This is an example of how I use those functions in my color process, which is mainly divided into three steps : Do not hesitate to explore, Clip Studio Paint can be very deep if you pay a bit more attention to the different settings. I probably have more than 30 custom ones, but let us keep it simple. There are a lot more functions and shortcuts that you can personalize.

This is a function I use all the time, but I do not set any shortcut on it because I do not spam it.

And set your shortcut for Lock transparent pixels.

Same as Transparent color, go to File> Shortcut settings…

Set a shortcut for Switch drawing color and transparent color (I set the shortcut to “L” because I’m left-handed, and I use the right part of the keyboard for shortcuts but feel free to use the one you like the most.).

Then in the Tool Property palette, activate the lock icon (exclude locked layers).

In the Sub Tool palette, select Select layer.

In the Tool palette, looks for the Operation icon.

We still need to do a small tweak to the Select layer function:

Browse down until you reach Operation and select Select layer.

There’s a lot of shortcuts that you can customize in Clip Studio Paint, but we’ll focus on the most important one: Learning how to use and set shortcuts will help increase your productivity and may even affect your style. It focuses on a different set of functions that improve the workflow. This is a tutorial on how I usually do colors.

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