How do I draw circles, squares, and other shapes in Clip Studio Paint?

You can use the [Figure] tool to create a variety of shapes, including circles and squares.

Drawing a circle/ellipse

You can create circles with [Ellipse] on the [Sub tool] palette.

1. Select the [Figure] tool > [Ellipse] sub tool.

2. Drag on the canvas to draw a circle.

When [Adjust angle after fixed] is turned on, you can change the angle of a figure after drawing it (via dragging) by moving your mouse.

Clicking will fix the angle of the figure and complete the shape.

● Hold down the Shift key and drag to draw a perfect circle.

● You can also adjust the Tool Property settings to create a perfect circle. In the [Tool Property] palette, click the [+] symbol before [Aspect type] and set the aspect ratio to the following.

(1) Check [Aspect type].

(2) Select [Specified ratio].

(3) Set the same values to [W] & [H].

Drawing a Square

You can create rectangles with the [Rectangle] sub tool.

You can set how round its corners are by turning on [Roundness of corner] on the [Tool Property] palette.

● Hold down the [Shift] key and drag to draw a perfect square.

● You can also draw a perfect square by clicking the [+] mark before [Aspect type] in [Tool Property] and setting it as follows.

(1) Check [Aspect type].

(2) Select [Specified ratio].

(3) Set the same values to [W] & [H].

Drawing a Polygon

You can create hexagons, octagons, and other shapes with the [Polygon] sub tool.

In the [Tool Property] palette, click the [+] symbol before [Figure] to set the number of corner (vertexes).

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