Clip Studio Paint Reviews - Pros & Cons, Ratings & more

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Clip Studio Paint is a vector graphics software, which helps creative studios and artists draw and paint animations, illustrations, comics, manga, concept artworks, characters, and more using various tools including brushes, vector layers, color palettes, rulers, and 3D figures.

Clip Studio Paint

Web-based

Windows

iPad

iPhone

I have been able to draw a lot and draw much more quickly thanks to the available assets so my creative workflow has improved greatly with this software.

On top of the quality of the default brushes and tools in this application, there is also an entire community's worth of assets within the program itself that you can download and use.

This software is a great alternative to Procreate, it does have a large learning curve but once you set it up the way you like it has such a nice flow to it.

Overall I think its an excellent program and I recommend it to anyone who likes to draw and paint.

I just really hate that Ipad/Android version has no one-time purchase plan just like the PC. Also, when I tried to use it on a tablet, I find it very confusing and way more complex than on a PC.

I've been using it for more than a year now, and every day I discover a new hidden feature that I don't know about earlier. I like how they always develop it and add more amazing features.

It's got a ton of features and everything I could ever want or need to make a Webcomic. You can use all kinds of templates and download brushes that allow you to make amazing pieces of art.

CSP is very easy to use and thanks to that, as someone who used to focus on traditionnal painting/drawing, I now actually enjoy painting numerically.

This is a paid software but it's definitely worth the money. I've used it to create a few comics and I highly recommend it for other comic creators and digital artists.

The most impressive feature of this is how easy it is to draw.

I genuinely like this program a lot, as I have used it for several years now. With the variety of tools available, you can take your artwork in any direction that you desire.

The community of Clip Studio Paint is also very creative. Clip Studio Paint has a lot of user created assets posted in their website.

Recently, Clip Studio had an update that distressed many of its users because it stated they would be changing their payment method to a subscription service.

It is a good software, simple to use but it has small details that make the difference but that in some cases are compensated by the price of the software in relation to some competitors.

Otherwise, I really don't have much to complain about.

That said, I  need to mention that they DID solve my problem.

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Some of the features CSP offers seemed like a marketing catch, but in the end became part of my pipeline. From working exclusively on cartography and digital painting, I have expanded my horizons to dabbling with webtoons and vector illustration, both made extremely easy and user-friendly with this program.

Great for small and big projects

The program is very affordable, it runs fast, and it has pretty much all the features I look for in an art program. It has added features that previous programs I worked with didn't have as well.


Fantastic Program

My experience has been good so far.  It has not crashed since I purchased it.

Clip Studio 

So far so good. I have no issues. I got used to how I work with CSP. since its so good for my artworks, I continued using it.

CSP Is A Much Better Choice For Beginners In Digital Art

Clip Studio Paint makes my artistic process so much easier.  I don't have to worry about my shaky hand making my lineart look unpolished because the pen stabilization helps keep my art neat.   I have been able to draw a lot and draw much more quickly thanks to the available assets so my creative workflow has improved greatly with this software.

The Artist's Friend

My overall experience is excellent. If anyone asks me about drawing apps I suggest Clip Studio at once! The app deserves more than its the actual price, and I'm glad that they offer it at such an accessible price so everyone can get it.

Clip Studio as my main drawing app for 1 year

I've had an overall great experience using Clip Studio Paint. This is a paid software but it's definitely worth the money. I've used it to create a few comics and I highly recommend it for other comic creators and digital artists.  

Clip Studio Paint: The best for comic creation.

I love it. Truly love it.  I hope they enable the vector export feature soon.  
Of course they try to sell you the brushes packs and several other stuff but they are really cheap and good quality and made on collaboration with several artists who use it on their own arts

Happy accidents everywhere!

I really enjoy using this software, it has helped me up my game with all my drawings. Being able to add 3D objects into my 2D drawings for reference and the number of brushes provided is an absolute game changer. If Clip Studio Paint could make the setup process a little simpler that would be great. With the powerful text editor that Clip Studio Paint provides, I would definitely recommend this software!

An extremely user friendly premium software.

Clip Studio Paint is awesome. I was absolutely enamored with how responsive the program is to my graphics drawing tablet (XP-PEN 13 Pro), and it's perfect. 

I have been a daily user for a little now, and I am very satisfied with my purchase.

