The new trend in digital comics, where anyone can become a cartoonist in this new digital age, the world’s first professional drawing software Comic Studio 4.0 is making its grand debut in English for the very first time !

Now, anyone can become a cartoonist! In May 2009, the world’s first professional drawing software comic Studio 4.0 translated into English was officially launched in Taiwan. Comic Studio 4.0 was developed in accordance to the cartoonist’s work flow and processes to replace the traditional media with one from the digital age. Now you can complete an entire comic book, regardless of the number of pages on your computer before you send it to the printers.

Comic Studio 4.0 has powerful rendering capabilities to replace tedious and expensive screen toning process, complex 3 D rendering and increasing the production efficiency of a cartoonist with its massive digitized library. Its main aim, apart from being able to save the time of a professional cartoonist and allow him to focus on content creation, also allows the hobbyist to indulge and enjoy the joys and satisfaction which a professional cartoonist has when he completes his own comic book.
Comic Studio 4.0 comes in 3 flavours, the starter Debut Edition, designed for the first time comic enthusiast and beginners, Pro Edition, for the hobbyist and professional cartoonist with its complete mapping of its libraries and features and EX Ultimate Edition, the flagship product with powerful tools such as 2DLT and 3DLT rendering features which allow photographs of scenes to be converted into a comic.

Large library of materials to make any professional cartoonist drool !

Comic Studio 4.0 has a large library of material, ranging from screen tones to speech bubbles to frame panels to backgrounds and scenes. Using of this material library is as easy as dragging and dropping directly unto the page. Furthermore, the cartoonist is able to fill up his library with his own material, created as he produces his comic book, by adding into this library for future usage.

Supernatural-like hand-painted brush strokes, the most authentic feel of the inking tools.

The real feel of its inking tools like G pen, Maru and Kabura allows the cartoonist to work as if he was doing so on paper, with an almost supernatural feel to the hand painted brush strokes. Many an artist has been charmed by its realistic feel.

Best used with a Wacom graphic tablet, the world’s best selling brand.

Comic Studio 4.0 supports Wacom’s graphic tablets and makes full use of its vaunted high pressure sensitivity which allow thick or thin lines to be produced by just varying the pressure exerted on the pen. The precision found in the Wacom graphic tablet, combined with the realistic feel of Comic Studio 4.0’s pencils and inking tools, make Comic Studio 4.0 a good match with Wacom’s graphic tablets and bring out the best out of both cutting edge products.

Comic Studio retail editions are readily available at the following locations, Comics Connection Plaza Singapura Branch, Challenger Super Store’s Funan Branch and Mirage Solutions at Funan Digital Life Mall.

As a launch promotion from now till the end of September 09 or whilst stocks lasts, whichever comes earlier, Comic Studio Debut is available at $10 through a Purchase with Purchase bundle with Wacom’s Bamboo Fun Tablets which will be available at Comics Connection’s Plaza Singapura and Jurong Point Branches as well as the Association of Comic Artists (Singapore) (http://www.acas.org.sg), through its digital comic classes.

Education Licenses are available through GrandTech Systems Pte Ltd, GrandTech’s subsidiary in Singapore.

Anyone keen to give Comic Studio a try, can get a copy of the EX Trial by dropping an email to marketing@grandtech.com.sg

About GrandTech

Established in July 1991 by a group of determined and passionate intellectuals, GrandTech has since created a world of new possibilities for the Taiwan graphics software market and became one of the leaders in graphics, imaging, multimedia and Internet in the Greater China region.

While crossing into the 21st century, GrandTech successfully built a distribution platform for Adobe, AME, Corel, Symantec, Checkpoint, TrendMicro, Business Objects, Cyberlink, Quark, Wacom, OKI, Canon, Celsys, HP, Jenoptik and house brand GrandVision covering all of Asia (Greater China Region, Southeast Asia (ASEAN), South Asia and developed into the biggest value-added distributing service provider in Asia.

Meanwhile With its headquarters in Taiwan and branches in Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Delhi and Chennai, GrandTech employs more than 200 employees, bringing together the best of the talented and motivated.

GrandTech carries the grand ambition of becoming the leader of the Asian communications world.

About Celsys Co Ltd

Celsys was established in May 1991 in Japan, initially started to provide professionals with high grade animation software, its stable of products has grown to include the professional grade animation software RETAS! PRO, professional comic development tool COMIC STUDIO and its total solution of Interactive Multimedia Content through its mobile phone solutions.
Celsys aims to become a total solutions provider for graphic contents based on the results and know-how built up from its promotion of the digitalization of the animation and manga production environments.

Celsys’s vision encompasses using IT technology to totally support creators' production activities, from the contents production and viewing environments to distribution support and communications through created contents, and to revitalize Japanese contents culture that is appreciated worldwide.