Equip and engage your students with powerful features
Get your students started with Clip Studio Paint, the industry standard app used by creative professionals for 2D animation, illustration, and comics.
Beyond smooth lines, Clip Studio Paint offers a wide range of powerful and intuitive tools for your students to experiment with while exploring their individual styles.
Olof Storm
Industry standard
Clip Studio Paint is used by animation studios, the game industry, comic publishers like DC Comics, Webtoon studios, and comic artists worldwide.
Features to support students
Unique features, such as 3D models help learners with difficult poses and the auto-shading feature can assist in placing light sources.
Fun and educational services
A vast library of written and video tutorials, and thousands of assets available for your students.
At school and at home
Each registered user can use the assigned license on up to two devices, including tablet, desktop, and smartphone, providing the option for in-class and remote learning.
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Animation
Chosen by animators all over the world
Animate with the feel of a real pencil on paper. Get access to and learn all the same tools that animation studios use in one app. You can even expand your drawings to 4K resolution without losing quality by saving them as vector data.
Animator: Olof Storm
Vector lines allow you to freely manipulate shape and width and do not pixelate when being scaled.
A variety of diverse shots are possible by changing your camerawork to match the movement of objects. Add, adjust, and mix multiple music tracks, sound effects, and voices.
Case Study: Yoyogi Animation Academy
Founded in 1978, more than 120,000 students have graduated from this animation and entertainment vocational school and have found careers in nearly all types of animation aired in Japan.
A total of 500 licenses of Clip Studio Paint are used in the animation, illustration, and manga departments.
Proven Track Record by Professionals
Game Assets and Concept Art
The essential tool for concept artists
Clip Studio Paint is the ideal app for concept art, game asset design, movie poster illustration, and more! Powerful tools allow the artists to speed up their process and refine their work.
Our large variety of specialized brushes and their smooth execution make the drawing process efficient and enjoyable.
Concept Artist: Juan Roldan
Enjoy the tens of thousands of high-quality free materials, including brushes with the texture of real art materials, to level up your art game.
Draw difficult poses with 3D drawing figures and use a 3D head model reference to help draw the faces of the characters you want to draw.
Draw more efficiently with a smart fill tool and auto-shading.
Case Study: SEGA
The artwork for Sega’s online RPG, Phantasy Star Online 2, was created in Clip Studio Paint.
Art director Daizo Kimura tells us why he chooses Clip Studio Paint for his work and how he uses it.
“Clip Studio Paint thinks first and foremost about the individual user drawing with a pen in hand while offering efficient tools invaluable for working in a team. It is indispensable to us.”
Proven Track Record by Professionals
Comics
The tool for comic, manga, and webtoon production
With multi-page management, paneling tools, effect lines, speech ballon tools, rulers and more, Clip Studio Paint has all the features you need for comic creation.
Learn everything about comic production, from black and white comics for print to full color comics for the web.
Comic Arist/ Storyboard Artist: mewTripled
Panels, speech bubbles, effect lines, and other specialized features provide a comprehensive toolkit in a single app to create comics from start to finish.
Project files can be easily displayed in full or previewed on a smartphone in real time to check panel readability and story flow.
Case Study: Shueisha Shonen Jump Editorial Department
Shueisha’s editorial department for Shonen Jump held a seminar for new Shonen Jump manga artists on how to use Clip Studio Paint for digital drawing, from the basics to an entire work process, including pen and brush settings.
We hold seminars for publishers and professional artists to show how to use and introduce Clip Studio Paint for digital drawing.
Proven Track Record by Professionals
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Volume License Benefits
At school and at home!
Each user can use up to two devices, so students can keep learning even outside of the classroom.
Free trial
A 30-day free trial is available to test compatibility with any setup including tablet, desktop, and smartphone.
Flexible options
Contracts can be customized to fit your specific needs, offering options that range from one-year contracts with minimal initial costs to multi-year contracts.
Note: We are offering Clip Studio Paint Debut licenses to educational institutions willing to participate as program testers. This version includes all basic illustration features.
