{"id":701,"date":"2021-09-15T22:25:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T02:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.learncsp.com\/?p=701"},"modified":"2022-05-25T04:53:02","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T04:53:02","slug":"switch-tools-temporarily","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pipelinecomics.com\/learncsp\/switch-tools-temporarily\/","title":{"rendered":"Switch Tools Temporarily With Your Keyboard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Clip Studio Paint: Two Tools, One Key Tutorial\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gpCJMK7k280?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s a neat little keyboard trick you may not have ever realized. &nbsp;Let me line up the situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m drawing something for Inktober. &nbsp;One of the lessons I learned from <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2dZEIxi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Klaus Janson&#8217;s book on inking comics<\/a> is that you should draw <em>through<\/em> your line. Don&#8217;t just pick up the pen when you get to the panel border. Draw past it to get a more natural line You can go back in afterwards to erase the part of the line that went into the gutter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In some situations, it&#8217;s best to do that erasing part after you&#8217;ve done all the inking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes, you might want to erase as you go. &nbsp;That&#8217;s annoying, though, because you&#8217;re going to be constantly hitting your keyboard shortcut for your drawing tool and then the shortcut for the erase tool. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In my case, that would be &#8220;P&#8221;, then draw, &#8220;E&#8221;, then erase, &#8220;P&#8221;, then go back to drawing. &nbsp;Lather. Rinse. Repeat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I can save you half that typing. Here&#8217;s the trick:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If you hold down the keyboard shortcut, you&#8217;ll have access to that tool until you release the key.<\/strong> &nbsp;So you can keep drawing with your pen tool, hold down the &#8220;E&#8221; while you erase, and then take your finger off the &#8220;E&#8221; to get back to the pen. &nbsp;It&#8217;s super useful and super easy. &nbsp;After you need it once or twice, it&#8217;ll be muscle memory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the short video above to see this in action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Effective use of the keyboard is a crucial step in becoming more proficient with Clip Studio Paint.  It will unlock a load of automations, speed up your process, and make drawing just plain more fun.  For more tips, be sure to check out &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.learncsp.com\/top-8-clip-studio-paint-keyboard-shortcuts\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"172\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">8 Keyboard Shortcuts to Clip Studio Paint Happiness<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clip Studio Paint has a trick to switch to a new tool temporarily, giving you a quicker way to go back and forth between tools. 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