Clip Studio Paint is the best drawing software I've ever used. I've used plenty of other art programs in the past, Paint Tool Sai, Photoshop, Sketchbook, OpenCanvas etc, but they all pale in comparison to CSP. First of all it's cheap, the regular version. Check out this month’s featured Tips on Playing Card Commercial Design with Clip Studio Paint by Gold prize winner GraceGit! A very unique entry, this Tips shows readers how to design playing cards using the symmetrical ruler in an innovative way.
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Draconic:I recomment anyone who still use Paint Tool SAI, should switch to Clip Studio Paint Pro. SAI is seriosly buggy, out of date, and lack of many tools for creating comic.Are you referring to SAI, SAI2 or both? While I have used CSP when it was still Manga Studio and agree it is a lot better and more adapt for making comics, SAI2 is alright. In fact, I want to show you a quick comparison in terms of overall execution.The black and white one was made in SAI 2 and the second one is CSP.Both can be good if your aesthetic and style can be maintained with either program. Sometimes it's not what you use, but how you use it.
I never had the experience of Sai being buggy though. Two strokes for different artistic folks. If you're good with SAI then keep using it.Paint tool SAI is a good painting program for beginner artist.It's simple and easy to use on desktop PC with normal pen graphic tablet like Wacom Bamboo or Intuos.But SAI is old, and extremely buggy on any pen graphic display tablet. SAI 2 is still in alpha state.SAI can't be used on high DPI display, can't create any giant size canvas over than 10000px, no touch support, no text tool, no file backup. It's nearly imposible to use on Wacom Cintiq or Surface Pro, or any pen graphic display tablet devices.When you need it to be used as a professional artist, most of the time you can't use SAI alone, but must use an additional program to complete the artwork.
Meanwhile, Clip Studio Pro/Ex has nearly all the tool you need for painting and creating comic.I'm not trying to force you to stop using SAI. If you like it, keep using it.I just mean to says, you can save more time if you can find a better tool to practice. Thought I'd chime in for anyone wondering what the differences are between CSP and EX, since I was just talking about this on the 'what program do you use' thread! I'm glad I upgraded to EX.The EX version is SUPER handy for doing batches of pages-you can enter all the text in one window and it'll appear on the pages, ready to position and add bubbles/tails.Here's a screenshot of the Christmas special I'm working on right now; the set of 5 pages saved as a 'story' on the left (I can click the thumbnail to open and edit the page in a new tab) and the story editor on the right. For anyone wondering whether CSP Pro is worth it - it's amazing, and $25 is dirt cheap. Even $50 is a good deal IMO.That said, I've been considering upgrading from Pro to EX but not sure if it's worth it.
So far here's a list of EX-only features I've gathered from listening to other people -. more assets / resources. text bubble manager. story manager (ability to see many pages at once). convert 3d object to lines. batch import/export. animation beyond 24 framesDoes anyone know of any other notable features in EX?
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A lot of these features seem like things I wouldn't use TBH, since I almost never use the assets, prefer drawing text bubbles by hand, don't use 3d models, and don't animate.