The Sub View palette
The Sub View palette can seem like an enigma to some, but I find it to be one of the handiest palettes in the entire Clip Studio Paint interface. Let’s delve into this simple yet powerful little palette.
When you first start using Clip Studio Paint, the Sub View palette looks as shown in the screenshot on the right.
Figure 6.28: Sub View palette
It doesn’t seem to have any purpose when you first look at it! So, what is it for?
The Sub View palette allows us to load images into it and view, zoom, rotate, flip, and select colors from those images. If you are a comic book artist, this palette can be used to hold character designs, concept art, background design sketches, color swatches, and any other images you may need access to on a regular basis while making comics. For illustrators, this can be used to hold reference images or other inspiration. It’s a little reference library that remembers the images loaded into it...