Clip Studio Paint Bundled with New Wacom Cintiq Pro 27, Providing an Inspiring Creative Tool for Professionals

Illustration, comic, webtoon and animation app Clip Studio Paint comes bundled with the new Wacom Cintiq Pro 27 announced by Wacom on September 28. The bundle includes up to 6 months free*1 of the advanced grade Clip Studio Paint EX offering not only realistic brushes and tools for illustration and... - October 13, 2022

Improved 3D Tools and Eyedropper in Free Update for Clip Studio Paint

Celsys released the latest update of its illustration, comic, webtoon, and animation app, Clip Studio Paint Ver. 1.12.7 worldwide on September 28. This free update for current users includes improved 3D tools, a new eyedropper design, along with more than 90 other improvements, specification changes, and bug fixes. - October 03, 2022

Clip Studio Paint Launches Direct Upload Feature for Webcomics with WEBTOON CANVAS

With ever-growing demand for support from online content creators, Celsys and WEBTOON have partnered on a new feature that allows artists to post their webcomics directly from the English version of the Clip Studio Paint drawing app to the WEBTOON CANVAS self-publishing platform. The new feature debuts today in the fall update to Clip Studio Paint (Version 1.12.7). - October 01, 2022

Celsys Announces 33rd International Illustration Contest with Theme "Friendship"

Celsys announces a new illustration contest offering cash awards and other prizes to artists who submit their illustrations on the theme of “friendship.” Artists can submit their illustrations on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook with the hashtag #cspcontest33 by October 5. - September 15, 2022

Winner of the 32nd International Illustration Contest Announced. Eye-Catching "Under the Water" Illustration Delighted Judges.

On August 10, Celsys announced the results of the 32nd International Illustration Contest, which sought entries on the theme: Under the water. - August 12, 2022

Celsys and WEBTOON launch WEBTOON® Creator Development Initiative

Celsys and WEBTOON are collaborating to allow creators to purchase Clip Studio Paint, Celsys’ illustration, manga, webcomic, and animation app, on the WEBTOON CANVAS platform. As part of the collaboration, the WEBTOON CANVAS site will also host new video content featuring the app. The... - July 11, 2022

More Than 90% of Creators in 4 European Countries Interested in Making Digital Art; Data from Celsys Survey of 8,000 European Creators

Celsys, the developer and distributor of drawing app for creators, “Clip Studio Paint,” conducted a survey on the creative activities of 8,000 visual art creators (*1) in four European countries (the UK, France, Germany, and Spain) from November to December 2021. The survey was conducted in the form of an online questionnaire, and responses were received from a total of 2,000 people in each country, with 500 respondents from each age group from 10s to 40s. - June 30, 2022

Post Your Best Under the Water Illustrations on Social Media - Celsys to Hold Its 32nd International Illustration Contest

On June 21, Celsys opened its 32nd International Illustration Contest, inviting submissions from around the globe for illustrations centered around an Under the Water theme. - June 23, 2022

Illustration, Comic, Webtoon, & Animation App Clip Studio Paint Reaches 20 Million Creators Worldwide

Total worldwide use of Clip Studio Paint; the illustration, comic, Webtoon, and animation app developed Celsys, exceeded 20 million copies* in May 2022. - June 01, 2022

Clip Studio Paint DEBUT Offered to pixiv Premium Members Refreshed Now with Multi-Device Support

Celsys is offering Clip Studio Paint DEBUT to paying “pixiv Premium” members of the social art service, pixiv, operated by pixiv Inc. - May 23, 2022

Winners of the 31st International Illustration Contest Announced Many Charming Holiday Submissions Received

Celsys announced the results of the 31st International Illustration Contest, which sought entries on the theme: Holiday. - May 11, 2022

Clip Studio Paint Sponsors Coloring Contest Held by Hololive Indonesia VTuber Airani Iofifteen

Celsys, through Clip Studio Paint, is sponsoring the “IROfi! Coloring Contest” that started on April 18 by Airani Iofifteen, a member of the VTuber group hololive Indonesia. - April 21, 2022

31st International Illustration Contest Opens: Contestants Submit Original Holiday Illustrations on Social Media

On March 15, Celsys opened its 31st International Illustration Contest, inviting submissions from around the globe for illustrations on the theme: Holiday. Contestants can submit their works by posting their entry to Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook with the hashtag #cspcontest31. Contestants are... - March 17, 2022

Post Your Best Illustrations of the Skies on Social Media - Celsys to Hold Its 30th International Illustration Contest

Celsys opened its 30th International Illustration Contest, inviting submissions from around the world for illustrations on the theme of the Skies on Monday, December 20. - December 21, 2021

Clip Studio Paint Launches Login Bonus Promotion Free Trials for Top-Grade Clip Studio Paint EX Also Planned for New Year Period

Celsys announced a number of promotions, including a login bonus promotion for its illustration, manga, and animation app, Clip Studio Paint, starting from Thursday December 16. - December 18, 2021

Eye-Catching Illustrations of Fashion Icons Winner of 29th International Illustration Contest Announced

