I'm a newbie artist and I use Sketchbook! It definitely takes some practice and there was a learning curve, but I love it so far! I've tried Procreate on my friend's iPad a few times, but I'm not sure if I'm as crazy about it. Again, it's most definitely a learning curve so I would probably just need to spend more time on it. Sketchbook has been a great tool as someone who is just getting into digital art and also for someone who's a grad student and needs to save their money 🙃
The universe is actually perfect as soon as you switch to Artstudio Pro on the iPad. It outperforms Procreate on almost every level and it has all the features from PS, that you need for illustrations. Gradient Maps, Adjustment Layers, tons of filters and functions to tweak colors. Its just perfect.
Man, I feel old because I have used PS for almost 30 years (for Graphic, Web and Visual design) before I switch over to Clip Studio EX last year. Out of these three, I like Sketchbook and Procreate for mobile and Clip Studio for desktop.
@@Yue4me Clip Studio is awesome and perfect for line art. There is a reason why so many comic and manga artists love it. They have a trial and it's 50% off for the next 2 days. For line art you can also try Lazy Nezumi that works with anything like PS or Clip Studio.
I’m 40, who never did anything with it. Took your advice and I’m pumped -.im on my 3rd drawing down and the progression is 1 grade to 3rd grade in order-
I used an iPad Pro and Procreate to illustrate my own children's book, "Ninja Monkey Chicken Pants." I'm using it now to make some t-shirt designs at 4500x5400 pixels. I love the control that you get with the Apple pencil. I never had that level of control with my old Wacom tablet and stylus (granted, it's from 2004 but still works fine).
@@davidensinger4175 I wonder if there would really be any difference in control... maybe I should've mentioned in my op that I have their smallest tablet; 4x5". Maybe I would have better control with a larger one, idk. I just realized that I'm so stupid that I never even looked into whether or not a larger tablet gives you better control over the line. I want to come as close to possible to drawing on paper with total line control.
Switched to Krita a few years ago and never looked back. Feels like it's made for illustration and animation first and foremost, while Photoshop feels like a general purpose image editor.
@@richarda3764 I strongly recommend checking out some of the free downloadable brush sets online if you want more painterly brushes. Also check out David Revoy's blog & web comic. He's a great artist who uses Krita primarily & I think he's contributed to the current brush set in Krita 4. Also, the photo editing and filter abilities of Krita are largely done via G'MIC so go under Filter -> G'MIC to see all the different blur, distort, filters, etc. When I first tried Krita I wasn't even aware it had those features until someone told me
I totally agree with your standing in the iPad and procreate. I’m a student artist in high school and I bought an iPad to get into digital art. Procreate is a fantastic software and the iPad is great for so many other things. 10/10 recommend for someone hoping to get into art and can invest into an iPad with procreate
i've used photoshop for about 7 years and i love it but i've shifted towards Clip Studio because it feels more natural when drawing to me but the best part is being able to open your file in either clip studio or photoshop. That's the nice part at least. Your layers are still there and everything :)
@@Sifter2D I know there is a setting that allows you to change what % of your system ram it uses. Does this happen even when you give it more ram to use? I did notice it having trouble closing one day after working on a 5K wallpaper.
I think one of the things Sketch book pro does really well is having the tools to easily put ideas down fast and easy and maybe developing them further in the other programs.
The only thing Sketchbook Pro needs is a.reference window inside the app so this way you don't need to split thr screen to show the picture reference next to Sketchbook Pro. It gets placed on its own space inside the canvas without taking up valuable space. Artstudio Pro and Infinite Painter have this capability so I use them in combination with Sketchbook Pro.
You should absolutely give Krita a try. Just 15 Minutes or so, try the brushes. It blends super nice, got realistic brushes, pixel brushes, filters etc. There's for example (L) for lighten and (K) for darken when you paint (which let's you go up or down by 10% of value). It does most things, and painting really well. Procreate 5 is awesome so far, I tried the beta a little bit. I'd say my PS brushes imported like 80%. Can't be much closer if you ask me. Also, Affinity Photo has gone a long way, is still not perfectly there but I think in a year or two Photoshop can be skipped for me, been using it for 15 years and I really don't like 120 bucks a year when I can pay 50 or even 0 and OWN the software. Anyway, thanks for the video. And nice drawings in the new Diablo Artbook! Mine arrived yesterday. :-)
Procreate is my favorite for general sketching and painting just for the brush engine and for not being tethered to my pc while using it. When I have to do something more intensive I still fall back on photoshop for its photo editing tools, but for comics, which is something I want to get into, I don’t think anything is in quite the same league as clip studio paint at the moment. In addition to the kind of brush stabilization and perspective tools other art focused programs have it has a lot of tools that no others have, like built in posable 3D figures, a bunch of tools for quickly laying out panels or setting up different kinds of speech balloons, the ability to set your strokes as vectors and edit them after making them, and some really unique options for the ways you can use reference layers when coloring. It would be perfect if I could use csp on my iPad, but unfortunately from what I’ve heard the mobile version isn’t optimized particularly well, and it has some issues with file handling.
Actually the mobile version of CSP is quite optimized in my opinion. Many people don't like the UI of the mobile version(it's exactly the same as the desktop version). I personally don't find that to be an issue at all, especially if you are working on the 13 inch iPad. I'm really glad that they choose to take the full package of CSP to the iPad, unlike the crippled version of photoshop. You can even import all the brushes and 3D models into CSP mobile, and all the perspective, filter and ruler functions are in there. The only thing that I think is missing is the higher refresh rate. I think CSP runs less smooth than Procreate but it is really barely noticeable. It does charge a monthly fee but you can use the 1 month trial period to give it a try.
@@cucumberworks Yeah the monthly fee is the killer for me; it's like just sell access to the damn software. If you "Have to charge for updates" (Despite procreate doing fine and not doing that) then offer like, a license for the current version at a flat fee, and then a "Free updates for life" payment option that costs more, and one that lets you pay less but just pay to update it to the current version. The game organiation tool "Launchbox" did that method and they did Phenomenally well with sales and were able to almost triple the price of their product because it grew so much so quickly and was making so much money lol.
