Clip Studio Paint is on sale right now

PotooGryphon 2016-03-18 13:04:32 UTC #7

I highly recommend this program! It's really the best I've found for drawing digitally. The lettering tools could still use some improvement but the vector tools are to die for! Seriously, drawing in vector, being able to scale without losing quality has been the best for creating something meant for a comic panel but then later going back and scaling it to convention banner sizes, totally worth it. Also the eraser tool and line manipulation tools work the best with vector layers. After you draw with manga studio there's no going back to photoshop. XD

Shanny8 2016-03-18 15:56:18 UTC #8

I recommend it- if you want go digital but you dont have a lot of money to get or make payments for photoshop & illustrator, this program is the best of both of those! You can make an ENTIRE COMIC in this program- digitally draw, ink, color, and letter! I've had this program for about a year now, and it's fun to work with...

Shanny8 2016-03-18 15:59:03 UTC #9

Just installed the update with the animation- I dont plan on making any animation clips, but who knows..? It retains all your brushes, material, and settings as well...

PixyByte 2016-03-19 02:52:03 UTC #10

Question, I have Manga Studio 5, is that the same as Clip Studio Paint or is Clip Studio Paint more like Manga Studio 5 EX?
If it's not the same thing, would I be able to upgrade?

zelkats 2016-03-19 02:59:54 UTC #11

Manga Studio 5 = Clip Studio Paint Pro
Manga Studio 5 EX = Clip Studio Paint EX (more expensive with more features. Can upgrade from Pro for a price of course)
http://www.clipstudio.net/en/functions

PixyByte 2016-03-19 03:11:10 UTC #12

Oooh, I gotcha. Thanks!
It's so confusing when they have 2 different names for the same thing lol

zelkats 2016-03-19 03:18:59 UTC #13

I knooowww. Clip Studio isn't even a descendant of the old Manga Studio line. In fact, it is an improved version of Illust Studio. Manga Studio is the english version of a line called Comic Studio. The original Manga/Comic Studio and the Illust/Clip Studio's interface n' functions are quite different. And yet they decided to slap the Manga Studio 5 name on Clip Studio, lol.

PixyByte 2016-03-19 04:42:09 UTC #14

Oh my goodness I had no idea O.o
I'm just happy I have the program, whatever the heck it goes by these days lol
Thanks for telling me MS5 is Clip Studio Paint Pro, or else I would have bought it and been extremely disappointed!

Shanny8 2016-03-19 18:28:08 UTC #15

Did you do the upgrade though?

bouncyegg 2016-03-19 20:28:22 UTC #16

I never heard of this until now and it looks amazing. I really don't understand how PS doesn't have a mouse stabilizing feature to even out lines. I'm downloading a trial of this, but I think I'm going to be a convert really soon. Thank you @lyon

http://tapastic.com/series/thebouncyegg

KreativeConfusion 2016-03-19 20:38:38 UTC #17

thankfully the new update changes the title to clip studio so now any downloads after wards is gonna have the same name (if you don't buy from smith micro I guess?)

OH For anyone updating, if you open up and save old files in the new update then you'll convert it to the new file saving format. So you can't open it in older versions anymore. I don't see this as a big problem but for whatever reason, if this is for you I say holding off.

bouncyegg 2016-03-19 20:49:14 UTC #18

Do you all recommend the Pro version or EX version?

PixyByte 2016-03-20 02:44:31 UTC #19

No, don't really want to pay more money if I'm happy with MS5, and have no need of an animation software when I have a decent one that I got way cheaper than I would with the upgrade to PRO.

Vikiro_Hop 2016-03-20 05:36:26 UTC #20

Cheers @lyon thanks for the heads up. I'm pretty stuck in my ways, but I have heard nothing but good things about manga studio and I suppose by extension studio paint. Also never having to use gimp again sounds nice.

Kura 2016-03-20 05:42:57 UTC #21

Depends on what you need to use it for. Most people can get away with just needing the tools provided in PRO, other people needs the extra tools that EX has.

(I do seem to have this issue though where I don't realize that some of the stuff I use are EX exclusive, and I'll only figure it out when I try to explain how to do something to someone and they can't figure out what I'm talking about until it clicks they're running PRO and don't have that tool)

Shanny8 2016-03-20 09:05:23 UTC #22

Not an upgrade(my bad), but an update. The update is FREE- it also has a new animation feature/tool that comes it.

http://my.smithmicro.com/manga-studio-ex-5-updates.html

bouncyegg 2016-03-20 13:15:36 UTC #23

Thank you! I looked at the specs and it seems the PRO version is fine for now.

savagedraws 2016-03-20 15:44:20 UTC #24

Wow thanks so much!!! Just bought the pro version the EX is still too expensive for me though (broke life)

Shanny8 2016-03-20 21:25:19 UTC #25

You will have SO MUCH fun with this program! This is an example of what I've been doing so far in Clip Studio...

savagedraws 2016-03-20 21:43:38 UTC #26

Yeah i've been loving it so far, its so easy to use!!! and wow the hair looks amazing