CLIP STUDIO PAINT IS BETTER + CHEAPER THAN PHOTOSHOP 

Adobe: *raises price of Photoshop* Everyone: *pirates Photoshop*

rulers > line tool putting a ruler down and tracing over it allows for a straight line w/weight

photoshop: *has a horrible fill bucket tool that requires a lot of cleaning up afterwards* firealpaca with it's expand pixel tool: amatures

something very useful for beginners is the 3D model. You can pose it completely and you basically just trace it. It even gives you a basic understanding of shadow and light. For a beginner artist like me it's very useful for learning anatomy and posing.

I love Clip Studio so much. In additon to being WAY cheaper and more intuitive to use than photoshop, it's also made with illustrators in mind as its target audience. Photoshop is not, it's for photographers. Oh yeah, and Clip Studio is SOOOOO much lighter on your computer, so now you don't need a really powerful computer with tons of memory just to draw. This is great for those of us on a tight budget with cheap laptops

idk if you'll read this comment but you can use the grid or ruler to do the lines as you wanted

Pro and Ex are essentially the same. The two differences are: -Some "story" options that allow you to keep pages on one file instead of having a file for each page. - Allows you to make animations longer than 24 frames.

You are all objectively wrong. MS Paint is the best

I don't know if anyone has mentioned it before, but there's a ruler option that lets you draw dynamic straight lines! I suggest you play around with the different rulers and see which one suits you the best

Clip studio has an asset shop where you can download a bunch of different brushes so you might find some textured brushes on there! 😊😊

I've been using Clip for yearrrs, long before the name change. Tip: Vector layers will become your best friend with lining.

clip studio has so many type of shading and gradient brushes that made me “woah” when i saw it

No matter what you work with, you always make it look so good! xd Edit: why the heck does this have so many likes lol?

For those wanting Clip Studio Paint EX, they have MANY sales, so if you are able to hold off for sales, there is a possibility to get this cheaper. I got EX for $60 ish

Update for people watching this video. As of August 2022, Clip Studio Paint has announced a switch to a subscription based service starting with version 2.0. If you bought the program, you will no longer get updates after the last 1.xx update unless you switch to the subscription. Subscription price isn't known yet. Support for 1.xx will also stop once CSP 3.x is launched, when that is is unknown. Edit as of the 29th of October, 2022: CSP seems to have gone back on this decision, as on their website they state that both CSP 2 and CSP 3 will be available for one-time purchase. But remember, if they think they can get away with changing to a subscription model, they will do it. Do not ever let them, just as community outcry caused them to change it back this time.

I've been using Clip Studio Paint for several years now on my comic, having switched over from Photoshop years ago. I'm fully sold on CSP for all art projects besides photo manipulation or pixel art. It draws better, it paints better, and it ESPECIALLY inks better. Plus there are nice comic-specific functions that Photoshop simply doesn't have. Clip Studio Paint is the program of choice for me even when I'm just making character art and paintings. Thanks for the good video. I came to all the same conclusions you did, and years later I find myself wishing Photoshop would adopt certain features CSP has, like being able to quickly flip the entire canvas horizontally to check your balance.

SAY IT LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK

13:00 that aesthetic tho

my mind has just been blown. I used manga studio 4 a LOT back in the day before i switched to photoshop cc. now i've been seeing clip studio paint everywhere and i had no idea it was the successor

This aged well...

I know a billion people probably already gave you this tip, but for your lineart! If you make your panels on a vector layer (the layer button with a small box next to the normal layer button) there's a "change vector width" tool that you can use to change the width of your lines and give it more character. That said, you can also use the ruler tools called "Linear Ruler" and even "Ruler pen" to laydown guides for your panels, then go over those lines with your pen and it'll trace the rulers exactly, with the texter of your pen and your widths!

clip studio paint takes a bit of getting used to because there are so many tools, but i totally got comfy with it within a week of regular use! one of the only problems i found is you have to rasterize text before you can rotate it and such, which is a bit of a pain. on the plus side they recently updated the animation features to include audio and camera movements so that's rly great 👀 Anyway, it's super cool to see one of my fav artists trying out the program!! definitely do some more exploring, there's a lot more to CSP than we all think at first tbh.

This popped on my recomended at the wrong time.

Well,,, this aged,,, uh,,, I'd say it aged well but man

I saw the comic page you drew using this before the video came out! Why does that make me feel proud?

The Clip Studio (Not paint but the actual clip studio app) has a lot of community shared stuff for free. People upload all kinds of brushes, pens, and other tools and materials. That might fix you pen setting issues. Would love to see a clip studio tutorial down the line. I use this program a fair amount but I am still illiterate when it comes to digital art program functions and always like to see more experienced artists show how some of this stuff is actually used.

What a great time for RU-vid to recommend this

Clip studio can accept project files from photoshop. Make lines in photoshop and then move the files to clip for colors!

