Clip Studio Paint

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Clip Studio Paint

A screenshot of the software
Developer(s)	Celsys [ja]
Initial release	2001; 20 years ago (2001)
Stable release	1.10.13 / June 24, 2021; 2 months ago (2021-06-24)
Written in	C++, Python
Operating system	macOS, Windows, iPadOS, iOS, Android, Chrome OS
Available in	7 languages
show List of languages English (United States), French, German, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, and Traditional Chinese
Type	Graphics editor
License	Proprietary
Website	www.clipstudio.net/en

Clip Studio Paint (previously marketed as Manga Studio in North America), informally known in Japan as Kurisuta (クリスタ),^{[Note 1]} is a family of software applications developed by Japanese graphics software company Celsys. It is used for the digital creation of comics, general illustration, and 2D animation. Clip Studio is a companion program for managing and sharing digital assets, bundled with Clip Studio Paint. The software is available in versions for macOS, Windows, iOS, iPadOS, Android, and Chrome OS.

The application is sold in editions with varying feature sets. The full-featured edition is a page-based, layered drawing program, with support for bitmap and vector art, text, imported 3D models, and frame-by-frame animation. It is designed for use with a stylus and a graphics tablet or tablet computer. It has drawing tools which emulate natural media such as pencils, ink pens, and brushes, as well as patterns and decorations. It is distinguished from similar programs by features designed for creating comics: tools for creating panel layouts, perspective rulers, sketching, inking, applying tones and textures, coloring, and creating word balloons and captions.

History[]

The original version of the program ran on macOS and Windows, and was released in Japan as "Comic Studio" in 2001.^[1] It was sold as "Manga Studio" in the Western market by E Frontier America until 2007, then by Smith Micro Software until 2017;^[2][3] after which is has been sold and supported by Celsys and Graphixly LLC.^[4]

Early versions of the program were designed for creating black and white art with only spot color (a typical format for Japanese manga), but version 4 – released in 2007^[1] – introduced support for creating full-color art.

In 2013 a redesigned version of the program was introduced, one based on Celsys' separate Comic Studio and Illust Studio applications. Sold in different markets as "Clip Studio Paint" version 1 or "Manga Studio" version 5, the new application featured new coloring and text-handling tools, and a new file system which stored the data for each page in a single file (extension .lip), rather than the multiple files used by Manga Studio 4 and earlier. In 2015, Comic Studio and Illust Studio were discontinued.^[5][6]

In 2016, the name "Manga Studio" was deprecated, with the program sold in all markets as "Clip Studio Paint". The version released under this unified branding (build 1.5.4 of the redesigned application) also introduced a new file format (extension .clip) and frame-by-frame animation.^[7] In late 2017, Celsys took over direct support for the software worldwide, and ceased its relationship with Smith Micro. In July 2018, Celsys began a partnership with Graphixly for distribution in North America, South America, and Europe.

Clip Studio Paint for the Apple iPad was introduced in November 2017,^[8] and for the iPhone in December 2019.^[9] Clip Studio Paint for Samsung Galaxy tablets and smartphones was released in August 2020,^[10] with versions for other Android devices and Chromebooks released in December.^[11]

File formats[]

Clip Studio Paint is compatible with the following file formats.^{[citation needed]}

• CLIP Clip Studio Paint native format.
• BMP BMP file format.
• JPG JPEG.
• PNG Portable Network Graphics
• TIFF Tag Image File Format
• TGA Truevision TGA
• PSB Adobe Photoshop Big image
• PSD Adobe Photoshop.

Version history[]