@@sociallyresponsiblexenomor7608 if you don't want the EX version, the Pro version is £20 for the year. Which isn't bad at all considering how powerful it is. All of the things he mentioned that he has to switch between all the programs for, CSP does all of it.
As a tattoo artist, procreate is my go to for legit everything. There’s nothing I can’t to with procreate AND I can go from sketch to a full colored finished design with one app. It has about tripled my income. That’s also adding in album cover designs, prints, etc.... it takes a while to get used to every feature and it almost seems like you’ll never learn all that it has to offer BUT, with what’s all in the app, it’s completely unbelievable
Thanks for the comparison! Sketchbook is my personal favorite for just drawing/sketching/painting but I really wish they added a paid version which could implement some new features. There's so many little things that would make the program better like clipping masks, dual monitor support, or better warping tools. Don't get me wrong, I'm so happy it's free for everyone to use but I wish there was a way for some of us who love the interface to be able to spend a bit more money to have some more useful features.
I've been using sketchbook pro for years for instruction and it's pretty dam good. For my drawings I sometimes draw on sketchbook so much easier to use than photoshop and then I drag them into photoshop.
There is lots of short keys but once u dig in it you'll love it. The new update also will manage animations. New window for color and new customization for brushes. I also make some GIF animations and don't forget you can add text. The only issue is that depending of the quality and size or ur canvas it's limit the number of layers .And you can wrap, distortion and some other effects, the options for effect layers is limited compare to others but have the basic important ones the warp effect in procreateis good but is not has good has Photoshop. And I noticed when u resize lines or copy and past it tends to pixelate and loose lightly some quality. But overall is awesome I been using it for 4 years and getting better and faster.
The industrial design field relies heavily on sketchbook pro. We typically touch photoshop if we want to REALLY tighten a final render drawing. Great video!
What a great comparison. I have grown very happy with Procreate rather quickly. I am looking forward to Procreate 5 for a few new features, such as a Clone Brush & CMYK support. The ease of use & convenience of being able to create anywhere has greatly expanded my productivity potential.
Man you are a huge inspiration, thanks a lot fir sharing your knowledge. I really need to buy your last tutorial bundle, I will definitely save up some months to buy it
I’m lucky ,my dad is an industrial designer and from age 11 I was able to piggy back off of his photoshop license, I know the program very intimately now. from a beloved hobby to now ,a very real career path,i feel almost like I am playing a game or something when I’m using photoshop now. it’s like an old friend :)
Besides the initial cost procreate has no additional fees, they are also very active in their instagram and connect a lot with the community, I am very happy with this app and always find myself back to it, so far I have translate a lot of things I learn to Procreate even if most tutorials I learn are in photoshop, but I hope they do gradient maps on it soon and vector functionality which I will keep requesting on their Q&A fridays and forums 😅 also I would love to see you use procreate and make tutorials with it,since that’s my primary drawing app.
These other software are great on their own right but one thing's I'm sure of, Photoshop is too connected/related to many pipelines or workflows, some software always have a plugin to import or export to photoshop.
I don’t know if this is the same as quick keys, but if you plug a keyboard into your ipad and hold the command key (think it’s control for a windows keyboard) a list of keyboard shortcuts will pop up for procreate and any other app.
@@TrentKaniuga it is on Mac, and while I haven't tried it yet, it looks pretty robust. On the ipad it feels pretty much just like desktop photoshop, with a better brush engine than procreate. I LOVE the speed of procreate, but I honestly haven't looked back since having switched to artstudio.
Trent Kaniuga yes it’s on the Mac and syncs with iPad Pro version ,but I find the iPad Pro version better.Still for PS users Artstudio Pro is way closer in power and abilities.
krita. probably mentioned before, but yeah. Best brush engine by far (with the exception of watercolor styling from corel). Check out Ramon Miranda's portfolio.
I believe in 5-7 years software like procreate & hardware like ipads are gonna be the majority of how pros will be drawing. You can already feel how it's shifting towards this just think what it was like 5-7 years ago wacom & photoshop were kings of the hill but not so much anymore.
Hey Trent ,nice look at your workflow .If you want the best of all 3 programs in one on the iPad Pro,then Artstudio Pro is great and has always had the option to import your PS brushes .
I Prefer The 12.9 IPad Pro with the Apple Pencil 2. This thing is always ready to draw on, an the Pencil Hardly ever gets low on battery. Even if it does then it just takes a few mins to really charge enough to draw with. The Way the Pencil Charges is a lot better than the Way the First Pencil Charges. Trent You Never Disappoint My Man..!! Solid Video as always..!! 👊😎 Wld like to see some more of those “Trents Tool Box 📦 “ Video’s..!!
Hey Trent! Actually Procreate has basic hotkeys, however they are not customizable yet. Also you can't assign new key combinations to functions not covered in basic options. Thanks for the overview! I'm working with Photoshop, Procreate and recently started digging into Infinite Painter (on iPad).
I've been hearing a lot of good things about infinite painter. There are many programs to try, all of them are pretty affordable. I love that about the iPad.
For me Photoshop is what u wanna use if u use desktop, and if you use an iPad procreate or art studio pro is the way to go.. the new photoshop on ipad is not yet ready...it lacks so much features and optimization.
I'm saying this right now, so no novice digital artist make the same mistakes like I have, don't start out with photoshop. The only reason why I did was because I was given a three year course of it during high school and had access for free until I had to eventually pay for my own when I graduated. It was tedious to keep up with the payments since I wasn't doing any commissions (still not btw), so it was difficult to keep having it. The best alternatives in my opinion after years of tinkering with other programs is the ones he mentioned in video, sketchbook pro and procreate. Now if you're not a fan of the interfaces both programs have, i highly recommend clip studio paint, there is a 6 month trial if you wanna see how it goes before purchasing it and word of note, they do a seasonal sale where you only have to pay one time $25 in contrast to their regular price $49, either way, it's worth the price. It may look complex at first, but their website provides many tutorials and has free assets you can try out. And to those who are hearing about Krita as well, it's as great as photoshop, not a program for me, but I have seen many artists create beautiful artwork out of it. However, the best tools of art though is just having fun and not let anyone make you doubt on what you can create.
