Professional tool for artists
Clip Studio Paint is a graphics design application from Celsys, a Japanese graphics software company. Formerly marketed as Manga Studio, this program is used to create comics, 2D animation, and general illustrations digitally. It comes with a suite of tools optimized for drawings and paintings, making it ideal for illustrators. The brushes are easy to use and highly customizable. Clip Studio Paint is a professional multimedia program. While it comes with a fee, its free trial version nearly equates to the fully licensed program.
What does the app offer?
Clip Studio Paint is an app created for drawing and digital painting. You’ll find that this app is on par with Paint Tool SAI, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Animate. Like SAI, it has multiple brush types—ink, watercolor, and oil—with different weights, opacities, and blending capabilities. Unlike SAI, the app has the customization capabilities of a Photoshop brush. Not only can you change the shape of the brush imprint, but you can also control its direction, scattering, density, gap, and anti-aliasing, among others.
More than the customizable brushes, the app also boasts easy color selection. You can select, test, and manage color with six color palettes. These palettes include not only your typical circles and sliders, but also similar colors, midrange colors, and your color history. You can also set color hints and let the AI color your art. With this, you can complete your work in a fraction of time.
If you don’t want to create a scene from scratch, you can make use of the pre-rendered material images that Clip Studio Paint offers. The app has a large selection of them, ranging from natural-looking vegetation to a variety of cartoon hearts and telephone poles. You can also make use of the 3D pre-rendered, weighted human figures. Each of which you can rotate, scale, and adjust to your heart’s content.
Is Clip Studio Paint worth it?
Considering things, Clip Studio Paint looks like a mix of both SAI and Photoshop. It has the best features from both programs at a more affordable price. It also offers impressive customization options, allowing you to work with tools that meet your preference. However, its plethora of features can be a little overwhelming. If you are new to this type of software, you are better off working with Paint Tool SAI, which is made for budding digital artists.
