How I use RULERS for ANIME work
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Practical Beginner Tips for Using Rulers
I use Clip Studio Paint as a freelance animator working in Japanese animation. Clip has many useful rulers; in this video, I will show you the ones I mostly use for anime work.
Symmetrical Ruler, Perspective Ruler, and Figure Ruler (ellipse) and Special Ruler (Concentric Circle) to draw circles in perspective!
I have to mention that I have some knowledge of perspective, but it is mostly the basic theory; I was a character animator, so I didn’t have much practice drawing backgrounds. In fact, it wasn't until I started working in anime that I had to draw more backgrounds than I ever anticipated; the rulers in clip studio make perspective so digestible. So, if you only have the basic theory, that is more than enough to start; together with the rulers’ help, you’re good to go.
For now, these are the rulers I use all the time or very frequently as an animator in an anime.
I hope this video was useful to you! Let me know in the comments if you use a ruler I didn’t mention. Thank you for watching, and happy animating.
Chapters:
Intro: 00:00
Symmetrical ruler and general functions: 00:12
Perspective ruler: 02:05
One-point perspective demo: 06:08
Rulers to draw circles in perspective: 06:30
Two-point perspective demo: 09:03
Three-point perspective demo: 10:11
Closing thoughts: 12:14