Celsys announced the results of the 29th International Illustration Contest, which sought entries on the theme of “Fashion Icon,” on Thursday, 28th October. - November 01, 2021

Clip Studio Assets Exceeds 100,000 Materials Uploaded by Creators Holds 100,000th Material Milestone Event

Celsys will hold a series of events from October 27 to commemorate the 100,000th material posted by creators to Clip Studio Assets. - October 29, 2021

Clip Studio Paint License Bundled with Wacom® Intuos® and Wacom® One Tablets to Support Windows, macOS, Android, and Chromebook Devices

Wacom Intuos and Wacom One Creative Pen Displays which come bundled with Clip Studio Paint PRO, the illustration, manga and animation app from Celsys are now compatible with Chromebook devices. The previously bundled license is now an activation code that allows users to use the app on whatever... - October 15, 2021

Post Your "Fashion Icon" Illustrations to Social Media. Celsys to Hold Its 29th International Illustration Contest.

Celsys opens its 29th International Illustration Contest, inviting submissions from around the world for illustrations on the theme of “Fashion Icon” from Tuesday, September 7. - September 10, 2021

Online event “Manga & Anime Days”: Wacom and Celsys Celebrate a Creative Summer with 3-Day Online Event

From July 28 to 30, 2021, Celsys is partnering with Wacom to present “Manga & Anime Days,” a worldwide 3-day all-digital event organized by Wacom featuring workshops, presentations, and live drawing community events by and for creators. - July 19, 2021

Webtoon CANVAS and Clip Studio Paint to Partner for Online Creator Summit

On July 31, Celsys, the maker of creative app Clip Studio Paint and the webcomic platform for creators “Webtoon CANVAS” are partnering for the full-day online event “Webtoon CANVAS Summit.” Workshops, panels and more provide resources for beginning and professional comic artists alike. - July 14, 2021

Draw a Flower-Themed Illustration and Post It to Social Media - Celsys Opens Its 28th International Illustration Contest

Celsys opens its 28th International Illustration Contest, inviting submissions from around the world for illustrations on the theme of “Flowers.” - June 24, 2021

Clip Studio Paint to be Included in Bundle with Wacom® Intuos® for Chromebook Users

Clip Studio Paint PRO (3 months license), the drawing, illustration, comic, manga, and animation software from Celsys, is now available to Chromebook users as a bundle with the Wacom Intuos from Wacom Co., Ltd. The combination of Wacom's graphics tablets, which have gained overwhelming support... - June 11, 2021

Celsys Celebrates Its 30th Anniversary; Continuing to Support Creators Worldwide

Celsys celebrated its 30th anniversary on May 1, 2021. Since its founding in 1991, Celsys has been committed to supporting creators through IT graphics technology. The company released animation software, RETAS!PRO Ver.1 (now RETAS STUDIO), in 1993, and was adopted by many animation studios. The... - May 12, 2021

Clip Studio Paint x NVIDIA Studio 27th International Illustration Contest Winners Announced

Celsys announced the results of the 27th International Illustration Contest, sponsored by NVIDIA Studio, the pioneer of GPU-accelerated computing, on April 28. - April 30, 2021

Over 70% of Graphic Creators Use Subscription Services so Says a Study of 10,000 European Creators

The developer and marketer of painting software for creators, Clip Studio Paint (CELSYS, Inc.), conducted a survey of 10,000 creators*1 in four European countries (the UK, France, Germany, and Spain) in December 2020 regarding how they go about creating visual content. The survey was conducted in... - April 16, 2021

Draw "the Best Smile" and Post It on Social Media. Celsys Opens Its 26th International Illustration Contest.

Celsys opens its 26th International Illustration Contest, inviting submissions from around the world for illustrations on the theme of “The Best Smile” on Wednesday, December 23. - December 24, 2020

Online Event "Comic Week": Wacom and Celsys Celebrate Infinite Inspiration with 4-Day Online Event

From October 19 to 22, 2020, Celsys is partnering with Wacom to present Comic Week, a worldwide 4-day all-digital event organized by Wacom featuring workshops, presentations, and live drawing community events by and for creators. - October 15, 2020

Celsys, Inc. Now Accepting Applications for Creative Together! Connected Ink 21-Hour Drawing Party

Celsys will host the Creative Together! Connected Ink 21-hour Drawing Party at Wacom's Connected Ink 2020 event on Tuesday, November 17. The event will feature a total of 60 creators who will be streaming their live drawings for 21 hours. Starting Tuesday, October 6, Celsys is accepting creator applications from all over the world to participate in this event. - October 08, 2020

Celebrating the Launch of Clip Studio Paint for Galaxy! International Illustration Contest 2020

From September 10, Celsys will open submissions for the International Illustration Contest 2020 to artists worldwide to celebrate the release of Clip Studio Paint for Galaxy on August 21. The contest theme is “The cutest character in the Galaxy,” and creators of the winning artworks will receive cash prizes and other prizes. The contest is open to submissions until October 7. - September 14, 2020

Celsys Releases Clip Studio Paint for Galaxy, Now Available in the Galaxy Store Worldwide

Free of charge for the first six months. - August 24, 2020

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