

I’d had no personal experience with the tools or features. I only have a vague memory of hearing second-hand reports that it was a good inking program, but that was it. Having grown up in the digital art scene, I had heard of what was known as solely Manga Studio back in the day. The pressure response on a Cintiq is greatly superior to Photoshop and the cost is much better.” “You should look into Clip Studio Paint (Manga Studio) by Smith Micro Software.

And then a comment came in on our LinkedIn page from one Kirk Wescom. The feedback was largely positive and I gave myself a small pat on the back for a job well done. In a previous blog post The Game Artist’s Arsenal, I covered our game artists’ most-used programs: Paint Tool SAI, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Animate (Flash.) Listed were each of the softwares’ pros and cons, along with general prices to help inform prospective artists.
