Favourite Digital software?
4yr
Cybernetic Phoenix
Hello!
Just wondering what other people like to use for digital art.
Do you guys have a specific software you use or do you jump back and forth depending of the situation?
I use Procreate for the iPad and I love it (although it does have its quirks)!
But now that I'm more "experienced" (?) or confident with digital art, I feel like exploring other options.
Anyway, happy Proko 2.0!
Cheers!
I started with Krita, then I tried Photoshop and Clip Studio Paint for a few days. I decided very fast that Clip Studio Paint is my program, because to me it was intuitive. Also at that point I thought I would only do some backgrounds and touch ups digitally and the price model of CSP was great for me.
Well, now I nearly only draw digitally and I still love Clip Studio Paint. It feels complex but intuitiv and I can learn all features step by step.
The only very frustrating point to me as a beginner artist is, that sooo many online courses reference to Photoshop. Of course there are many tutorials about CSP, but whenever I see a pro draw digitally they mostly explain for Photoshop, some do Procreate.
I prefer using Clip Paint Studio, but when it comes to sketches its Charcoal(free app that uses basic tools) or Procreate on the iPad.
I started in Krita because it was free... that was my way of determining if digital was for me. I had done traditional for many years, so I wanted a free option to experiment. I use Photoshop now simply because I am very familiar with the program. It is a little buggy and not really intended as a 'painting' software, but if you work with brush settings you can get very nice painterly work. I have considered ArtRage, so I would be interested in hearing opinions of that software, especially how it compares to Photoshop.
I use Clip Studio Paint on iPad. I have Procreate, but I find Clip Studio gives me more options and stuff. It feels like a desktop level app on a tablet. ‘Course, one of its con is that it’s subscription based if you’re using it on a tablet, but its Windows and Mac versions are one-time payment at least
Adobe Photoshop CC, Illustrator CC, Fresco is pretty useful as well. I also utilize Corel Painter and sometimes AutoDesk Sketchbook Pro.
Great topic :) I primarily use Procreate and ArtSet on my iPad however I am downloading Infinite Painter as we speak!
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4yr
I use photoshop, but procreates brushes definitely feel better! Also a fun watercolor emulator program you could try is Rebelle. It's really fun. (Here's the website for it) https://www.escapemotions.com/products/rebelle/about?//products/rebelle/index.php
WOW! Never heard for it before but looks quite nice! Thanks!
So exciting to discover new programs
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4yr
A lot of people nowadays swear by Infinite Painter, I've been told it has most of the same features as Procreate but a lot more professional tools.
I actually have it XD but haven't had the time to test it up!
I need to get new pen tips first haha
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I use Concept for the I pad, it seems pretty good
Hi there! I use a program called ArtRage 6. When I got my first Wacom Intuos as a kid, a free download for ArtRage 3 came with it, and it was the first digital painting software I learned to use. And because I've been using ArtRage ever since I first started, using all the features is like second nature to me. I've tried various free programs like MediBang and FireAlpaca, but I wasn't too thrilled about them(I have a friend who absolutely loves MediBang though, and since its free, you should give it a try). I haven't bothered actually paying for any other painting programs, but I'd love to give Photoshop a go at some point.
I heard they released a new version for iPad recently, I'll check it out for sure :D
If anyone is just starting out with digital art, a good free software to get your feet in the water would be Autodesk Sketchbook. It is lightweight and simple to use.
edit: it comes in android, IOS and PC
I've used Photoshop since I was 12, so it's hard for me to switch at this point, but I do break out PaintStorm Studio every once in awhile. It's kinda like a less buggy Corel Painter, although it's still in it's infancy, so it has some quirks of it's own.
Hey! I use Procreate as well and while I feel like I definitely need to improve on my skills with it, I really like it. I feel like I'll eventually find something that another app does better for me but for now I'm liking it a lot.
Yeah, I think that Procreate is not as cluttered or doesn't appear to be so you can get straight to the point which I think it's one of the reasons it's really popular
Clip Studio paint is a great one. I still use procreate but slowly Im getting a hand of it of Clip. It has alot of helpful features that other softwares dont have!!
I’m doing the same thing! I can’t believe how different clip studio feels compared to procreate. Both are great in their own ways though.
I draw with a custom desktop PC setup and a Huion display tablet. My favorite program is Clip Studio Paint. I'll attach a screenshot of my layout. I've never tried an ipad + Procreate combo but I really want to in the future. It looks fantastic for portraits.
I have always been interested in Clip Studio, unfortunately it's subscription base on iPad (not within my budget D: )
Really like the set up you have!
i usually draw in PC, so i feel comfortable with Krita and Fire Alpaca, a lot of my friends are into Clip Paint Studio, because they only had to pay once, but it has really cool features, like perspective and animation tools
Hey Carlos! When it comes to digital softwares I guess Clip Studio Paint and Photoshop are the two most commonly used and probably the most complete in terms of features and possibilities. However, I’d say that photoshop is the one to go for most concept designers. Although, if you’re not planning on doing anything crazy like photobashing and stuff like that you can stick to CSP and I think it’ll do the trick.
Hope this helps!
I have tried Krita before! It's really nice, wish it was available on iPad.
As for Fire Alpaca, I have heard of it but never really tried it :O
Both are open source, right?
Procreate is what I am using on the iPad, though I'd like to try out other programs. I used to use Photoshop and a Wacom tablet when I first started drawing digitally.