Clip Studio Paint

What Clip Studio Paint does

Clip Studio Paint is a digital drawing and design app for Android, made for illustrators, comic artists, character designers and animators. It provides a canvas for sketching, inking, colouring and sequential artwork, with tools that suit both casual drawing and more structured production work.

Tools for detailed artwork

The app offers two working styles. Simple Mode keeps the controls compact for quick sketches and smaller screens, while Studio Mode exposes a fuller set of tools for users who want more control. Artists can work with customisable brushes, vector layers and 3D models that can be posed for anatomy or perspective references. Its asset library also includes more than 270,000 community-made materials, such as brushes and textures.

• Illustration: Build artwork from rough sketch to finished colour with flexible brush and layer tools.
• Comics: Create sequential pages with references and reusable materials to support character and background work.
• Animation: Produce animated work, including GIF-style projects and longer scenes with sound and camera controls.

Who it suits

Clip Studio Paint is best suited to artists who want a deep toolset rather than a minimal drawing pad. The range of controls can take time to learn, particularly in Studio Mode, but it gives experienced users room to refine line work, build scenes and organise larger projects. Beginners may find Simple Mode an easier starting point before moving into the more advanced workspace.

Grade and reach

With a 4.44/5 rating from 34,952 reviews, Clip Studio Paint earns an A. That places it in the strong-performing tier: its rating reflects broad user approval, while the extensive feature set explains why it appeals most to people who plan to draw, design or animate regularly. The app has also passed 10,000,000 installs, and is developed by CELSYS,Inc.