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    • carlossketches
      carlossketches @Stephanie Hider last edited by

      @Stephanie-Hider thanks, it's not too hard, but i think it'd be a lot easier with a stylus/wacom tablet. I had one long ago (small) but I sucked at digital paint so I gave up. A decade later I'm using this trackpad. LOL.

      How do you like Manga Canvas? I saw a video where this guy uses Photoshop on his iPad via Astropad App: https://youtu.be/OsxcPKb9-CM

      "The unexamined life is not worth living." - Socrates

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      • Peter Jarvis
        Peter Jarvis last edited by

        I use the latest version of photoshop on a cintiq companion. I use shortcuts mostly, so can turn off the ui to give me a larger screen area. I never us the buttons on the left, they are too fiddly. A good piece of software to use on the cintiq is Mischief. The endless canvas feature us awesome if you just want to sketch with it. Hope you're having fun.

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        • Dulcie
          Dulcie SVS OG last edited by

          I use Photoshop CC with a desktop monitor and a Wacom tablet. Would love to try a Cintiq one day but that will have to wait.

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          • mattramsey
            mattramsey last edited by

            CS6 (Photoshop) with a bamboo tablet.

            I also have a Surface Pro 3 that I occasionally use for sketches. I have Photoshop on it but I'm finding that Sketchable App is a lot less laggy.

            https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/mattramsey/
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            • Lydia M
              Lydia M last edited by

              Been using Photoshop since the late 90's. It was part of an art class I took in high school. For a little while I messed around with Corel Painter but those Adobe shortcuts are so ingrained that I couldn't enjoy myself. Same with CorelDRAW. Ugh gross. My Wacom Intous 3 has been with me since college. I can't compare it to anything because it's all I've used. I would love a Cintiq but that thing is $$$$$.

              www.lydiamueller.com
              Twitter @lydesigns

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              • S
                seanwelty last edited by

                I am currently using Manga Studio 5/Clip Studio Paint. I really like sketchbook pro and photoshop, but I can't get on the subscription software bandwagon. I guess if my work starts making me money I could justify the monthly costs, but until then I am getting by just fine with my $30 software.

                Does anyone know of a viable alternative to Adobe Illustrator? I had used Macromedia Freehand long ago, but they have long ago been acquired by the Adobe machine. I like to play with vector illustration, but would not use it enough to justify paying for it monthly.

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                • Stephanie Hider
                  Stephanie Hider @seanwelty last edited by

                  @seanwelty Affinity Designer is pretty good. https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/designer/

                  http://stephisdoodling.com
                  http://stephaniehider.com
                  https://www.instagram.com/stephhider/

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                  • Ace Connell
                    Ace Connell last edited by

                    Hey 🙂

                    I've used Sketchbook Pro, Photoshop and Manga Studio in the past, but since I got the iPad Pro and Pencil (I saw that @will-terry is still struggling to get a hold of the pencil - I was super lucky, but man - I would NOT be happy if I were Will), I've just been using Procreate for everything. It can handle fast sketching and full on paintings on large canvasses. Here's a quick Ronnie Wood caricature sketch I did today using Procreate and I'll probably start painting it tomorrow.

                    IMG_0100.jpg

                    Apparently Affinity Designer is being ported to iPad Pro at the moment. I've never used the desktop version though.

                    Ace

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                    • Rob Smith
                      Rob Smith last edited by

                      I use Photoshop CC, Sketchbook Pro, Manga Studio (awesome brush engine), and Mischief. I haven't made a clean switch to all digital. I still like to work traditionally for some projects and then combine the digital with the traditional.

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                      • Stephanie Hider
                        Stephanie Hider @Rob Smith last edited by

                        @Rob-Smith I need to try Mischief a few here have mentioned it. I love Manga's brushes too.

                        @Ace-Connell Very nice! I'd be interested in seeing the painted version if you want to share. I've seen that quite a few people really like the feel of drawing on the ipad.

                        http://stephisdoodling.com
                        http://stephaniehider.com
                        https://www.instagram.com/stephhider/

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                        • Will Terry
                          Will Terry @Ace Connell last edited by

                          @Ace-Connell - Yeah, Apple hurts sooo good. Mine comes tomorrow... 🙂

                          SVS Instructor
                          http://willterry.com/

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                          • carlossketches
                            carlossketches @Will Terry last edited by

                            @Will-Terry let us know what you think!!! maybe make a forum post about it?

                            "The unexamined life is not worth living." - Socrates

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                            • lyddie_lee
                              lyddie_lee last edited by

                              I use photoshop and clip studio. In some ways I like Clip studio for painting more than photoshop but what aggravates me is that I can't use any of my photoshop tools (tools I'm use to) in Clip Studio and replication of said tools eludes me.

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                              • Bobby Aquitania
                                Bobby Aquitania @lyddie_lee last edited by

                                @lyddie_lee see if this helps and let me know, cause I've been wanting to learn to do make custom brushes in MS5 the way I have so many in Photoshop. Well the few I really love... been meaning to get to it, but too much to learn some days, and not enough hours. Hope that helps...

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                                • Kasey Snow
                                  Kasey Snow last edited by

                                  I primarily use Photoshop and a free online sketch program called Open Canvas 1. I am trying to learn Manga Studio because I would like to get into comics and I occasionally work in in Paint Tool Sai when I don't feel like dealing with Photoshop but want similar effects. x)

                                  http://kaseysnow.com ~ https://instagram.com/KaseySnowArt/ ~ https://twitter.com/KaseySnowArt ~ https://www.patreon.com/KaseySnow ~

                                  SVS forum sketchbook: https://forum.svslearn.com/topic/9846/kasey-s-sketchbook ~
                                  ~Kasey

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