Hi! An avid Clip Studio Paint user here... A good thing about CSP is that you can import brushes that the community has made. I didn't like the default brushes either (way too smooth lol) so when you click on the icon and the whole "what do you wanna do"-stuff comes on you can click on the community icon(I think?) and *swoop* you can just easily download really beautiful brushes with lotsa texture and weight! Thought I'd mention it if you wanted to keep using the program! Keep on being great!

Random Digital Drawing Question: I've been having some trouble with making lineart for my pieces, mostly since any brush I try seems to lose opacity at lower pressures and doesn't really feel like it flows well, plus the pressure never seems even and can bulge at times (That may just be me, but I can't really tell as of now). So should I consider looking for a better brush to use for this, or are there settings I can tick off to make things more comfortable? And if a certain brush is better, anyone have any recommendations? Thank you all, thank you each! And assuming you haven't finished the video yet, thank you for lending me your time.

1 Tip for Clip Studio Paint (EX) If you click on the eyedropper function, there is a sub tool labeled "adjust line width". You can then adjust the amount of width you'd like to thicken or thin your lines with after you have clicked on "adjust line width". Then you can go over the lines and it changes the width, although some erasing is needed to make it look smooth. I'm new to this program as well, so that's all I know for now, but I'll edit if I find any more tips I think are helpful.

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Another thing that i love about Clip studio are all the asset goodies that artists posts on the Clip studio asset website sure some of them are pricey but majority are free to download and are just amazing, it's like a candystore for artists

Make your own Danganronpa characters! That would be fun.

How convenient I get this video in my recommended now lol

I am but a poor boy, so I use FireAlpaca. Edit: actually I'm a poor enby, apparently

If you want to do straight lines with pressure differences you should use the ruler first, and then you draw in the ruler lines that you created :) You can download a lot of content too. Brushes, and much more.(Really easy and inside the program) For comics Clip Studio is leader i think. Photoshop it's great for a lot of things, for sure if you want to make complex image composition and editing it's better, but they need to put more attention to the illustration side.

Omg your art is so good and isparational I hope u gain a bigger community 💖

this video aged like milk

its %50 off today :3 I got the pro version for $25 instead of $50

For those who can't afford to spend money right now at all, FireAlpaca/Medibang is a good option.

paint tool sai is actually getting a second edition! the beta version dropped on the 29th

I use Procreate to make my comic, mainly because I prefer to draw on my IPad than on a computer. I love the program but it really is meant more for illustration work than comics. My friend just recently recommended Clip Studio to me and I wasn't sure if I was going to get it, but when you made this video I thought that I should definitely get this program!

Fun fact: In one of her old videos, she mentioned she used to use Manga Studio which was the old clip studio paint name. But she didn’t like it because the stabilization wasn’t right I believe.

I love clip studio paint, for me its better then any art program I have ever owned.

*just started reading your comic* *after watching this video* “SOOOO MANY SPOUSES”

well, now isn't anymore huh welcome to subscription hell lmao

I love Clip Studio, it's my absolute favorite program! Once you import/make your own brushes, it's like tailoring the program to YOU! The pattern brushes, and customizations you can get from the Clip Studio community are amazing as well. Keep pushing it, Lavender, I think you'll really love it!

I see that Into The Spiderverse background!! Would you ever make a video around it, if you find a nice concept? Maybe draw some spidersonas!!

who else got clip studio after getting a wacom drawing tablet. 69$ is all i spent to get the full version because the tablet already had the software, i just had to redeem the software so technically i got clip studio for free

The EX version only adds animation tools and 3d object management as well as a serilized comic view to show all your comic pages. Pro is just the illustration tools.

Hi! You popped into my recommendations, which is pretty spot on timing, as I started a webcomic but search for a better program for drawing comics than photoshop.

I literally just downloaded the app so I could read your comic, I just got finished with Unfamiliar and I really love it owo

I've just started work on a comic and currently use Krita. I love drawing in it and use the program all the time, and it's pretty decent for comics, too! A friend of mine also uses Krita and his comic looks phenomenal. But as much as I love Krita, you've made me want to give Clip Studio a try at some point!

