The app for aspiring professionals in 2D animation, illustration, and comics
Clip Studio Paint is a graphics app that's loved by professionals for 2D animation, illustration, and comics.
Professionals across various industries use our software for the feel of our brushes, which are highly customizable and versatile. And they love our specialized features such as perspective rulers, color mixing palette, auto-shading, 3D models, and more.
Clip Studio Paint offers the best way for you to speed up your students’ development and broaden their field of possibilities with skills they can use in real industry work.
Olof Storm
The industry standard
Clip Studio Paint is the industry standard used by animation studios, the game industry, DC Comics, Webtoon studios, and comic artists worldwide.
Unique features that support developing artists
Enjoy unrivalled features that will help your students grow. Unique features like 3D drawing figures that help with poses and auto-shading that gives hints on where to shade.
Fun and educational services
Learn from other creators with Tips articles and access a library of thousands of materials to download from Assets. Our various services make learning more fun.
At school or at home
Each user can use up to two devices, so students can keep learning even outside of the classroom. Usable on any combination of devices, including PCs and tablets.
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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
An animation and entertainment vocational school founded in 1978, it has produced over 120,000 graduates who are involved in the production of nearly all animation that broadcasts in Japan.
Clip Studio Paint is used in its animation, illustration, and manga departments, using a total of 500 licenses.
Proven Track Record by Professionals
Game / Concept Art
Become a professional illustrator for games or movies
Clip Studio Paint is the ideal app for game and movie illustration and concept art. It features the tools necessary to speed up and refine your work with unique features that are invaluable to professionals.
Artists especially love the smooth feel and variety of our brushes.
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
With features specialized for comic production, such as paneling tools, speech bubbles, and effect lines, it has all you need for your entire comic process, in one app.
View all your project pages at once and preview it on your smartphone to check your story flow and how the final product will be displayed.
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 Education Plan
Use it at school or at home!
Each user can use up to two devices, so students can keep learning even outside of the classroom.
Free trial
Try out the app for 30 days in the environment of your choice, for free.
Flexible options
Flexible contracts can be tailored to your needs, from one-year contracts with low starting costs to multi-year contracts.
Note: If you would like to be an educational monitor for us, we can provide you with Clip Studio Paint Debut licenses, which offer all basic illustration features in the app.
Please let us know if you are interested.
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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The ability for multiple people to use it on a device |
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One license that can be used on two devices |
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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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Contracts are renewed automatically every year if they have an auto-renewal
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Payment can be made either by credit card of bank transfer
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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
Download the app and manual below
- 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
Sample files and free materials
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