Does anyone use Sketchbook Pro for digital art?
3yr
Corey McCleery
The title sums it up.
I've been using Sketchbook Pro for a while now; downloaded it for free when it was part of the Autodesk suite, and paid for it when it split off to become its own thing. And I don't see much reference to it. Usually I see Procreate or Photoshop or Krita (which I have).
And part of me is wondering if that's just a matter of popularity or there's something with Sketchbook where a lot of people avoid using it. Is it worth it to switch over to Krita and work on getting better with the art there, after I sank a lot of time into getting used to Sketchbook's format and functions? Is there something wrong or lacking with Sketchbook Pro?
I used Sketchbook for a while (iPad), but it just never ‘clicked.’ Nothing was bad really, the brushes just never quite worked with what I was trying to do. I was really just sketching though, didn’t get far trying painting.
Then I found Infinite Painter and that really works well. I just recently bought the full version as the value is definitely there for me (I particularly liked that they had a ‘Proko Brush’ which did a reasonable job replicating Stan’s soft lead with overhand grip, then sealed the deal finding the Wet Marker brush which is great to paint with). Haven’t tried Procreate, paying up front without trying it didn’t interest me and I prefer supporting a diversity of tools rather than just going with the most popular one blindly.
I also use Krita, which has come a long way and is incredible as a free product. It’s a pity guides and demos on the net are almost universally Photoshop, thank goodness Marco Bucci’s recent course here also covers Krita :)
I've sorta switched over to Krita myself, and honestly, now that I've gotten over the rough patches with the keybindings, I'm probably sticking to this.
Yeah I use Autodesk Sketchbook, becuase as you said its free. But its also light weight and has PC, IOS and android versions too. I think its very popular amoung people beginning digital art, and you will find incredible artists on youtube who use Sketchbook.
I think what is lacking with Sketchbook is lack of clipping mask layers, lack of liquify or warping tools, and the color balancing tools are very basic. However if you dont care about those things, it's a pretty nice option.