You know, if you're not afraid of living dangerously you can download a cracked version. The software plice hasn't showed up at my door yet and it's been 20 years. But I get it that people might have reasons. So I comment from a place of respect and curiosity.
@@leandrotarsia7212 well, if you're only doing art for yourself and not monetizing it, I highly doubt you're gonna get caught for using cracked software, and even if you do get caught, the company will most likely ignore it, since you're not taking a major benefit from the software.
@@RafaelLacer I've been doing commissions and freelance work for years. How can they know what I use and the legal state of my tools? You're making no sense.
@@leandrotarsia7212 if you tell publicly which software you use, the company could see your email and see if you're registered as a paying costumer, and if you're not, they could confront you to ask why, and if you didn't send them a proof of payment (such as a email that is registered as a paying costumer), they could sue you. But this is very unlikely to happen if you aren't a company or isn't making loads of money.
Turned out we better use Art Studio Pro if we want to have the exact settings of the PS brushes. Procreate is better with its own brushes which I also like.
Personally for professionals I don't see the appeal of Procreate (since I use PS in the studio & PS + SketchbookPro on my 2-in-1 laptop for portability) but it's nice for beginners. If you're intermediate or a wealthy beginner, u can run PS or Krita for free on a powerful Windows 2-in-1 where u get onscreen drawing, Wacom pen w/ 6k levels of pressure, HDR animation, high end graphics card & gaming PC specs on a Samsung or a Dell XPS for
My boss offered me to take a HP Elite X2 with i5 and 16GB... I tested it on with extended display on a wide 34" Monitor but I find it laggy and it gets hot. Is there a better setup you would consider?
CSP have been doing their own thing and it's growing. The whole subscription model makes Photoshop a problem for me. $10/Mo could change into something else in the future... and who said you'll always have that $10, unexpected expenses and all that.
Here's the answer. Don't use just one. I use procreate a lot. But I can't stand painting in it. Photoshop is where I do that. I'll be trying Sketchbook next and Clip studio. And will probably work them in.
Amateur artist here. Been using an intuos 3 when I'm home, then recently bought an ipad 8th gen with the pen so I can still draw when I'm not in my house.
I love sketchbook. Photoshop is very nice and I've been learning how to paint with it, but I can just tell sketchbook was built to just be a drawing tool where as Photoshop is an everything tool.
i use affinity photo, great alternative to photoshop, with most of its features, some features are even better on affinity. its not a perfect program, but neither are photoshop.
just an update on the sketchbook pro, it is now 20 one-time payment. its interface has also changed and it's no longer available for android mobile devices.
I'm a University student and I like to draw. I've commissioned some art before but it was all analog. Unfortunately I don't have a budget and i've been trying to get into the digital game. The advice about the ipad is great, only problem is I don't have the money for that lol. So I have to do sketches by hand, scan them, then use software other than PS (Since they took it away from me with the updates) and finish it that way. It's a pain in the ass doing all that just to get a sketch done. I'm going to try sketch book pro and see if I like it. It would be easier for me to have a digi pen but I do all art with my mouse. xD
it's good but photoshop can literally do everything and more than procreate. it's a good low cost tool for artists on the move, but you won't see serious artists using procreate on their cintiq's for a while.
I’ve been using infinite painter on iPad as of late and found it to have many great features above procreate. But then I’m torn cause procreate is so great too😭😭
Trent I love your videos...but maybe I misunderstood what you said at 9:40 in, otherwise it was mis-information. You said that procreate has stuff available with a monthly subscription...they don't have subscriptions because they don't believe in the model. Sorry if I misunderstood your comment. I just don't want others to think it has any sort of subscription. Perspective grids are in the program: You go to the Wrench (Actions) > Canvas > Drawing Guide. For Transforming and warping in Procreate you can use the Liquify tool and it has a selection tool. Liquify is under Adjustments > Liquify. If you select something with a selection tool it does provide a resizing option. Procreate 5 is in public beta right now. I assume we will see it at the end of the year. All procreate's updates are free too.
My understanding when I looked into it was that they offered the public beta for procreate 5 for monthly subscribers (which was only a couple of bucks per month) but I guess I may have been misinformed. I only have the flat rate purchase version and didn't get into the beta for version 5.
@@TrentKaniuga Nope, Procreate is still one flat fee. There was a point where they were doing in app purchases on certain features like perspective grids, etc., but it hasn’t been that way for a couple of years now.
Thank you! I agree! Wish there was one that did everything perfect, but I find myself having to switch between Procreate & Photoshop for different advantages.
I do not work with illustration but I've been having it as a hobby for a long time. Recently I switched to Linux and, of course, needed to find some alternative to Photoshop. It turns out that I find Krita, free, completely open source and it has some Photoshop feel. I don't know, usually I have some troubles sketching in other softwares, it just doesn't feel that natural, but with Krita things are going really well
Sketchbook pro = less confusing with fewer buttons, unlike Tvpaint/toon boom, easy on the eyes to sketch freely lots of freedom. Photoshop = Good constancy in colorings/texturing and it has the mask tools, Good at making text and logos. Action script are cool to use. but very bulky
I have found you to be such an inspirational and very informative artist. As an artist whos trying to improve in studying the human form and work towards a professional presentation, videos like yours are a goldmine! I know you say careers are moving into the digital age, (which i agree with) but what about painting and drawing on paper and canvas, and selling artwork like that? I know human form will always be the human form no matter the medium, but how would you in the digital field give advice to those in traditional field?
Its a very viable business to sell original artwork and canvas paintings! I hope that I didn't give the impression that you cannot. But in the field of concept art for video games, you have to work digitally. Most people don't know how many times you have to change or rework your paintings, and that just doesn't work in an office environment. Also, you can't use oil paint in a video game studio.
Hey, man, you should try out artstudio pro. Its available on ipad and mac and the mobile version has support to customizable keyboard shortcuts and photoshop brushes. Btw, procreate has support to keyboard shortcuts they just currently aren't customizable yet.
