In 2013 a redesigned version of the program was introduced, one based on Celsys' separate Comic Studio and Illust Studio applications. Įarly versions of the program were designed for creating black and white art with only spot color (a typical format for Japanese manga), but version 4 – released in 2007 – introduced support for creating full-color art. It was sold as 'Manga Studio' in the Western market by E Frontier America until 2007, then by Smith Micro Software until 2017 after which it has been sold and supported by Celsys and Graphixly LLC.

The original version of the program ran on macOS and Windows, and was released in Japan as 'Comic Studio' in 2001. It is distinguished from similar programs by features designed for creating comics: tools for creating panel layouts, perspective rulers, sketching, inking, applying tones and textures, coloring, and creating word balloons and captions. It has drawing tools which emulate natural media such as pencils, ink pens, and brushes, as well as patterns and decorations.

It is designed for use with a stylus and a graphics tablet or tablet computer. The full-featured edition is a page-based, layered drawing program, with support for bitmap and vector art, text, imported 3D models, and frame-by-frame animation.

The application is sold in editions with varying feature sets. The software is available in versions for macOS, Windows, iOS, iPadOS, Android, and ChromeOS.

It is used for the digital creation of comics, general illustration, and 2D animation. English (United States), French, German, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, and Traditional ChineseĬlip Studio Paint (previously marketed as Manga Studio in North America), informally known in Japan as Kurisuta ( クリスタ), is a family of software applications developed by Japanese graphics software company Celsys.

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