It comes with advanced coloring capabilities that include preset colors and the ability to create custom color sets and blend colors. The program provides a variety of pens, pencils, and brushes (including brush effects) to create your illustrations. The application is backwards compatible with Manga Studio 4 EX and 4 Debut files, allowing you to import CPG and CST files. The program also supports Photoshop documents, IllustStudio documents, and ComicStudio page files, and features the Clip Studio and Clip Studio Paint formats for saving your compositions in an editable format. Clip Studio Paint is available as Pro and EX, with the EX version featuring more capabilities than Pro but at a greater price.Ĭlip Studio Paint Pro supports a variety of image formats including JPEG, BMP, PNG, TIFF, and Targa.

The program is developed by CELSYS but distributed by Smith Micro and was formerly known as Manga Studio before it became Clip Studio Paint in 2015.