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![]() Main and Sub colors are pretty standard in most graphic software. We have 3 Colors in CSP – Main Color, Sub Color and “Transparent” Color Snapping to the grid affects most tools by default. In case you want to have the grid active for reference but not snap your tools to it. You can disable Snap to grid (and also rulers) on the top panel. Or use the shortcut (Ctrl + H) and use the Auto Auctions for quick adjustments. You can activate the grid and adjust grid settings in View>Grid and View>Grid/ruler Settings respectively. ![]() With the Canvas set to “In”, each grid square represents 1×1 inch or 5×5 feet in D&D terms. Unfortunately, there is no object/asset snapping in CSP. Grid is a great reference for scale, but tools and brushes can also snap to grid when it’s active. This should ensure that the grid scale matches our asset scale. If you prefer to set up your canvas yourself, just make sure you have the resolution at 200 and units on “in” (Inches). To save you a headache, you can just download my Template File here. Also a couple of Tokens for Scale reference, which is always handy to have □ It also has a “Ground” folder which has a pre-set Grid and some basic ground textures thrown in. Size is 25×20 inches, but you can easily change the canvas size based on your needs by going to Edit>Change Canvas Size. The Template file has correct Resolution for our assets (200dpi) and the Canvas is set to Inches. I also just open CSP through this file instead of the actual CSP icon. Open this file, save it under a new name so you don’t ruin the template □ and you are good to go □ Instead of creating a new canvas each time, I’ve just made a “Template” file that has correct resolution and grid settings. “Template” File – Setting up Canvas Resolution and Grid correctly The icon of this Subcategory is the same as the Icon of the First brush/tool in that Subcategory. Newly created Subcategory can be renamed by Right Clicking. You can only move one brush/tool at a time this way, so I would suggest making the subcategories first, and then bulk-importing the brushes directly into those subcategories. To create these subcategories & move brushes around, you can simply Drag & Drop any already imported brush into the upper section of the Sub Tool Pane. The brushes are categorized into different folders so it’s a bit easier to find what you are looking for, in CSP you can create as many “Tools” and “Subtool Categories” as you want, so how you want to categorize & organize the brushes is up to you.įor example, I’ve placed all of the “mapmaking” brushes into the “Decoration Tool” and created multiple Subtool Categories based on the folders in the brush bundle pack. I would suggest importing in batches so your PC can handle it.Īlso read the next section first before you start importing □ You can Drag & Drop multiple brushes at once, but keep in mind that some brushes are quite large and importing multiples of them can be quite intensive, so don’t do all of them at once. To import a brush, you can simply Drag & Drop it into the “Sub Tool” Panel. One of the files in our CSP Brush Bundle is the “FA Autoaction Set” which you can import (Drag & Drop) into your “Auto Action” Panel.Īfter importing the Autoactions, I recommend switching to “Button Mode”. Importing Brushes & FA AutoAction Set FA Autoaction Set ![]() If you strongly disagree with something in this guide and want to tell me how my way is stupid or wrong or otherwise express your feelings about it, please feel free to email me at.If I’m doing something horribly inefficient and you have a tip how I can improve my workflow, please let me know!.If you prefer some other way of doing things that achieves the same thing? Cool, do that.This guide is NOT the “Only Way”, the “Right Way” or most likely not even the most optimal way to do things, it’s simply to show what my (Stryxin) workflow looks like. It is not required for mapmaking in CSP, but is very helpful. I’m also using a graphics tablet, which helps for pressure sensitive brushes and is especially useful for shading. If you are using a Mac you will have to know the equivalent keys. This guide is also written by a PC user, and will therefore reference the keys and shortcuts on a PC. We use the art software Clip Studio Paint (CSP) for all of our maps – therefore this guide is made in and for CSP.
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