If you go for it, check out Ray Frenden and his brush set. And they have sales frequently, so you can always upgrade later for around $50-80 US when that happens. At the time of writing this, I see the PRO version is just $50 US, while the EX is $219 US-meaning you're paying an additional $169 US for two and a half features.

Personally, I think you'll be set with the PRO version. If you plan on animating, look elsewhere. You can import 3D objects (on either), and with EX you can apply some effects to make it appear like a black and white comic-assuming they have what you're looking for (wasn't a fan of their 3D assets). You can also manage your files using a folder on your machine, so this feature didn't sell me on EX.

If you plan on making comics, EX can save your comics in a book-like file and store all pages related to that chapter/series, make edits to page properties, dimensions, and page templates (maybe?), and then export them in bulk. I have it installed on three currently)Īs for which version, that depends on what you plan on doing. It's been a while since I bought it, but if you go the digital route, I think you can get both the Windows and macOS versions, and yes, you can install them on multiple machines (might want to double-check though. That said, and maybe it's just me, I had a better experience on my MacBook than my Windows machine. It also exports artwork in BMP, JPG, PNG, TIFF, PSD. It also runs fairly smooth and is relatively lightweight in terms of RAM, even at extremely high resolutions-although I have 16GBs, so your mileage may vary. You can draw in raster or vector, the latter benefiting from fine tuning lines, correcting line width, deleting lineart segments, resizing without losing any quality-although that's just from vector art, not the program. Seriously, the perspective ruler made drawing busy city backdrops fun. I've been using it for years on my comic and it makes you want to create stuff. Whether you're making comics or just creating art, this program has it all. Coming from Photoshop/Illustrator/Flash for comics, I can easily tell you, on a scale of 1 to 10, Clip Studio is a major go!

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