Lavender: Saying how much better Clip Studio Paint is compared to Photoshop Ad: Interrupts Also ad: GET PHOTOSHOP NOW!!!

i just bought clip studio for half off with that sale they just had !! I'm so glad and I hope others took that opportunity too

I draw comments in my note book when I'm bored. xD

csp is the superior program change my mind

Hi LavenderTowne! Great video, I love how you always sound so chill...Is like watching hot chamomile, it's relaxing. XD A little advice regarding inking, do it on a vector layer. This is something that a LOT of people coming from photoshop missed out, but it's the main reason why inking in CSP is a joy and doesn't give you any trouble. The first thing is that you can use the vector eraser to erase until the intersection (this is a time saver). The second thing is that you can use an option to fill up until the mid point of a vector line, it doesn't matter if the line is jagged textured etc. It will always go to the midpoint. Another thing a lot of Photoshop users miss out is the reference layer. The reference layer is an option in which the magic wand or the bucket tool go pick from that reference layer and not the layer in which you're drawing. A little pro's tip regarding brushes. You can add multiple brush tips to a single brush and giving them a random order. It means that if you add 5 brush tips to your inking brush and you put that order on random... well every stroke will be different but consistent. Plus you can do this to vector lines... So when you create a frame box using the frame tool OR the polyline shape tool (this one on a vector layer) you can change the feeling of the lines using the object tool. English is not my first language... so I'm sorry if I sounded cocky or rude. XD

Thanks for this video, it was very informative! I'm new to Clip Studio Paint and didn't know about the paint bucket fill features and the colourize feature! Both sound SO helpful.

Pro is just as good imo. It just doesn't have the same animation and page maintenance resources. EDIT: Look in the materials catalogue, there are some great free brush resources in there. I got a great G-Pen brush that way.

It's just so much cheaper and better overall, i found a few brushes that work for me online, imported them and that worked for me! I also like the posing tool of the program, i have made for my main character a model and now i can draw him without any major differences, it"'s so helpfull!

I've been using Clip Studio for about a month now, and I had been using photoshop for about 15 years. When I first tried it out I had the free version, and I didn't like the "feel" of the program when it came to sketching and making lineart, but I bought it last month in order to force myself to learn how to use it because I want to start a comic. Anyway, I started to figure it out, and almost everything you said you didn't like is easily fixed. If you download some of the assets from the community hub or make your own brushes, or adjust the pen pressure. One of the major things I love about making the brushes is the ability to have more than one brush tip for input, which makes the comic panels and straight line tool look a lot more "hand drawn" with varying line weight. It takes a bit of fiddling, but if you make a few brush tips that are hand drawn lines you can use them to make a new panel brush and adjust the angle that they're put down (you can also use them as a general brush so you can make straight lines that look organic). One of the things I've found super useful is the sub-tool option window being open, where you can quickly adjust stabilization and anti-aliasing ( as well as using the pen options to just uncheck the box that makes that line flip at the end).

Lavender! I also use Clip and I'd like to point out the 'snap to grid' tool so you can draw straight lines in varied weight! Just go to the 'view' menu and turn on the 'grid' option, then you should be able to select one of the grid snapping tools in the window's top bar. They look like little white pens drawing blue lines. Hope that helps!!

for drawing panel borders you can activate "snap to grid" or "snap to ruler" (buttons at the top), then either create a ruler or activate the grid (view > grid) - That way you can hand-draw straight lines and in Clip Studio Assets there's loads of brushes to download for free; maybe you'll find one that you like more than the standard ones (but tbh although I've never used PS, I think it does offer more/better brushes than CSP, especially if you look for textured/painterly brushes)

I use Medibang cuz I’m broke ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ It’s actually really good tho it’s free 👌🏽👌🏽

I love the sound of customizing brushes. I am thinking about getting this software. I love this tutorial and its comparison between PS and Clip Studio. As a graphic artist this is a nice surprise.

The way you drew the Kings hand is amazing! I know the sparkles were meant for the magic money, but in my opinion, it’s for the amazing hand you’ve drawn!

For anyone interested in Clip Studio Paint, it goes on sale a lot! I think I got mine (the pro one) on black Friday. I think it was about $40

I use CSP for my webtoon I absolutely love it! Its really easy to use and it works smoothly. The community assets are great too for brushes, color pallets, patterns, and even 3d models.

2:00 You can use the figure ruler tool and get the effect you're looking for. It allows you to great the shape of the panel you want then draw the line segments w/ the density you want.

Thanks for making this video. I'd been using photoshop for a while, until someone recommended clip studio paint, saying it was a one time cost, and had a lot of the same features of photoshop. Watching your video helped me learn so much more. I recently downloaded a trial of clip studio paint and have been enjoying it.

Hey !! Just some things about CSP i thought you might wanna know : there is a ruler tool, you can set a preset line and then use your brush to draw it to keep texture and size difference. There are different brushes you can easily download online (i personally use the lower bleed ink brush i found somewhere) also just in general nice video !! CSP has always been my favorite, and whilst i tried photoshop multiple times i could just never figure it out.