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Release date	Version	Major changes.[12]
June 9th, 2015	1.4.1	Contour line paint tool has been added.
December 17th, 2015	1.4.4	Fixed stroke delay when drawing on MacOS 10.11. or higher.
March 15th, 2016	1.5.4	File format changed from .lip to .clip to making saving and loading more quick. Added text options to the text tool, layer folders, Animation tools.
December 14th, 2016	1.6.2	Addition of Clip Studio ASSETS, Blend modes, Brush opacity can now be adjusted according to pen pressure.
September 7th, 2017	1.6.7	Ability to upload own materials to ASSETS. Workspaces can now be registered. Support for Surface Pen and MacOS Sierra.
October 12th, 2017	1.6.8	Bug fixes with Windows fall creators update.
December 13th, 2017	1.7.1	Added Quick Access palette, touch gesture category to preferences, and canvas recovery.
January 25th, 2018	1.7.3	improvements and corrections
April 26th, 2018	1.7.4	IPad Pro edition now available Added cloud service for Windows, MacOS, IPad
June 5th, 2018	1.7.8	Message now displays after a workspace has been loaded. Auto Action settings can now be restored across different operating systems.
August 30th, 2018	1.8.0	Improvements with 3d aspects.
November 28th, 2018	1.8.4	Animation features improved Feature to remove screentones added.
December 13th, 2018	1.8.5	Bug fixes.
February 28th, 2019	1.8.6	Added twelve new brushes to the initial set of brushes as well as a pose scanner as a technology preview feature. Improved file management for cloud sharing multi-page works on iPad.
March 2nd, 2019	1.8.7	Fixed issues with pen pressure wizard.
March 5th, 2019	1.8.8	Bug fix for material placing.
April 10th, 2019	1.9.0	MacOS bug fix with lines becoming blocks.
July, 17th, 2019	1.9.1	New Text Transform features for all editions. Added a smart smoothing feature as a technology preview feature and "Getting started" tour
July 17th, 2019	1.9.2	"Getting Started" tour no longer shows up normally and is accessed through the Help menu.
June 24th, 2019	1.9.3	Bug fixes.
September 26th, 2019	1.9.4	Improvement of page management tools for EX edition. Support for MacOS Sidecar. Smart smoothing released as standard function.
December 5th, 2019	1.9.5	Redesigned user interface. Can directly import and save to the Files app on IPad.
December 13th, 2019	1.9.6	Bug fixes for all editions on IPad.
December 19th, 2019	1.9.7	Improvements to features including color and icons.
April 9th, 2020	1.9.9	Improved the editing of Bézier curves and Pasting from clipboard to the center of the canvas.
April 16th, 2020	1.9.10	issues fixed with transformations not applying.
April 28th, 2020	1.9.11	Fixed an issue with brush size.
September 30th, 2020	1.10.0	additions of SVG formats, ruler commands for EX/PRO editions, scribble function with Apple Pencil added.
October 2nd, 2020	1.10.1	Fixed an issue with the application closing unexpecting with text canceling.
October 22nd, 2020	1.10.2	Bug fixes.
November 11th, 2020	1.10.3	MacOS version now supports Apple M1 Chip.
December 10th, 2020	1.10.5	Support for Android and Chromebook. Added a Time-lapse feature for works, additional brush settings, and Photoshop brush compatibility.
December 23rd, 2020	1.10.6	Bug fixes and a feature change regarding color mixing.
February 4th, 2021	1.10.7	New option to display cursor on Android based devices
March 1st, 2021	1.10.8	Improved feature regarding App Tracking.
April 19th, 2021	1.10.9	Bug fix with the app not opening on some devices with Chrome OS.
May 27th, 2021	1.10.10	Dual brush settings added and default sub tools revamped. Improvements to 3d binding preview for EX Edition. Teamwork for working on mult-page projects in EX Edition
June 1st, 2021	1.10.11	Text input using IME was reverted to 1.10.6
June 7th, 2021	1.10.12	Fixed an issue with works not syncing over cloud.
June 24th, 2021	1.10.13	User data folder can now be moved from the documents folder.

Editions[]

The application has been sold in various "editions", with differing feature sets and prices. Early versions were sold in Japan as: "Mini" with very limited features (bundled with graphics tablets), "Debut" with entry-level features, "Pro" as the standard edition, and "EX" as the full-feature edition.^[13] Smith Micro only sold the "Debut" and "EX" editions of the original application; with the overhauled version 5, they sold the "Pro" and "EX" editions as standard and advanced editions of the program. Under the Clip Studio Paint branding, the application is available in three editions: "Debut" (only bundled with tablets),^[14] "Pro" (adds support for vector-based drawing, custom textures, and comics-focused features), and "EX" (adds support for multi-page documents, book exporting).^[15]

The Windows and macOS versions of the software are sold with perpetual licenses, with the software distributed either by download from the developer's web site or on DVD. Downloaded updates for these are released free of additional charge. The versions for iPhone, iPad, and Android-based devices are distributed through the corresponding app stores free of charge, but require an ongoing subscription for unrestricted use; without a subscription the tablet versions can be used for only a specified number of months, and the phone versions can be used for only 1 hour per day.^[9]

See also[]

• RETAS
• Adobe Photoshop
• Corel Painter

Notes[]

References[]

External links[]

• Official website
• Official website (in Japanese)
• Celsys corporate website
• Celsys's website for Clip Studio Paint and other accompanying products (in Japanese)
• Graphixly website - Official Distribution Partner in North America, South America and Europe