Twelve disciplines.
One atelier.
Every comic tradition carries its own tools, palette, and grammar. We ship twelve of them — not as filters, as full disciplines. Pick the one your reference material comes from and the rest of the tool gets out of your way.
The largest comic tradition by readership. Japanese and Korean lineage — monochrome ink, cel-shaded color, cinematic vertical scroll.
Full guideAnime
Full-color cel-shaded stories with expressive eyes and speed lines.
Full guideManga
Black-and-white ink with screentones, right-to-left reading.
Full guideManhwa
Korean vertical webtoon, full color, cinematic lighting.
Manhua
Chinese comic aesthetic — wuxia palette, historical framing.
Seinen
Mature manga — detailed anatomy, heavy hatching, cinematic composition.
American and European lineage — bold ink, primary palette, and the black-and-white chiaroscuro of noir. Roots in golden-age comics, EC, and newspaper strips.
Full guideSuperhero
Bold ink outlines, primary palette, dynamic action poses.
Full guideNoir
High-contrast black-and-white, dramatic shadows, hard-boiled tone.
Full guideComedy
Bright palette, exaggerated expression, timing-driven gags.
Fantasy, sci-fi, horror, and romance each carry visual conventions that transcend country of origin. Pick these when your genre is doing the heavy lifting.
Full guideFantasy
Painterly light, epic landscapes, high fantasy or dark fantasy.
Full guideSci-Fi
Neon-lit cyberpunk, painterly space opera, or Moebius clean-line.
Full guideHorror
Ink-heavy shadows, silent panels, precise Junji Ito-inspired line.
Full guideRomance
Soft palette, emotional close-ups, shoujo lineage.
Three questions and you have your answer.
First — what do you actually read? If your shelf is One Piece, pick Manga. If you binge Attack on Titan, pick Anime. If you scroll Solo Leveling on your phone, pick Manhwa. If Watchmen is on your desk, pick Superhero. Your reference material is the fastest signal you have.
Second — where will people read it? Mobile-first webtoon platforms want vertical scroll — Manhwa or Romance is the fit. Traditional desktop or tablet reading — any style works. Print — avoid Manhwa (its vertical format doesn't print well); Manga, Superhero, and Noir all print beautifully.
Third — is your genre doing the heavy lifting? A genuinely frightening story wants Horror — dread is the point. A cyberpunk piece wants Sci-Fi — the setting is the point. An epic quest wants Fantasy. Genre-driven styles pull in visual conventions the neutral ones don't.
A short answer to the recurring questions: all twelve cost the same per panel, the style locks the whole comic (no mid-project switching), and character consistency is a whole-tool feature — not a style feature.