Lena Rivera
Paint Tool SAI is a digital art application with user-friendly tools for free-hand and automated works of art. It offers two main panels: the Colour and Tool Panel on the right and the Layer Panel on the left. While the application does not have built-in crop or bleed options, it is possible to crop the canvas by using the selection bounding rectangle. Users can also load a template image as a layer and crop it using another program before importing it into Paint Tool SAI.
| Characteristics | Values |
|---|---|
| Cropping | Cropping is available for the canvas, but not for layers. |
| Maximum size | 13.67" x 13.67" at 600 ppi, and 27.35" x 27.35" at 300 ppi |
| Layers | Paint Tool SAI offers multiple layer options, including the ability to create, duplicate, remove, and adjust layers. |
| Tools | Paint Tool SAI provides a range of tools for editing and enhancing artwork, including the ability to adjust hue, saturation, brightness, and contrast. |
| Textures | Built-in textures are available, and users can also create and add their own textures. |
| File formats | Supported formats include SAI, PSD, BMP, JPG/JPEG, PNG, and TGA. |
| Free trial | A 30-day free trial is available before purchasing. |
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What You'll Learn
Cropping a layer in Paint Tool SAI
Paint Tool SAI is a digital art application with user-friendly tools for free-hand and automated works of art. The application has two main panels: the Color and Tool Panel on the right and the Layer Panel on the left. While Paint Tool SAI does not have a crop tool for layers, there are some workarounds.
Firstly, you can crop the entire canvas by using the selection bounding rectangle tool. This will crop everything outside the selected area. Alternatively, you can use the Clear Layer function, which will allow you to clear the image on the selected layer. If a selection exists, only the selected region will be affected.
Another option is to use the Clipping Group function. This acts like a mask, and when you paint on the top layer with Clipping Group turned on, your strokes will always be just inside the painted area of the layer beneath. This will give the effect of cropping the layer.
Finally, you can try loading a template image as a layer and using this as a guide for your artwork. This method will not actually crop the layer, but it can help you create the effect you are looking for.
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Layer options
Paint Tool SAI has two main panels: the Color and Tool Panel on the right and the Layer Panel on the left. The Layer Panel offers several interesting options for editing your artwork.
Firstly, you can create a new layer, a new linework layer, or a new layer set. You can also duplicate, remove, or clear a layer. To create a new layer, simply click on the "New Layer" button in the Layer Panel. If you want to create a new linework layer, you can do so by selecting the "New Linework Layer" option. To group multiple layers together, you can create a new layer set by clicking on the "New Layer Set" button.
Secondly, you have the option to adjust the opacity and blending of layers. By changing the opacity, you can make layers more transparent or completely change their color. Preserve Opacity is a useful setting that locks the transparency of a layer, ensuring you always paint within the lines. In addition, Overlay mode combines Multiply and Screen modes, making light parts lighter and dark parts darker.
Thirdly, you can apply effects and textures to your layers. Paint Tool SAI offers built-in textures such as Watercolor A, Watercolor B, Paper, and Canvas. You can also create your own textures and add them to the install folder. The Fringe Effect gives your artwork a watercolor feel, while the Layer Mode allows you to blend two or more layers together.
Finally, you can crop, rotate, flip, and adjust the canvas to modify the overall artwork, which will affect all layers. To crop the canvas, use the selection bounding rectangle tool. You can also rotate the canvas in 90-degree increments or flip it horizontally or vertically for a fresh perspective on your artwork.
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Layer modes
Paint Tool SAI has two main panels: the Color and Tool Panel on the right and the Layer Panel on the left. The Layer Panel includes Layer Mode and Opacity, which offer various layer tricks.
Layer Mode allows users to blend two or more layers together. Normal Mode, for example, allows users to place a new layer on top of another without mixing their colours. Overlay Mode combines Multiply and Screen Modes, making lighter parts of the image lighter and darker parts darker. Lumi&Shade works similarly, but adds even more brightness and glow. Binary is the simplest mode, covering everything in black. However, changing the opacity of the layer with Binary Mode will change its colour completely.
Below Mode and Opacity, there are two settings: Preserve Opacity and Clipping Group. Preserve Opacity locks all lines and fills of a layer, ensuring that users paint inside the lines. Clipping Group acts as a mask, keeping strokes inside the painted area of the layer beneath.
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Built-in textures
Paint Tool SAI comes with some built-in textures that can add detail to your art and make it more visually appealing. These textures can be applied to the whole layer, and you can only add one texture per layer. However, by changing the scale and opacity of the texture, you can achieve different results.
You can also create your own textures or download them and add them to the Paint Tool SAI texture folder. To install new textures, you need to understand the installation process. First, locate the Paint Tool SAI icon on your computer and right-click on it to access the installation folder. The folders you need to focus on are blotmap, brushtex, elemap, and papertex, which contain BMP image files. You can add new paper textures by editing the papertex.conf file, and new brush textures by editing the brushtex.conf file.
There are various texture packs available online that you can download and add to your Paint Tool SAI. For example, aheria's pack offers a range of basic and detailed textures, while AF-studios provides colourful textures. If you're new to Paint Tool SAI, it's recommended to start with the default brushes before exploring more complex texture packs.
Additionally, there are different types of brushes available, such as nature brushes, leaf and bark brushes, and pencil, softy, and bloopy brushes, each offering unique textures and effects.
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Saving layers as separate files
To save layers as separate files in Paint Tool SAI, you must first save the SAI file as a .psd file. Then, using Photoshop, select Script -> Export Layers to Files to export all your layers into separate images.
Alternatively, you can turn off all other layers so that only one image frame is showing. Then, export it as a .jpg or .png file. Repeat this process for all the remaining layers.
If you are creating an animation, you can make another layer and draw the next frame. Turn the line work into a lighter contrast colour that pairs with the previous frame (e.g. red, green, red, green). Save every layer as its own separate preferred image file (.png, .jpg, etc.), and open each file into your preferred animation software. Select each frame and copy it onto one alpha layer.
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Frequently asked questions
Yes, you can crop a layer in Paint Tool SAI.
To crop a layer, you need to first select the area you want to crop using the selection rectangle. Then, you can use the crop function to crop the selected area.
No, you can only crop one layer at a time in Paint Tool SAI.
Yes, Paint Tool SAI has a single-step undo function that lets you undo your last action, including cropping.
