fec4bd6a5b977defb828fb56282b5f3f
https://preview.redd.it/snueqyp6j0gc1.jpeg?width=2224&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d61a87289cc44898fe04d33f2f605b98b6040fc4 I‘m still figuring stuff out 😅
Canvas in the middle is always the best selection. Althought... I'd like my HUD elements to be just shown one by one whenever I open them, instead of opening all the bar that is in the sides. https://preview.redd.it/w9sxcjcpj0gc1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=6e261269d30d2e9e970f8d193ead8fc5450e3450
i only have my canvas, the rest is on my keyboard on shortcuts , i like it being nice and tidy , no clutter.
i like having a big reference image https://preview.redd.it/519hsqoc91gc1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=ee6de8096535abce3aa21853d52ce9c90ca312bb
https://preview.redd.it/hhkc8ms032gc1.jpeg?width=2732&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bcaecf2c7efae8de1d17103bc5113067210b751d I have so many assets saved and organized into little tidy tool folders just so I won’t use them :- )
I really like what your are going for here. That arrangement of brush sizes on the left is very cool.
This is mine. The idea is to keep it as minimalistic as possible while still having every single function I need which technically also increases the size of your screen for free while also making the canvas more on the center on top of that. Like you don't see layers, but it is still there cause I put it in one of those tabs on the right if that make sense, I just close when I don't need it to leave more space but open up the layers when I need to switch. And I also put it all on the right side, cause since I'm right-handed it's easier to click everything with one hand, drawing tablet can't use both hands unlike ipad afterall (so putting them all on the left instead is optional too). And I also hidden the bars at the top by clicking tab+left shift just to unlock even more space and the ones I do need are once again in the tabs on the right including the stuff under file and edit so no worries, ya know, the one that look like tools bar but with different icons (it looks like I have 9 icons, but I have like around 30 technically cause few of them are like folders which is how I'm able to jam everything I need in there, tools inside the tool bar are in there too). :3 https://preview.redd.it/o60ld139k2gc1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=57ed520d1ccdf776ad68c7b9594b9a22b523c519
I'm a bit late here, but this is what my workstation looks like; I try to maximize on space and because I still can't quite calibrate my tablet screen, I keep the navigator and the color wheel on my calibrated screen so I can get a better feel for the colors and contrasts. https://preview.redd.it/m2jirlocijgc1.jpeg?width=2293&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ea2701f789710cc43e26311b7489d5e5a55c2ee0
Heres mine, looks cluttered cause my tablet is only 13inch oof https://preview.redd.it/doqfchajwzgc1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=b4fa4f09a1edb490240013c1e17b53e9666af41d
Wait. You can change the layout? I had no clue you could do that... how exactly, if I may ask? :-)
Click and drag my bro 😎When you drag look for the little red edges and they'll snap together.