Clip Studio Assets vs GrutBrushes

Clip Studio Assets is a catalog for finding, downloading, and publishing materials for Clip Studio Paint. Its collection includes brushes, image materials, poses, 3D objects, gradients, color sets, workspaces, and Auto Actions. Free materials are available; individual paid materials may be priced in Clippy or GOLD, which are required to download them. A Clip Studio account is required to download materials or to publish and edit them. Users can access the service through Clip Studio Start or a browser on a tablet, PC, or smartphone, with Android, iOS, macOS, web, and Windows listed as platforms. Clip Studio Paint version 4.2 and later can automatically install downloaded tools, color sets, gradient sets, workspaces, and Auto Actions; other software requires extracting downloaded ZIP files. Anyone can upload Clippy materials, while GOLD materials are restricted to qualified creators and earn royalties based on price and download count. Uploads must belong to the submitter, and materials made with AI image-generation technology are prohibited. CELSYS says it may remove materials or suspend accounts without prior warning.

GrutBrushes is a collection of digital art tools, including brushes and smart digital paper, for artists using supported creative apps. Its Photoshop brushes respond to hand movement and pressure, so strokes vary with the artist’s input. The Photoshop Complete set spans watercolor, ink, oil, impasto, natural media, pencil, charcoal, specialty, cross-hatching and mixer brushes. Procreate Brushes Unlimited lets users browse, search, preview and install brushes directly to an iPad, with 12 months of access to new brushes. An optional Photoshop plugin organizes presets into sets and supports drag-and-drop ordering, but it is incompatible with the latest Photoshop update that removed legacy plugins; ABR files remain usable in Photoshop CC’s brushes panel. The shop lists free products, including a sampler, and a free signup. One-time plans include Procreate Pencils at 7.00 USD and two sets at 20.00 USD each. The license permits commercial artwork, but not resale of downloaded files.