# \[feature request\] Canvas rotation

**URL:** <https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/feature-request-canvas-rotation/456>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [5 June 2013 12:38 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/feature-request-canvas-rotation/456 "2013-06-05T12:38:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![gordie](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/a5b964/32.png) [@gordie](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/gordie)\
**Post date:** [5 June 2013 12:38 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/feature-request-canvas-rotation/456/1 "2013-06-05T12:38:03Z")

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Like Krita (and Photoshop), a very great feature would be the ability to rotate the canvas while drawing in Pencil2D.

![krita rotate canvas](http://blog.cberger.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/krita_canvas_rotation-400x241.png)

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**Author:** ![chchwy](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/user_avatar/discuss.pencil2d.org/chchwy/32/126_2.png) [@chchwy](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/chchwy)\
**Post date:** [6 June 2013 15:49 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/feature-request-canvas-rotation/456/2 "2013-06-06T15:49:06Z")

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Very useful features, I’ll put it on a high priority.

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**Author:** ![connors](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/user_avatar/discuss.pencil2d.org/connors/32/15_2.png) [@connors](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/connors)\
**Post date:** [9 June 2013 20:32 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/feature-request-canvas-rotation/456/3 "2013-06-09T20:32:24Z")

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Wasn’t this already in the original Pencil? 😕

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**Author:** ![gordie](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/a5b964/32.png) [@gordie](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/gordie)\
**Post date:** [10 June 2013 12:56 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/feature-request-canvas-rotation/456/4 "2013-06-10T12:56:25Z")

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It is ? I have never seen it !? Wonderfull then !  
How do u use it ?

Thanks ! (and welcome here !)

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**Author:** ![connors](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/user_avatar/discuss.pencil2d.org/connors/32/15_2.png) [@connors](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/connors)\
**Post date:** [11 June 2013 00:35 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/feature-request-canvas-rotation/456/5 "2013-06-11T00:35:15Z")

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Yeah you click the hand tool and then hold option and click-and-drag to rotate.

You hold command and click-and-drag to zoom in or out.

Camera layers support panning and zoom but I don’t think they support rotation.

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**Author:** ![kiernan](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/a3d4f5/32.png) [@kiernan](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/kiernan)\
**Post date:** [15 January 2018 02:15 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/feature-request-canvas-rotation/456/6 "2018-01-15T02:15:48Z")

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thankyou

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**Author:** ![JoseMoreno](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/user_avatar/discuss.pencil2d.org/josemoreno/32/7_2.png) [@JoseMoreno](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/JoseMoreno)\
**Post date:** [13 February 2018 19:16 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/feature-request-canvas-rotation/456/7 "2018-02-13T19:16:48Z")

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**Author:** ![JoseMoreno](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/user_avatar/discuss.pencil2d.org/josemoreno/32/7_2.png) [@JoseMoreno](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/u/JoseMoreno)\
**Post date:** [13 February 2018 19:18 UTC](https://discuss.pencil2d.org/t/feature-request-canvas-rotation/456/8 "2018-02-13T19:18:36Z")

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The camera layer does support rotation now, so you can animate it with a slant 🙂