The original version of the program ran on macOS and Windows, and was released in Japan as 'Comic Studio' in 2001. 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. It has drawing tools which emulate natural media such as pencils, ink pens, and brushes, as well as patterns and decorations.

It is designed for use with a stylus and a graphics tablet or tablet computer. 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. The application is sold in editions with varying feature sets. The software is available in versions for macOS, Windows, iOS, iPadOS, Android, and Chrome OS.

Clip Studio is a companion program for managing and sharing digital assets, bundled with Clip Studio Paint. It is used for the digital creation of comics, general illustration, and 2D animation. English (United States), French, German, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, and Traditional ChineseĬlip Studio Paint (previously marketed as Manga Studio in North America), informally known in Japan as Kurisuta ( クリスタ), is a family of software applications developed by Japanese graphics software company Celsys.

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