Actually it’s not on Android. They’ve explained they’re not even gonna bother with the Android market. Actually they’ve always had photoshop brush support for procreate because I always got photoshop brushes from twitch streamers that used photoshop.....
weirdly enough I prefer using Medibang Pro more than photoshop mainly because its easy to understand and very beginner friendly, another reason is that I cant find a free watercolor brush in Photoshop that I like from Medibang. And Medibang can also use and create psd files. And Medibang is free on pc and ipad
hmm.. like Procfreate,, not so much Ipad.. limited af. prefer sketchbook on my old surfacebook.. mostly art wise I find them much of a muchness. Work flow though Sketcbook on Surface with full windows suite I find way more usable.. love your work.
try out Artstudio Pro. it supports Abr. files. - brushes feels like PS and has custom shortcuts for your bluetooth keyboard. changed my life working on the Ipad
I have to say, ASP sh&ts all over POOcreate. There are no adjustment layers and the developers aren't interested in what the users want. ASP has most of the tools photoshop has for photo editing in a non-destructive workflow.
Procreate has its own form of quick menu. I have mine set up so that I can just touch the screen with my free hand, and flick my finger in a direction to activate the frequently-used feature that would normally be buried in a menu. For example, I can flick my finger and have the image flip horizontally, or change to a specific brush I use a lot, and so forth. ua-cam.com/video/sjsKH0Ig0wE/v-deo.html
Procreate is the only app I have. I am comfortable with painting in procreate, but don't know what pencil brush to use to sketch. What brush would you suggest? Also, I'm a huge fan of you your work and tutorials. I'm 14 right now, but hope to be able to work as a concept artist when I grow up! Can I email you some of my art?
Jedi Joshua Art I really like this free brush set from jingsketch on Gumroad, is every smooth and her render brushes are nice, also if you are into purchasing brushes I recommend frankentoon, they have great marker and other neat stuff, I had a hard time finding a good sketch brush too. 😅
I loved Photoshop mainly for the custom brushes until they made it a subscription. Now you can't even use older versions of PS like CS3 or CS5 because of the contract they broke with another company. So I bought clip studio and its great, theres is a way to import your PS brushes into clip studio. I still use PS from time to time to make custom txt or quick scaling edits clip studio can't do.
Have you tried Affinity Photo? It has the same level of brush customization as Photoshop, and only costs $50 USD one-time. You don't even really need to learn a new program, because is operates almost exactly the same as CS4.
I'm very happy you said you're learning Blender :D Trent, since I know you do characters as well as environments, you should totally attempt some sculpting, because although it's not as optimized as Zbrush for some of the higher polys you can get from sculpting, you could still get some cool sculpts and pretty nice character concepts. Just a thought!
you can do all the warping etc you mentioned using Photoshop for, in procreate by selecting the area or layer using the s curve line menu at the top left, then clicking the white arrow icon next to that. I lost all respect for adobe after going subscription only. its a money grab because post cs6 disk version its a bunch of useless fluff. I also have never needed to call or chat with the help desk so that a bust as well.
I knew it, MS Paint is the best tool. Thank you!
if it works for you. then yes!
Fact of life #15 is there will always be someone better than you who solely uses MS Paint
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Like how it's displayed ,into the c.g arts check this out. ---- ua-cam.com/video/IcMpvsocYQ0/v-deo.html
I actually really like sketching on MS Paint, I feel sometimes it's limitations help me to get more creative and less perfectionist
My favorite is Procreate and I wish they adapt their software some day for Android, Linux, Windows and Mac.
Adapt procreate for other os = less money = not apple
I'm a newbie artist and I use Sketchbook! It definitely takes some practice and there was a learning curve, but I love it so far! I've tried Procreate on my friend's iPad a few times, but I'm not sure if I'm as crazy about it. Again, it's most definitely a learning curve so I would probably just need to spend more time on it. Sketchbook has been a great tool as someone who is just getting into digital art and also for someone who's a grad student and needs to save their money 🙃
The universe is actually perfect as soon as you switch to Artstudio Pro on the iPad. It outperforms Procreate on almost every level and it has all the features from PS, that you need for illustrations. Gradient Maps, Adjustment Layers, tons of filters and functions to tweak colors. Its just perfect.
"Cause then the universe would be _too_ perfect"
Yeah, I'll be borrowing this XD
Great program I start 90% of my digital projects on sketchbook before transferring over and finishing it on and image manipulation program
Man, I feel old because I have used PS for almost 30 years (for Graphic, Web and Visual design) before I switch over to Clip Studio EX last year. Out of these three, I like Sketchbook and Procreate for mobile and Clip Studio for desktop.
I use krita (desktop)
(Phone) mediabang rough animator infinite painter
@@Yue4me Clip Studio is awesome and perfect for line art. There is a reason why so many comic and manga artists love it. They have a trial and it's 50% off for the next 2 days. For line art you can also try Lazy Nezumi that works with anything like PS or Clip Studio.
@@Yue4me I find it hard to draw... Actually nearly impossible in clip studio. I find the whole program confusing compared to photoshop.
@@crisvis8905 Unfortunately they don't offer copy for Linux. It seems the only option there is Krita.
In fact, Clip is a program that is made specifically for drawing and sketching, so it's great!
I’m 40, who never did anything with it. Took your advice and I’m pumped -.im on my 3rd drawing down and the progression is 1 grade to 3rd grade in order-
Another benefit of procreate that i love is you can save it as a psd and bring it into photoshop and it has all the layers there you made
the one thing sketchbook nailed was blending.... and just for that I still gravitate to it
I used an iPad Pro and Procreate to illustrate my own children's book, "Ninja Monkey Chicken Pants." I'm using it now to make some t-shirt designs at 4500x5400 pixels. I love the control that you get with the Apple pencil. I never had that level of control with my old Wacom tablet and stylus (granted, it's from 2004 but still works fine).
you probably should get wacom ProPen2
@@davidensinger4175 I wonder if there would really be any difference in control... maybe I should've mentioned in my op that I have their smallest tablet; 4x5". Maybe I would have better control with a larger one, idk. I just realized that I'm so stupid that I never even looked into whether or not a larger tablet gives you better control over the line. I want to come as close to possible to drawing on paper with total line control.
Switched to Krita a few years ago and never looked back. Feels like it's made for illustration and animation first and foremost, while Photoshop feels like a general purpose image editor.
