MediBang VS Clip Studio Paint: Which Should I Use?

Not sure which digital art program to use? Instructor Jessie is here to help! She goes over the pros/cons of MediBang Paint Pro as well as Clip Studio Paint, while giving her thoughts on which is better! 💻✨

🕓 Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
0:18 - MediBang Paint Pros
2:20 - MediBang Paint Cons
4:35 - Clip Studio Paint Pros
6:59 - Clip Studio Paint Cons
8:36 - Final Thoughts

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[Ko_Sai_]

I agreed with that Clip Studio is more powerful than Medibang but one thing I can't understand why many artists say Medibang interface is Unintuitive and No user friendly. For me, Medibang is too simple and easy to understand without any tutorial, but Clip studio interface is too complicated and need to search the tutorial every time to do something.

[zoruasnivy]

I've been using Medibang for years on my phone. The UI is perfect for mobile devices but Clip Studio has the better features by far. The only thing that Medibang has over Clip imo is that it doesn't drain my battery as fast

[GyroZancross]

Krita used to be my go-to for drawing, stellar program overall, especially since it's free.

[OEX_]

You actually can clip layers to a folder! :D
The folder just has to be on the 'normal' blend mode rather than the default 'pass through' blend mode it uses, hope this helps!

[fuhqnvl]

MediBang is the only one that does not make my MacBook Pro overheat while drawing... It doesn't heat at all so I recommend trying it if you have similar issue with your laptop.

[PanicBeanWolfie]

been using medibang for about 5 years now and have very rare, and very little complaints! i dont use a ton of layers, so worrying about merging a bunch of layers isn't a problem.. i do wish i could clip layers to entire folders, but i just duplicate that set of layers (since i dont use many) and merge them, it works more or less the same! though all said, i do have a very simple art style and have all the tools i need already in medibang, changing would be such a hassle especially as i rely on that simplicity

[pharaohamaya]

There’s features I want from CSP, but MediBang is more akin to like FireAlpaca and Paintshop Pro 7, which were my go to’s. I think I tried the free version for Clip Studio and it was… meh. I’ll try it again though.

[KawaiiStars]

you can still get brushes made by others that you can download and are pretty good if you don't like default, not as simple as clips hub for materials tho, you can also use photoshop brushes, but takes time

[madame_infinite_hearts]

I've become so used to Medibang. IDK if I could switch to Clip Studio Paint.

[sharaheartsixx]

This is so unbelievably petty but the one thing I hated about medibang and made it completely unusable for me is the fact that the layers can't count properly. In CSP and other programs if you rename a layer or merge them and continues like 123, but Medibang goes 123 21 (and includes folders in that count). It drives me insane more than it should 😅

[mollydoesart]

I personally, use clip studio, and it works just fine for what i want to do at the moment

[callyral]

i started with ibispaint, then firealpaca and finally krita which i use now

[morisan_mabi]

Just got to watch this video. As someone has actually used both programs... I would say that Medibang was the program I used more so over any other free art program back before I got myself Clip Studio. Krita was just... the GUI didn't mesh well with me back when I was a beginner. I can attest to the fact that Medibang doesn't have much brushes. However, they do have brush packs on their site which you could download. I... might be misremembering though.
I would only suggest Medibang to people just coming into digital art though, as you mentioned with being not pro-friendly in some respects. The only thing I miss about Medibang would be the fact that they show you the features, like correction, on the top bar. That was something I did miss, as I don't really like having to hunt down those types of features in my art program.

[justxhiro]

I'll keep using CSP. It has anything I want, especially the version 2's useful features such as Shading Assist and improved 3D model settings

[hyruleslime]

I have been using the free program "fire alpaca" and I kinda like it, it has many brushes to download, but I haven't tried making one of my own so Idk, but it is also very good for beginners like me

[YaBoyBenji]

*Holds my ibisPaint X close to my chest*

(Not meant to come off as mean, I’ve just never used either of those even though people around me do)

[CochelleM]

My first art software was Medibang then Krita.. what I hate about Medibang is some tools are hard to reach like the brushes, I know you can customized it but then I saw Krita's pop up palette and I immediately switched.. For so long I was using Krita but it lack some features that I know I can use in Photoshop but its not available there so now Im trying CSP to practice

[RedKingMTX]

I am a Medibang user myself
was gonna use krita but for a person who draws with a mouse Medibang is more user-friendly lol

[sternleaf]

Thank you! this is gonna be amazing for young artists!