Celsys

Celsys simultaneously launched Clip Studio Paint for Galaxy(*1) on the Galaxy Store globally in August 2020(*2). The Galaxy Tab S7 and S7+ (not yet available in Japan) are the first Android devices to come with Clip Studio Paint pre-installed(*3), and were unveiled at Samsung Electronics’s Galaxy Unpacked 2020 global launch event.
 

Clip Studio Paint, the illustration, comic, and animation app developed and distributed by CELSYS,Inc., is stub-preloaded(*1) on the Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE (Japanese release date unannounced at time of publication). This allows users to download the app immediately after purchase.
 

The Samsung Developer Conference 2021 was held online in October 2021. For the keynote speech Lead Clip Studio Paint Engineer at Celsys, Ryo Inaba, took to the stage to introduce Clip Studio Paint and talk about its technical development.
 

Clip Studio Paint, the illustration, comic, Webtoon, and animation app developed and distributed by CELSYS, Inc., comes bundled(*1) with the Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 laptop (*2) and the Galaxy Book3 360 laptop with S Pen. (*3)

Users of Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360 and Galaxy Book3 360 PCs get six months free of Clip Studio Paint PRO Dual-device Plan, so that users can start getting creative straight out of the box with the included S Pen on up to two desktop, tablet, or smartphone devices. After the free offer ends, users can continue using the app with a monthly usage plan.
 

▶Galaxy x Wacom x Clip Studio Paint: International Illustration Contest 2020

To celebrate the release of Clip Studio Paint for Galaxy, in partnership with Galaxy and Wacom, Celsys held the 2020 edition of their International Illustration Contest in September 2020. Over 28 days, the contest received 18,606 entries from around the world. Comic artist LavenderTowne was chosen as the contest’s Special Judge to pick the winners of the grand prize and her own LavenderTowne Award.
 

International Illustration Contest 2020 - Winning Entries:
https://www.clipstudio.net/en/galaxy/20200910/
 

In October 2020, Celsys and Galaxy launched the Art on your Smartphone! New Normal Campaign to support those living in these new normal times with the power of art. The companies released a special movie each featuring Shoko Nakagawa and COWCOW’s illustration process. The companies made donations to the Japanese Red Cross Society in support of medical professions through the power of art, based on the number of times the movies were viewed.

Celsys, together with Shoko Nakagawa, a Clip Studio Paint user for 8 years and current official support of the app, released a video showing her illustration process. Galaxy also teamed up with COWCOW’s Yoshi and Kenji Tada, known as comedians who are talented artists, to create their own special movie featuring interviews with the pair and presenting their illustration process with the Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G. 

Prior to the campaign, an event to commemorate the launch of the Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G was held at Galaxy Harajuku for the media. At the launch event, Celsys Marketing Director, Tetsuya Kobayashi, took to the stage to introduce Clip Studio Paint for Galaxy.