I just downloaded Krita based on some suggestions. I use Sketchbook Pro now so I'm interested to see how it compares.
@@richarda3764 its good.
@@richarda3764 I strongly recommend checking out some of the free downloadable brush sets online if you want more painterly brushes. Also check out David Revoy's blog & web comic. He's a great artist who uses Krita primarily & I think he's contributed to the current brush set in Krita 4. Also, the photo editing and filter abilities of Krita are largely done via G'MIC so go under Filter -> G'MIC to see all the different blur, distort, filters, etc. When I first tried Krita I wasn't even aware it had those features until someone told me
I totally agree with your standing in the iPad and procreate. I’m a student artist in high school and I bought an iPad to get into digital art. Procreate is a fantastic software and the iPad is great for so many other things. 10/10 recommend for someone hoping to get into art and can invest into an iPad with procreate
im completely in love with the ipad and procreate still working on my skills but its awesome
i've used photoshop for about 7 years and i love it but i've shifted towards Clip Studio because it feels more natural when drawing to me but the best part is being able to open your file in either clip studio or photoshop. That's the nice part at least. Your layers are still there and everything :)
Krita is another great free option :)
Indeed, I like to use oil paint and sketchy textured brushes in it. It also has gradient maps.
It's great until you hit it with a 4K res .tif file. Almost lost a commission because of its memory limitation. I still use it, tho.
@@Sifter2D I know there is a setting that allows you to change what % of your system ram it uses. Does this happen even when you give it more ram to use? I did notice it having trouble closing one day after working on a 5K wallpaper.
SewiusArt yea it makes no difference how much ram I give it.
@@Sifter2D Use more frequent auto save, I worked with 4000x4000 and never had it crashing on me.
I think one of the things Sketch book pro does really well is having the tools to easily put ideas down fast and easy and maybe developing them further in the other programs.
The only thing Sketchbook Pro needs is a.reference window inside the app so this way you don't need to split thr screen to show the picture reference next to Sketchbook Pro. It gets placed on its own space inside the canvas without taking up valuable space. Artstudio Pro and Infinite Painter have this capability so I use them in combination with Sketchbook Pro.
@@DorothyFan1 try pureref
I can tell, it must be amazing to draw in ipad, more mobility amazing pen, good software, and works fast and more comfortable
You should absolutely give Krita a try. Just 15 Minutes or so, try the brushes. It blends super nice, got realistic brushes, pixel brushes, filters etc. There's for example (L) for lighten and (K) for darken when you paint (which let's you go up or down by 10% of value). It does most things, and painting really well.
Procreate 5 is awesome so far, I tried the beta a little bit. I'd say my PS brushes imported like 80%. Can't be much closer if you ask me.
Also, Affinity Photo has gone a long way, is still not perfectly there but I think in a year or two Photoshop can be skipped for me, been using it for 15 years and I really don't like 120 bucks a year when I can pay 50 or even 0 and OWN the software.
Anyway, thanks for the video. And nice drawings in the new Diablo Artbook! Mine arrived yesterday. :-)
Procreate is my favorite for general sketching and painting just for the brush engine and for not being tethered to my pc while using it. When I have to do something more intensive I still fall back on photoshop for its photo editing tools, but for comics, which is something I want to get into, I don’t think anything is in quite the same league as clip studio paint at the moment. In addition to the kind of brush stabilization and perspective tools other art focused programs have it has a lot of tools that no others have, like built in posable 3D figures, a bunch of tools for quickly laying out panels or setting up different kinds of speech balloons, the ability to set your strokes as vectors and edit them after making them, and some really unique options for the ways you can use reference layers when coloring. It would be perfect if I could use csp on my iPad, but unfortunately from what I’ve heard the mobile version isn’t optimized particularly well, and it has some issues with file handling.
Actually the mobile version of CSP is quite optimized in my opinion. Many people don't like the UI of the mobile version(it's exactly the same as the desktop version). I personally don't find that to be an issue at all, especially if you are working on the 13 inch iPad. I'm really glad that they choose to take the full package of CSP to the iPad, unlike the crippled version of photoshop. You can even import all the brushes and 3D models into CSP mobile, and all the perspective, filter and ruler functions are in there. The only thing that I think is missing is the higher refresh rate. I think CSP runs less smooth than Procreate but it is really barely noticeable. It does charge a monthly fee but you can use the 1 month trial period to give it a try.
@@cucumberworks Yeah the monthly fee is the killer for me; it's like just sell access to the damn software. If you "Have to charge for updates" (Despite procreate doing fine and not doing that) then offer like, a license for the current version at a flat fee, and then a "Free updates for life" payment option that costs more, and one that lets you pay less but just pay to update it to the current version.
The game organiation tool "Launchbox" did that method and they did Phenomenally well with sales and were able to almost triple the price of their product because it grew so much so quickly and was making so much money lol.
@@sociallyresponsiblexenomor7608 if you don't want the EX version, the Pro version is £20 for the year. Which isn't bad at all considering how powerful it is. All of the things he mentioned that he has to switch between all the programs for, CSP does all of it.
@@Sif3rI've had photoshop and such but I actually prefer procreate for my work these days, so I am alright but thank you anyways.
@@sociallyresponsiblexenomor7608 CSP is Clip Studio Paint, not Photoshop.
As a tattoo artist, procreate is my go to for legit everything. There’s nothing I can’t to with procreate AND I can go from sketch to a full colored finished design with one app. It has about tripled my income. That’s also adding in album cover designs, prints, etc.... it takes a while to get used to every feature and it almost seems like you’ll never learn all that it has to offer BUT, with what’s all in the app, it’s completely unbelievable
Went to the front page because I ran out of art content and BAM 52 seconds ago Trent uploaded what I needed. Kind of scary...
Thanks for the comparison! Sketchbook is my personal favorite for just drawing/sketching/painting but I really wish they added a paid version which could implement some new features. There's so many little things that would make the program better like clipping masks, dual monitor support, or better warping tools. Don't get me wrong, I'm so happy it's free for everyone to use but I wish there was a way for some of us who love the interface to be able to spend a bit more money to have some more useful features.
There are dozens of keyboard commands available for Procreate. Connect a keyboard and hold down the Command key for the list.