Also - I got mine 50% off whenever they were having a sale, so you can't beat that price!

The perfect program for artists!

All in all, the Clip Studio Paint program is a fantastic resource for digital artists, offering an impressive suite of default tools and brushes, as well as a vast online library of user-created assets.  With an impressive variety of brushes, as well as the ability to customize and create your own, Clip Studio Paint provides artists with a wide array of textured options to give their work a unique and realistic feel. Whether you want to make something that looks like a traditional oil painting or a modern digital drawing, Clip Studio Paint gives you the tools to achieve it! 

Why Clip Studio is my favorite digital art software 

Sono estremamente soddisfatto del programma e infatti continuo a preferirlo ad altri software e ad utilizzarlo giornalmente. Dispone di pennelli meravigliosi e di una versione per mobile, al momento lo utilizzo anche su Android.

Fantastico

Fantastic

I just love working with CSP, it's a great tool for illustration, from conceptualizing to exporting the final piece. There are some features that I cannot live without anymore, and it's just a joy to use this software to create my art. The animation features are also great, but there might be more capable 2D software out there, but it will get the job done.
I still use other software depending on the job I need to perform (Corel Painter, Adobe Photoshop and Rebelle), but CSP is my number one tool when I sit in front of my Cintiq. Highly recommended if you want a reliable and fully featured art software.

My favorite Drawing software to get the job done.

Satisfied Clip Studio Paint user.

Clip Studio Paint is the best drawing software around, with its many smart and clever features unique to it. It's an inexpensive alternative to Adobe Photoshop as well.

Perfect Drawing Software

Use it for basically all my illustration, both professional and for fun.

The Best Illustration Software Around

CSP is the software that I recommend daily to all artist around me. I am a professional illustrator and after I started using Clip Studio Paint I forgot about all Adobe software.
Everything is easier, smoother, better in CSP !

The most amazing drawing app EVER!

CSP is very easy to use and thanks to that, as someone who used to focus on traditionnal painting/drawing, I now actually enjoy painting numerically. 

CSP is a cheap but complete and intuitive painting software

Ottimo programma, per me ormai insostituibile.

Recensione CSP

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Confusing 

I have a lot of problem with perspective drawing. However, with the help of Clip Studio Paint tools and assets, I can master perspective drawing and get a good grade in my school

Drawing is Much Easier with Clip Studio Paint

Clip Studio is great! I'm so glad to have it because it allows me to make my Webcomic and all my other pieces of art with ease. I've never been disappointed in it

Clipstudio is a good art program

I love it! The main things that have stopped me from picking it up full-time is how different it is to photoshop and how efficient I am in the latter. I've already created a solid pipeline in photoshop, which cannot easily be fully transferred over, and I'm too lazy to start over. 

But if you're just starting out or happy to experiment, it is an amazing program and much more affordable.

A Solid Program, Especially if you do a lot of Inking/ Work on Comics.

I bought it but didn't end up using it very often. It is an okay-ish tool, but since we have licenses for better tools (such as Photoshop), we tend to keep using those. However, I would recommend Clip Studio Paint to someone who wants to do digital painting and not pay too much for software licenses.

Well-functioning software with not-so-professional marketing strategy

Overall, CSP is a seriously wonderful, state of the art program. It is much like photoshop and paint tool sai had a baby, but much easier to learn, use and has a lot more perks! A LOT Lighter on the wallet too! 

State of the Art

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Eero L.:                                               My name is Eero. I'm an entrepreneur and I give Clip Studio Paint five stars. And for more reviews like this, click below.
                                                       Before Clip Studio Paint, I used either Corel Painter or Photoshop, but both of them got a little bit obsolete for me. And I was looking for something that would work also on my tablet. And Painter didn't do that very well. I ended up testing Clip Studio Paint.
                                                       Out of the software that I used, Clip Studio Paint was the best on my tablet. And from there, I moved on to use the desktop version and I found some really good features. For example, some character poses that you can do in the software, which helped a lot with drawing characters. And I really liked that. I didn't have that in any other software.
                                                       Used to other art software, it's quite similar, but it has a lot of features. It was a stretch to get used to it first. But of course, once you get used to it, it's quite easy. They're not so different from each other.
                                                       Anyone who wants to try, I'm sure they have a trial available. I had a trial available. Just check it out and see for yourself.

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