#but also anything more complicated than a straight paint is gonna be in ps

[silentwalrus1]

Hi!! Love your art so much, what program do you use to do yours? Im Just starting out so want advice from the ~experts~

WASSUP so i use photoshop CS5 mainly on a pc laptop with wacom intuos 4 tablet BUT a couple months ago i got an ipad with apple pencil and have been using Procreate on there. I like both but heres a list of points for each

Procreate on ipad: 

only $10

super versatile for a $10 program. Has type, loads of brushes, layer effects etc 

very portable. can draw in transit 

pretty intuitive! you can kinda just start drawing 

auto-smoothing on strokes if you hold the pen down! this can create very cool effects but can be unpredictable bc it’s autogenerated

HOWEVER: gradients are a fucking pain in the ass to do. and i HATE THAT.

if you use keyboard shortcuts you’re gonna have to get used to the touchscreen equivalents

I HAVE NOT FUCKING BEEN ABLE TO ADJUST THE BRUSH MINIMUM DIAMETER IN SHAPE DYNAMICS TO MY SATISFACTION. DON’T FUCKING LIKE THAT

Photoshop: 

you can do literally anything in PS

keyboard shortcuts. love em live em

steeper learning curve

worth it though. Like, if I had to pick one, it’ll be PS hands down. it’s called creative suite for a reason and that reason is “every single part of everything is customizable and there’s 19 different ways to get a certain effect and you can basically do whatever works for you” 

can be intimidating & discouraging if you’re just starting out and the brushes aren’t doing what you want them to do and everything is coming out wonky. 

at the end of the day it depends on what you want to use it for - if you already have an ipad, procreate is a great low-cost entry into digital art (buy matte screen protectors. this will remove the annoying glassy screen-to-stylus feel and let u draw like a human animal). if you expect to involve a lot of type and want to have the full suite of effects, photoshop is like. idk. $48 or something a month via CC subscription? Basically you can try it and see if you like it, though uhhh in my experience fuckin nobody likes photoshop right at the start bc it is v much expecting u to know what you’re doing 

either way, don’t get discouraged if shit comes out weird! any new medium takes time to master, and practice is the only way forward. it took me a solid year to get as good digitally as i was at the time with traditional materials, and i’m still learning!  GOOD LUCK