Hey lavender! I use clip studio too, and it was really hard to get used to it in the beginning; but I still find that I keep discovering new useful features each time I draw, and I love it. Some hints regarding your lineart problems; Yeah, there are SO many ways to customise your brushes, I suggest you take a whole drawing session without having something to draw in mind, just to play around with those settings. It takes a while to get into it, but trust me, once you got it all set up your process is sped up immensely. Another feature you NEED to get into cuz it is just so helpful is vector layers. Ekkoberry made a tutorial on them you might find helpful: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MQVB_KOdDrE.html Basically, instead of putting pixels down onto your page looking like a line, the program does the math and saves all points of the line. That makes you able to smooth them, bend them, change them, straighten them, change their thickness and do everything even after the lines are down. Even erasing and cleaning up gets so much easier. Furthermore, since you are working on a webcomic, there are settings where clip studio just manages ALL of your pages, have an overwiev, can see previous pages etc. Really really go into it! I believe it might speed up your drawing process a lot. Enjoy!

Great idea for using the auto-color as an overlay. It looks great!

Today I learned about that new handy fill tool trick to speed up coloring. I am in tears from learning this amazing feature.

I have been using SAI for over 3 years now, and I have been having issues using programs such as Photoshop, but this one, oh god! It was so easy to adapt to. Yes, it had its ups and downs for me, considering SAI is a really different program but it still did a great job. Even though, I am not leaving SAI anytime soon, it's fun to doodle in once in a while. I sometimes even add effects to my illustrations in it. I know that I am praising it a lot, but I had some problems in it at first. But, if you believe, like I did, you can do whatever you want.

Clip studio goes super deep, it so good. I'm actually currently switching from photoshop to solely using clip studio. Have you messed with the alias and stabilizer. The thing I'm having most of my problems adjusting is the brushes. but other than that i'm getting use to it really quickly

I did clip studio paint, it has so many things on there that really helps a beginner. It has many tricks to make manga and animation easier for me. At first I was so confused how to use clip studio paint but once I started watching the tutorial and tips it became very easy for me to draw well on it.

You put so much effort into your comics! It is lovely watching your process from start to finish!! Wow :) I used to draw digitally but then i lost my art program (it was an illegal downlod of SAI...) and couldnt ever afford to get a new one, but recently i an thinking of doing Clip Studio Paint and trying digital again This just kinda pushed me in that direction even more :)

It’s so cool that you made this video now cause I planned to buy CSP tomorrow 😂👍🏻

for those wanting to buy the program wait for the holidays they always have a sale during those times. Around $150 ish

just watching this helped me find things i needed help with on clip and helped me understand how some tools worked. btw i love the comic!

csp is my favorite program, especially for comics! it's a perfect balance between the overly simple sai and the heavy and not adapted for drawing ps. it also has animation settings and I haven't tried those yet but heard that animating here is really nice. also I'm always using vector layers for lineart and I highly reccomend trying those, especially with your cartoon style. they make your lineart smooth, clean and easy to edit.

oh!! clip studio is actually really great! it came free with my wacom intuos and i never had any problems with it!! :DD

It's 50% off right now on their store

This was a really useful video for me! I’ve been wanting to get into digital art for a long time and invest in a nice program, but I didn’t want to sell my soul to have Photoshop. Knowing that Clip Studio Paint is a viable option is heartening!! So thank you so much!!!

I adore your comics and I may not know you, but I’m still proud of you for you effort you put into your beautiful coloring! I’d love to buy your comic as a wallpaper for my room 😂❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️💕

I love your videos~!

I'm so happy I followed my mind and subscribed the first time I saw this channel amazing video I'll definitely give the program a shot

I’ve been using Clip studio for like 4 years! I’m glad to see ppl talking about it ^_^

HELLA YEA I WAS WAITING FOR THIS

I don't know if anyone else had said this, but Paint Tool Sai IS still being updated! However, it's called Paint Tool Sai V2 now. www.systemax.jp/en/sai/devdept.html

Been using Clip for a long time. Love the software. Screw Photoshop's prices hiking.

thank you so much!! I didn't know what application to use to draw. you're a great youtuber btw I am aware that this video was a long time ago and that you are probably not going to see this but, just in case you do I wanna let you know that you are an amazing and helpful youtuber

Your such an inspiration, I love ur work

Aa, finally!! This is the program I use, and have been wondering if I should change, but after watching this I feel better. Your videos are adorable, by the way!! So inspirational!!

I’ve been using clip studio paint pro for almost a year now and I love it to deaaath. I fortunately got Pro on sale for $20. I used to use Paint Tool Sai (pirated but shhhhhhh) and it was a very easy transition. I really recommend it!

I'm already working with this program for like 2 years now. and its only getting better and better. now you can do a frame by frame animation style with audio! (I have the full EX version). I highly recommend this program.

Not gunna lie, I was waiting for that coloring bit. I wanted to hear your reaction to the amazing paint bucket hahaha XD I've been using CSP for a few years now and really love it. I also agree with the shift lines though... But there's so many pens you can make and that people have made, and don't forget about the materials gallery! So so many things. Have fun and I hope you really love it! I want to upgrade to EX one day aaaa