Hmm
I've been using sketchbook pro for years for instruction and it's pretty dam good. For my drawings I sometimes draw on sketchbook so much easier to use than photoshop and then I drag them into photoshop.
Thanks a lot I use Photoshop and Sketchbook together a lot and I have a interest in incorporating procreate👍
There is lots of short keys but once u dig in it you'll love it. The new update also will manage animations. New window for color and new customization for brushes. I also make some GIF animations and don't forget you can add text. The only issue is that depending of the quality and size or ur canvas it's limit the number of layers .And you can wrap, distortion and some other effects, the options for effect layers is limited compare to others but have the basic important ones the warp effect in procreateis good but is not has good has Photoshop. And I noticed when u resize lines or copy and past it tends to pixelate and loose lightly some quality. But overall is awesome I been using it for 4 years and getting better and faster.
The industrial design field relies heavily on sketchbook pro. We typically touch photoshop if we want to REALLY tighten a final render drawing. Great video!
Sketchbook is really good for sketching I like it more than Procreate (only for sketching)
Plus it is really easy to use it
What a great comparison. I have grown very happy with Procreate rather quickly. I am looking forward to Procreate 5 for a few new features, such as a Clone Brush & CMYK support.
The ease of use & convenience of being able to create anywhere has greatly expanded my productivity potential.
Man you are a huge inspiration, thanks a lot fir sharing your knowledge. I really need to buy your last tutorial bundle, I will definitely save up some months to buy it
When you do, use this code for %20 off of anything on my gumroad. Code : MAOTENZA
@@TrentKaniuga Oh Thanks a lot :D
Please bring back TCC :)
I really enjoy longer format videos when drawing.
In procreate you can use gestures instead of quick keys, and it is very fast once you get used to it.
Procreate became my main painting tool these day as well. All desktop softwares lacks the most important things Procreate already had.
Tell me what Clip Studio didnt have
I’m lucky ,my dad is an industrial designer and from age 11 I was able to piggy back off of his photoshop license, I know the program very intimately now. from a beloved hobby to now ,a very real career path,i feel almost like I am playing a game or something when I’m using photoshop now. it’s like an old friend :)
Besides the initial cost procreate has no additional fees, they are also very active in their instagram and connect a lot with the community, I am very happy with this app and always find myself back to it, so far I have translate a lot of things I learn to Procreate even if most tutorials I learn are in photoshop, but I hope they do gradient maps on it soon and vector functionality which I will keep requesting on their Q&A fridays and forums 😅 also I would love to see you use procreate and make tutorials with it,since that’s my primary drawing app.
I have to wonder, though, how long can Procreate go with just that one-time low price? Seems like that can't last forever.
These other software are great on their own right but one thing's I'm sure of, Photoshop is too connected/related to many pipelines or workflows, some software always have a plugin to import or export to photoshop.
I don’t know if this is the same as quick keys, but if you plug a keyboard into your ipad and hold the command key (think it’s control for a windows keyboard) a list of keyboard shortcuts will pop up for procreate and any other app.
I'd argue that the next best step to Photoshop is Artstudio Pro. You might find that you don't need to juggle those 3 software anymore.
I saw that it has gradient maps, and it has pretty good brush textures. But is it also on Mac?
@@TrentKaniuga it is on Mac, and while I haven't tried it yet, it looks pretty robust. On the ipad it feels pretty much just like desktop photoshop, with a better brush engine than procreate. I LOVE the speed of procreate, but I honestly haven't looked back since having switched to artstudio.
@@TrentKaniuga oh and it has fully customizable keyboard shortcuts!
Trent Kaniuga yes it’s on the Mac and syncs with iPad Pro version ,but I find the iPad Pro version better.Still for PS users Artstudio Pro is way closer in power and abilities.
naumchomsky same Artstudio Pro doesn’t have the marketing of Procreate,but has always felt better to me.
Krita is amazing for a free software. It is along the same as photo shop.
Yeah and with better brushes!
krita. probably mentioned before, but yeah. Best brush engine by far (with the exception of watercolor styling from corel). Check out Ramon Miranda's portfolio.
I believe in 5-7 years software like procreate & hardware like ipads are gonna be the majority of how pros will be drawing. You can already feel how it's shifting towards this just think what it was like 5-7 years ago wacom & photoshop were kings of the hill but not so much anymore.
Hey Trent ,nice look at your workflow .If you want the best of all 3 programs in one on the iPad Pro,then Artstudio Pro is great and has always had the option to import your PS brushes .
Sketchbook does have some gradient tools, not entirely identical to photo shop though
I Prefer The 12.9 IPad Pro with the Apple Pencil 2. This thing is always ready to draw on, an the Pencil Hardly ever gets low on battery. Even if it does then it just takes a few mins to really charge enough to draw with. The Way the Pencil Charges is a lot better than the Way the First Pencil Charges.
Trent You Never Disappoint My Man..!!
Solid Video as always..!! 👊😎
Wld like to see some more of those “Trents Tool Box 📦 “ Video’s..!!
Hey Trent! Actually Procreate has basic hotkeys, however they are not customizable yet. Also you can't assign new key combinations to functions not covered in basic options. Thanks for the overview! I'm working with Photoshop, Procreate and recently started digging into Infinite Painter (on iPad).
I've been hearing a lot of good things about infinite painter. There are many programs to try, all of them are pretty affordable. I love that about the iPad.
For me Photoshop is what u wanna use if u use desktop, and if you use an iPad procreate or art studio pro is the way to go.. the new photoshop on ipad is not yet ready...it lacks so much features and optimization.
I feel like I just attended a great lecture for the first time in forever. What am I paying my school for? Lmao
The artwork was awesome 🔥🔥🔥
Ma duudez... I always say it when the video starts :D
I'm saying this right now, so no novice digital artist make the same mistakes like I have, don't start out with photoshop. The only reason why I did was because I was given a three year course of it during high school and had access for free until I had to eventually pay for my own when I graduated. It was tedious to keep up with the payments since I wasn't doing any commissions (still not btw), so it was difficult to keep having it.
