

If you’re gonna be making huge files (like zine pieces, prints, anything printed), it has a higher chance of crashing (depending on how new your computer is). To sum it up, paint tool SAI is more for illustrators and a great program to use as a hobby. animation/timeline (but I’ve never even tried it lmao, I use SAI for all my animations).more effects similar to photoshop (e.g.HUGE program (I uninstalled it recently because my computer only has so much space and I rarely use CSP).3D models (that you can manipulate and use as reference).can install more textures+brushes (I have a lot).might crash with big files (and no auto-save… the amount of zine pieces that have died because of this…).more stabilizer options (i use stabilizer 15 so it’s easy for me to make clean “line art” on my first try? some people like making line art over line art but i think line art is a waste of time :’))).no (nasty) opaque background layer when you open a new canvas (I want to draw straight on a transparent canvas with no weird checkerboard thing).pretty easy to use brush settings (and you can make tons of them).no text/shape (but i think you can make shapes in the new SAI 2?).

luminosity layer setting is brighter than photoshop (actually the only reason i got paint tool sai was for the luminosity layer mode that i saw in many speedpaints LMAO).many many speedpaints (that’s what inspired me to get the program years before I got into digital art).If you’re looking for a general review, here’s what I know! (I use paint tool sai for all my drawings (unless i say otherwise) because it’s what I’ve been using since 2015 and I’m most comfortable with that program since I have more experience with it!)Īll art programs are pretty much the same, but here are some of my thoughts on the two programs! stuff about paint tool sai: so you’ll find a way no matter what you choose!) Hello!! sorry this is so late aaa for programs, the short answer is: it doesn’t matter <3ĭifferent artists have different tastes and preferences, and if you’re just a beginner to digital art, then no matter which program you choose, the more you use it and get to know it, the easier the program will be for you (I used to draw on an online drawing website that didn’t have layers (so like MS paint but worse) but I eventually knew every function of every tool and I used that program (?) to draw commissions, make animations, and draw stuff in general.