Benefits of Volume Licenses
What Makes Volume Licenses Different
Clip Studio Paint licenses for individuals |
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Illustration, animation, comic features |
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50,000+ free downloadable materials and brushes |
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Tutorials and community services |
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10 GB cloud storage |
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Multi-device compatibility |
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License management screen |
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Usage by multiple people on the same device |
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One license that can be used on two devices *Dual-device plan |
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Volume discount proportional to the number of licenses |
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Contracts without auto-renewal and multi-year contracts |
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Celsys user support via email |
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Usage/Introduction seminar *Consultation for a fee |
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Free trial |
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Case Studies
2 million students and teachers in 1,600 high schools across California use Clip Studio Paint
Over 4.5 million students in nearly 10,000 educational institutions throughout Texas use Clip Studio Paint
Used in KCA International Edutainment schools in Asia
Price List
CLIP STUDIO PAINT EX
| Number of licenses | Total annual cost |
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| 5 | US$590/year |
| 10 | US$1,180/year |
| 15 | US$1,770/year |
| 20 | US$2,120/year |
| 25 | US$2,650/year |
| 30 | US$3,000/year |
| 35 | US$3,500/year |
| 40 | US$3,770/year |
| 50 | US$4,420/year |
| 60 | US$4,950/year |
| 70 | US$5,360/year |
| 80 | US$5,660/year |
| 90 | US$5,830/year |
| 100 | US$5,890/year |
Over 100 licenses |
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CLIP STUDIO PAINT PRO
| Number of licenses | Total annual cost |
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| 5 | US$169.95/year |
| 10 | US$339.90/year |
| 15 | US$509.85/year |
| 20 | US$679.80/year |
| 25 | US$849.75/year |
| 30 | US$1,019.70/year |
| 35 | US$1,189.65/year |
| 40 | US$1,359.60/year |
| 50 | US$1,699.50/year |
| 60 | US$2,039.40/year |
| 70 | US$2,379.30/year |
| 80 | US$2,719.20/year |
| 90 | US$3,059.10/year |
| 100 | US$3,399.00/year |
Over 100 licenses |
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Payments via credit card or bank transfer possible
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Auto-renewal for contracts available with credit card payment
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Refunds are not available for mid-term cancellations
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Product Specs / FAQ
Product Specs
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Always use the latest version of Clip Studio Paint EX/PRO
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You can use any combination of Windows, macOS, iPad, iPhone, Galaxy, Android, and Chromebook devices
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An Internet connection is required for activation
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To manage and use the software, you must be logged in with a free Clip Studio account
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Please contact us if you are using a device with software that restores to default settings after use, or if multiple users are using a single device
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Not available on devices where documents (Windows or macOS) are stored on a server
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As this is a downloadable product, we do not deliver discs or manuals
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Download Clip Studio Paint here
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Tap here for how Clip Studio Paint operates on each device
FAQ
- Do I need to log in with my Clip Studio account for volume licenses as well?
- Yes, both license administrators and users need to log in with their Clip Studio account. Sign up for a new account here.
- What is the minimum number of licenses needed for a volume license?
- You need to buy at least five licenses and you can add to the plan in multiples of five.
- Can I change the number of licenses?
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You can add more licenses to your plan at any time. You can subtract licenses from your plan during contract renewal. When you add licenses, the way that you pay for them will be different depending on whether it is added to your existing contract or a new contract.
Please feel free to contact us through the contact form for more details. - Are updates with additional features available?
- Volume licenses will always be eligible to receive all updates released while subscribed.
- Are there any restrictions on what devices volume licenses can be used on?
- No. For example, during a ten-license contract, you can use any combination of 5 iPads, 3 for Windows, 2 for macOS, etc. Each license can be used on two devices. For example, using a Windows PC at school and an iPad at home.
- Do I need to apply for a volume license again after the one-year contract period has expired?
- No, your subscription will be automatically renewed after one year, so you do not need to sign up again.
- What do I receive with my volume licenses?
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You will also receive the following information with the volume license. Nothing is physically mailed to you.
- License codes
- URL for the administrator management screen
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- App download
- Clip Studio Paint instruction manual
- Guide for the administrator screen - Is it possible to use volume licenses on a single device that multiple people have access to, for example, in educational institution or commercial facility settings?
- Yes, it is. When making your initial inquiry, please check the box "I plan to use one device for multiple users”.
- I am considering using the app in a class for students. Are there any guides that I can use for the class?
- Lesson plan ideas are available here for your reference.
- Do you provide support for installation and usage?
- Yes, we offer free technical support via email. Please feel free to contact us.
- What payment methods are available?
- We accept bank transfers and credit card payments.
- How do I cancel automatic renewal?
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If you wish to cancel automatic renewal for your contract, please contact us at least 30 days prior to its renewal date.
Once the contract is terminated, no additional costs will be incurred.
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Lesson Ideas
Illustration
Animation
Comics, Manga, Webtoons
Testimonials
POLE 3D - ICL (France, Art School)
We wanted to use Clip Studio Paint because it was recommended by professionals - illustrators, bande dessinée artists, cartoonists, and people who only work in Webtoon. Besides, there is a course dedicated to the Webtoon illustration sector at the school, so the CSP function is very useful. Although it was a recommendation at first, we found that the ergonomic software is quite practical and students are quite enthusiastic about using the tool!
KCA International Edutainment (Taiwan, Art School)
Clip Studio Paint plays a crucial role in our manga course and the manga artist instructors we collaborate with use it for their work, so they are well-versed in how to flexibly use various practical tools to present the most professional manga content. By mastering the software's operation and manga production techniques through the course, students learn to create high-level manga works more efficiently. Clip Studio Paint's abundant brushes provide excellent performance for illustration production that many of our students love inside and outside of class!
Institut Artline (France, Digital Art School)
Used for years by the talents of the Artline Institute, this revolutionary drawing software offers a range of advanced tools to unleash creativity. We are on the lookout for its constantly evolving features. Clip Studio Paint is much more than just software: it is an essential companion to bring your most daring artistic ideas to life.
Sample files and free materials
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