The best alternatives in my opinion after years of tinkering with other programs is the ones he mentioned in video, sketchbook pro and procreate. Now if you're not a fan of the interfaces both programs have, i highly recommend clip studio paint, there is a 6 month trial if you wanna see how it goes before purchasing it and word of note, they do a seasonal sale where you only have to pay one time $25 in contrast to their regular price $49, either way, it's worth the price. It may look complex at first, but their website provides many tutorials and has free assets you can try out. And to those who are hearing about Krita as well, it's as great as photoshop, not a program for me, but I have seen many artists create beautiful artwork out of it.
However, the best tools of art though is just having fun and not let anyone make you doubt on what you can create.
You know, if you're not afraid of living dangerously you can download a cracked version. The software plice hasn't showed up at my door yet and it's been 20 years. But I get it that people might have reasons. So I comment from a place of respect and curiosity.
@@leandrotarsia7212 well, if you're only doing art for yourself and not monetizing it, I highly doubt you're gonna get caught for using cracked software, and even if you do get caught, the company will most likely ignore it, since you're not taking a major benefit from the software.
@@RafaelLacer I've been doing commissions and freelance work for years. How can they know what I use and the legal state of my tools?
You're making no sense.
@@leandrotarsia7212 if you tell publicly which software you use, the company could see your email and see if you're registered as a paying costumer, and if you're not, they could confront you to ask why, and if you didn't send them a proof of payment (such as a email that is registered as a paying costumer), they could sue you. But this is very unlikely to happen if you aren't a company or isn't making loads of money.
@@RafaelLacer Ok. So unless I do free publicity I'm cool. Have you heard of someone that had that kind of trouble?
Turned out we better use Art Studio Pro if we want to have the exact settings of the PS brushes. Procreate is better with its own brushes which I also like.
Personally for professionals I don't see the appeal of Procreate (since I use PS in the studio & PS + SketchbookPro on my 2-in-1 laptop for portability) but it's nice for beginners. If you're intermediate or a wealthy beginner, u can run PS or Krita for free on a powerful Windows 2-in-1 where u get onscreen drawing, Wacom pen w/ 6k levels of pressure, HDR animation, high end graphics card & gaming PC specs on a Samsung or a Dell XPS for
My boss offered me to take a HP Elite X2 with i5 and 16GB... I tested it on with extended display on a wide 34" Monitor but I find it laggy and it gets hot. Is there a better setup you would consider?
You can use quick keys with Procreate. I picked up a $15 bluetooth keyboard, and they default about the same as photoshop. Keep up the fantastic work!
Thank you. It is really helpful because you tell in details all the characteristics of every programs
CSP have been doing their own thing and it's growing. The whole subscription model makes Photoshop a problem for me. $10/Mo could change into something else in the future... and who said you'll always have that $10, unexpected expenses and all that.
Here's the answer. Don't use just one. I use procreate a lot. But I can't stand painting in it. Photoshop is where I do that. I'll be trying Sketchbook next and Clip studio. And will probably work them in.
And? Has your workflow changed? Did you go for Sketchbook or Clip Studio in the end?
Amateur artist here. Been using an intuos 3 when I'm home, then recently bought an ipad 8th gen with the pen so I can still draw when I'm not in my house.
Love me some drawing on the go. Coming over from a surface pro nothing beats the apple pencil in the portable space.
Ive tried a lot of tablets, and I have to agree.
I love sketchbook.
Photoshop is very nice and I've been learning how to paint with it, but I can just tell sketchbook was built to just be a drawing tool where as Photoshop is an everything tool.
Hey Trent, as many people already said, try Art Studio Pro, I love it. More than Procreate.
i use affinity photo, great alternative to photoshop, with most of its features, some features are even better on affinity. its not a perfect program, but neither are photoshop.
My main complaint with Sketchbook and Procreate and Krita and Sai it's that I like to print my stuff and those only allow a fairly small canvas.
just an update on the sketchbook pro, it is now 20 one-time payment. its interface has also changed and it's no longer available for android mobile devices.
Procreate update 5 is going to have animation features (proper ones). So that'll be nice.
I'm a University student and I like to draw. I've commissioned some art before but it was all analog. Unfortunately I don't have a budget and i've been trying to get into the digital game. The advice about the ipad is great, only problem is I don't have the money for that lol. So I have to do sketches by hand, scan them, then use software other than PS (Since they took it away from me with the updates) and finish it that way. It's a pain in the ass doing all that just to get a sketch done. I'm going to try sketch book pro and see if I like it. It would be easier for me to have a digi pen but I do all art with my mouse. xD
Procreate can do pretty much everything, including warping. I’m sure they will add gradient maps as well soon. There is little procreate can’t do
and with procreate 5 now you can animate!, I'm got the beta and is awesome!
It can't do Windows or Android so that's a pretty major limit.
@@richarda3764 procreate for windows is coming at some point.
it's good but photoshop can literally do everything and more than procreate. it's a good low cost tool for artists on the move, but you won't see serious artists using procreate on their cintiq's for a while.
@@MartinGillArt I sure hope so. I'd be interested in it, but I'm not going to dive into the Apple ecosystem again now that I'm out.
i used autodesk for sketches as the pens have more movement but i use procreate for in-depth paintings
Oh this guy! Didn't realise it was him when I clicked what a bonus
I’ve been using infinite painter on iPad as of late and found it to have many great features above procreate. But then I’m torn cause procreate is so great too😭😭
Trent I love your videos...but maybe I misunderstood what you said at 9:40 in, otherwise it was mis-information. You said that procreate has stuff available with a monthly subscription...they don't have subscriptions because they don't believe in the model. Sorry if I misunderstood your comment. I just don't want others to think it has any sort of subscription.
Perspective grids are in the program: You go to the Wrench (Actions) > Canvas > Drawing Guide.
For Transforming and warping in Procreate you can use the Liquify tool and it has a selection tool. Liquify is under Adjustments > Liquify.
If you select something with a selection tool it does provide a resizing option.
Procreate 5 is in public beta right now. I assume we will see it at the end of the year. All procreate's updates are free too.
My understanding when I looked into it was that they offered the public beta for procreate 5 for monthly subscribers (which was only a couple of bucks per month) but I guess I may have been misinformed. I only have the flat rate purchase version and didn't get into the beta for version 5.
