


I need versatility for experimentation, and simplicity/efficiency for a comfortable workflow and so it doesn't take me all day to try making different brushes, therefore I use Paintstorm which is the most suited to the current me, before that I used Krita for a long time, but eventually it just wasn't the right fit, I needed more speed and more options (in the brush engine I mean) and paintstorm provided exactly that. It's a matter of figuring out what you need as an artist on-the-go. Mostly, I feel a program should be picked for how you like the workflow it provides, style is something you create, not the program, and as a digital artist it is your mission to find ways to adapt the program that you like best to match your preferred style, not the other way around. The vast majority of programs are general purpose and can be tuned to fit any style, sure some programs have an edge over others in some areas, for painting ultimately these differences tend to be the brush engine design and versatility, Corel Painter is probably the most versatile painting program and best suited for the greatest variety of styles in this sense.įor a beginner, starting with a program that's easy to learn is the best route, testing other different programs after learning the first which makes learning the rest easier, try all the programs and ultimately pick the one that best suits you. You can attune most programs to suit any style, notable exceptions though are shit like artrage, expresii and rebelle, programs that are custom tailored to a specific style, in my opinion these are bad programs tbh. Nope, you're wrong about that, on a level anyhow.
