Clip Studio Paint

Editor's Review

Clip Studio Paint is your all-in-one solution for digital art! 🎨 Whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting out, this app has everything you need to bring your creative visions to life. From character illustrations to comics and animations, CSP empowers you with superpowered drawing tools and an intuitive interface. Let’s dive into what makes this app a must-have for artists!

For Tablet Users: Note that saving or exporting your artwork requires an annual or monthly plan. New users get a 30-day trial to explore all the features, with up to 3 months free with your first plan! 🌟

For Smartphone Users: Enjoy all features for 30 hours each month with a free trial that refreshes monthly – and no ads! 🎉 Subscribe for extended use and unlock the latest features, materials, and 10 GB of cloud storage!

Character Illustration: Bring your characters to life with CSP's extensive features. Create up to 10,000 layers for detailed artwork, pose 3D models for tricky angles, and use the liquify tool on multiple layers to adjust line art and color at once! Gradient maps offer greater control over your colors, and live video reference helps capture difficult hand poses. The Sub View allows you to import images and sample colors easily. Plus, you can share your work on social media with the timelapse feature! 📸

New Ideas and Styles: Need some inspiration? CSP has you covered! Download 160,000+ free/premium materials made by other creators, including various textures for brushes. Adjust lines with your fingers or stylus – no more undo! Use 3D primitives to quickly create layouts and perspectives. Customize brush texture, shape, dual brush setting, color mixing, spray effect, and more to create your perfect brush. 🖌️

Full Creative Control: Clip Studio Paint's brush engine, wealth of assets, and helpful features give you full control over your creations. Access 50,000+ brushes by artists worldwide (free/premium) on the Assets store! Enjoy the ability to paint in vectors to scale up your art with no loss in quality. Use 28 layer effects to touch up your art and perceptual color mixing to blend colors like real paint. 🌈

Traditional Feel and Vectors: Enjoy a traditional feel while drawing and use vectors for the perfect finish. Draw smoother line art with Line Stabilization, draw on vector layers and use control points to fix your lines, lay down flat colors with the smart fill tool, and draw correct perspectives by snapping your lines to the guides. 📐

Easy to Start: CSP offers two drawing modes: Simple Mode for quick drawing and Studio Mode for all the features of Clip Studio Paint! Free tutorials on the Clip Studio Paint website & YouTube channel help you build your skills, and thousands of user tips are available. 📚

Comics, Manga, and Webtoons: Bring your comic, manga, or webtoon to life with features loved by pro creators. Create speech bubbles, frames, and action lines instantly. Customize & save character faces and body types. Add shadows instantly with Shading Assist, preview your webtoon on your smartphone, and manage multi-page works in one file (EX). 💬

Animation: Even on your current device, you can become an animator! Make anything from GIFs to full-length animations, and add sound, camera movements, and tweening. 🎬

Features

• Up to 10,000 layers for detailed artwork

• Pose 3D models for tricky angles

• Liquify on multiple layers simultaneously

• Gradient maps offer greater color control

• Live video hand pose reference

• Sub View imports images & samples colors

• Timelapse feature for social media sharing

• 160,000+ free/premium materials available

• Adjust lines easily with fingers or stylus

• Customize brush settings extensively

• Vector painting for scalable artwork

• 28 layer effects to enhance your art

• Create comics with speech bubbles & frames

• Shading Assist for instant shadows

• Animate GIFs and full-length animations

Pros

• Vast library of brushes and materials

• Vector drawing for scalable art

• Perceptual color mixing

• Smooth line art with stabilization

• Perspective guides for backgrounds

Cons

• Saving/exporting requires a plan on tablets

• Advanced features need higher device specs