@@TrentKaniuga Nope, Procreate is still one flat fee. There was a point where they were doing in app purchases on certain features like perspective grids, etc., but it hasn’t been that way for a couple of years now.
Thank you! I agree! Wish there was one that did everything perfect, but I find myself having to switch between Procreate & Photoshop for different advantages.
This was a helpful video; thanks! I look forward to updates after you get Procreate 5.
11:49 Krita exists! Which is what I love the most.
can't stop thinking: "SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT"
I do not work with illustration but I've been having it as a hobby for a long time. Recently I switched to Linux and, of course, needed to find some alternative to Photoshop. It turns out that I find Krita, free, completely open source and it has some Photoshop feel. I don't know, usually I have some troubles sketching in other softwares, it just doesn't feel that natural, but with Krita things are going really well
It will be interesting to see if Procreate will port the app to Mac with catalyst in Catalina!!
Sketchbook pro = less confusing with fewer buttons, unlike Tvpaint/toon boom, easy on the eyes to sketch freely lots of freedom.
Photoshop = Good constancy in colorings/texturing and it has the mask tools, Good at making text and logos. Action script are cool to use. but very bulky
I am in the procreate beta. You can import abr but not tpl.
I have found you to be such an inspirational and very informative artist. As an artist whos trying to improve in studying the human form and work towards a professional presentation, videos like yours are a goldmine!
I know you say careers are moving into the digital age, (which i agree with) but what about painting and drawing on paper and canvas, and selling artwork like that? I know human form will always be the human form no matter the medium, but how would you in the digital field give advice to those in traditional field?
Its a very viable business to sell original artwork and canvas paintings! I hope that I didn't give the impression that you cannot. But in the field of concept art for video games, you have to work digitally. Most people don't know how many times you have to change or rework your paintings, and that just doesn't work in an office environment. Also, you can't use oil paint in a video game studio.
Hey, man, you should try out artstudio pro. Its available on ipad and mac and the mobile version has support to customizable keyboard shortcuts and photoshop brushes.
Btw, procreate has support to keyboard shortcuts they just currently aren't customizable yet.
I was not expecting that introduction !
Actually it’s not on Android. They’ve explained they’re not even gonna bother with the Android market. Actually they’ve always had photoshop brush support for procreate because I always got photoshop brushes from twitch streamers that used photoshop.....
weirdly enough I prefer using Medibang Pro more than photoshop mainly because its easy to understand and very beginner friendly, another reason is that I cant find a free watercolor brush in Photoshop that I like from Medibang. And Medibang can also use and create psd files.
And Medibang is free on pc and ipad
yesssssss , think the same , the medibang watercolor doesnt have competitor!
I would love to hear your opinion in clip studio
hmm.. like Procfreate,, not so much Ipad.. limited af. prefer sketchbook on my old surfacebook.. mostly art wise I find them much of a muchness. Work flow though Sketcbook on Surface with full windows suite I find way more usable.. love your work.
thank you for this!! it’s exactly the info i was looking for
try out Artstudio Pro. it supports Abr. files. - brushes feels like PS and has custom shortcuts for your bluetooth keyboard. changed my life working on the Ipad
I have to say, ASP sh&ts all over POOcreate. There are no adjustment layers and the developers aren't interested in what the users want. ASP has most of the tools photoshop has for photo editing in a non-destructive workflow.
Dude try art rage and use the tube and pallet knife you will love it
Thought of maybe use both Sketchbook and Krita, as Sketchbook have some filters I like.
Procreate has its own form of quick menu. I have mine set up so that I can just touch the screen with my free hand, and flick my finger in a direction to activate the frequently-used feature that would normally be buried in a menu. For example, I can flick my finger and have the image flip horizontally, or change to a specific brush I use a lot, and so forth.
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Procreate is the only app I have. I am comfortable with painting in procreate, but don't know what pencil brush to use to sketch. What brush would you suggest? Also, I'm a huge fan of you your work and tutorials. I'm 14 right now, but hope to be able to work as a concept artist when I grow up! Can I email you some of my art?
Jedi Joshua Art I really like this free brush set from jingsketch on Gumroad, is every smooth and her render brushes are nice, also if you are into purchasing brushes I recommend frankentoon, they have great marker and other neat stuff, I had a hard time finding a good sketch brush too. 😅
I loved Photoshop mainly for the custom brushes until they made it a subscription. Now you can't even use older versions of PS like CS3 or CS5 because of the contract they broke with another company. So I bought clip studio and its great, theres is a way to import your PS brushes into clip studio. I still use PS from time to time to make custom txt or quick scaling edits clip studio can't do.
Have you tried Affinity Photo? It has the same level of brush customization as Photoshop, and only costs $50 USD one-time. You don't even really need to learn a new program, because is operates almost exactly the same as CS4.
I was looking for a review like this for so long. Thank you!
I've heard people are using Affinity Photo for digital painting. What are your views on affinity photo ?
I havent heard of it before today. But I'll look into it.
Please do, I think it will be very interesting. Competitor that is uprising to Photoshop. I think very soon they will be very comparable.
@@TrentKaniuga store.serif.com/en-gb/checkout/?basket=b8ee05c39a63fec42397570bc7a221f4d1bd4f12723d4c47
Here's the link big homie :)
You’ll be very disappointed trying to paint in Affinity Photo
really helpful thanks!!
I'm very happy you said you're learning Blender :D Trent, since I know you do characters as well as environments, you should totally attempt some sculpting, because although it's not as optimized as Zbrush for some of the higher polys you can get from sculpting, you could still get some cool sculpts and pretty nice character concepts. Just a thought!
you can do all the warping etc you mentioned using Photoshop for, in procreate by selecting the area or layer using the s curve line menu at the top left, then clicking the white arrow icon next to that. I lost all respect for adobe after going subscription only. its a money grab because post cs6 disk version its a bunch of useless fluff. I also have never needed to call or chat with the help desk so that a bust as well.
Love this drawing. Good info provided. Well Wishes 👊🏼
You can also start to use Krita ... You will be enjoying this ...
My Jaw dropped when I saw the smudge function on procreate. It looks SO GOOD
sad that it only available on ios