

Clip Studio Paint appealed to us because of its variety of brushes meant we had a strong chance of recreating the exact feel that we were looking for. It’s really important for us to have access to a wide range of brushes and be able to recreate the warmth of paper. The quality and functionality of art software has also improved considerably since we started producing animation.

These problems were solved when they switched to working digitally. This is what made us want to try introducing digital technology as soon as we could.Īnother thing that motivated us is that in the past, we’ve had cases where animators have moved far away, costing us a lot of time and money to have the physical artwork sent to us. We often outsource keyframes and animation for “Chibi Maruko-chan,” so we needed to be able to deal with a digital workflow. However, as digital techniques become more and more popular, we realized that we wouldn’t be able to keep moving forward with traditional techniques alone. We’ve always focused on traditional techniques because we love the feel of hand-drawn animation.
