Workspaces

Workspaces let Lumi adapt to different ways of working. A workspace captures the feel of the studio environment: panel layout, tool state, canvas presentation, resource paths, palette choice, theme, and other interface preferences that shape the painting session.

Instead of keeping one fixed arrangement for every task, artists can maintain separate environments for sketching, painting, inking, colour work, presentation, scripting, or focused fullscreen sessions. Each environment can bring forward the resources that belong to that kind of work, so a drawing workspace can feel stocked with drawing presets while a painting workspace can switch to painterly tools.

A studio that changes with the task

Different stages of an artwork benefit from different surroundings. Rough sketching may need a clear canvas and minimal panels. Painting may need brush settings and palette access close at hand. Inking may need guides, stable tool options, and a neutral view. Review or presentation may need a cleaner fullscreen setup.

Workspaces make these shifts deliberate. The interface can change to match the task without requiring the artist to rebuild the studio by hand each time.

More than panel placement

A workspace is not only a dock layout. It can preserve the broader working context: the way the canvas is framed, how the toolbox behaves, which colour and tool resources are ready, how tools are configured, and how input devices are expected to respond.

This makes workspace switching useful even when the panels look similar. Two environments can share a general layout but differ in tool feel, visual comfort, palette identity, available presets, or device behaviour.

Immediate switching

Workspaces are intended to be fluid. Switching should feel like moving between prepared desks in the same studio rather than restarting the application or opening a separate configuration.

Open images can remain in place while the surrounding environment changes, letting the artist move from one phase of work to another without breaking concentration.

Personal and project-based setups

Some workspaces may be personal defaults: a comfortable painting setup, a compact laptop setup, or a fullscreen focus mode. Others may belong to a project: a particular palette, theme, panel arrangement, resource collection, or device configuration that suits a specific series of images.

Because workspaces are named and reusable, they can become part of an artist’s rhythm. The right environment can be restored when the work calls for it.

Reducing friction

The purpose of workspaces is to remove repeated setup from the creative process. Once an arrangement feels right, Lumi can remember it. When the task changes, the interface can follow.

This keeps attention on the artwork rather than on window management, making Lumi feel less like a single static application and more like a flexible digital studio.