CHEAP and FREE Photoshop Alternatives - $0 Art Programs Review!

[@RainCloud123]

Jazza: *Makes a video about free Photoshop alternatives.* KZbin: *Plays a Photoshop ad before the video.*

[@arowyn.m]

KZbin: YOU STILL HAVE A CHANCE YOU CAN STOP RIGHT NOW JUST LOOK AT HOW WONDERFUL THIS PROGRAM I-

[@ProdBy_T33]

Exactly

[@LsdRaccoon]

Lol I was about to say that, bet me by 5 months

[@pheonix4866]

IKR

[@toon-fiend9796]

same here

[@Andrewbud21]

I have a theory that photoshop wants to end up with only 5 paying customers that pay 100,000 dollars a day to use it.

[@brainbean3104]

Most people don't even pay for it

[@maddie-xk2uv]

i only pay 10 dollars for both Lightroom and photoshop a month, it’s not bad.

[@clickbait7396]

And 2 Of The Users Are Same guy.

[@xBris]

​@@maddie-xk2uv 120 dollars a year isn't cheap. For a professional - sure - but if you just want to dabble a bit, paying 120 dollars every single year is prohibitively expensive.

[@PaulaBean]

Still using Photoshop 7 from 1994 or so

[@justinquan9963]

*Paintstorm, Fire Alpaca, Gimp, Inkscape:* We're good drawing programs! :) *Jazza:* Hold all of my circles.

[@OverElysium]

Is gimp free?

[@Sn00zeYYYY]

@@OverElysium yes it is but I can't connect it to my Wacom graphics pad for some reason

[@ghaznavipc]

@@OverElysium yes. I don't have tablet graphic. I use it for daily graphic works and do the job for me.

[@aleksanderwisniewski3328]

I an using fire alpca

[@aleksanderwisniewski3328]

Cole Smith yeah

[@colt3636]

In my middle school photoshop was a required part of computing class, the only thing they thought us though was how to blur out copyright marks on photos

[@dragoonbaby8239]

Bra...

[@janm.8341]

Oof

[@BertoLaDK]

why would you blur them out when you could just remove them overall... tf.

[@vloggerbonakid6178]

So they're teaching you...what,how to "claim" your art as yours?

[@ameliathehedgehogfairy9386]

wha

[@RebakaChan]

something i'd like to point out about medibang paint pro and firealpaca is that they are made by the same company, which is why they feel similar. medibang is in general the more professional feeling of the two and that's on purpose. Another thing is that firealpaca does actually have an animation feature. a very crude one, but it's there. Going into this i kinda wished you'd have covered sai, but after seeing the video i have a feeling you wouldn't like it much, and for reasons i get. in its current state, sai is ancient, and doesn't look like much, but SAI2 is currently in development and i'm curious to see what you'd think of it once that is out. I use SAI 2 development build for most of my artwork so it it's quite functional, but again, i doubt it'd necessarily be to your liking.

[@JJMissMich]

Rebaka-Chan hi Rebaka I love your videos ;v;; also I agree

[@theheraldstudios81]

Don't you have to pay $45 for Sai? Because he mentioned that they were all under $20 and no subscription based payments.

[@RebakaChan]

sai is around 40$ USD, so not quite in the range of this video, however it's still fairly affordable compared to photoshop.

[@Drgn8DDragonsDungeon]

You can use sai2 right now, it's kinda early release but I've been using it for like 2 years... Small changes from sai1 but not terrible. Blur tool is gone but you can use the watercolour brush I think it is to do basically the same thing. Much bigger brushes though, and actually works with my ugee tablet on windows 10 for pressure sensitivity.

[@dragongirl-bp2fq]

I've never tried SAI2, I only use SAI, would you reccomend getting SAI2 for someone who likes the original SAI program?

[@andrewanglehart1550]

If you're experiencing lag in Krita, be sure to uncheck openGL by going into Settings/Configure Krita/Display, and you should find it there! Full credit to Jenna Drawing for finding this.

[@surf124]

The white van that has apps🤔

[@BeastieKarlbovsky]

Thanks, this totally works! Loving Krita so far!!

[@sqbark1319]

How do you make it so that it doesnt bring up that white circle next to ur cursor when you draw on a small scale?

[@OneTrickPuppy32]

Thank you, I had trouble with krita every time I came to the colouring stage it would lag and become unusable, I hope this helps me

[@Alexs321432]

Gordon Ramsay of Art Programs. "THIS WAS FREE AND I WANT MY TIME BACK!"

[@Matio25091]

RAAAWWWWW

[@strawberry_2.0]

where the pen pressure

[@lamedrawings]

It's fucking RAAAAW

[@worldhello1234]

There is always a learning curve, no matter what program you use.

[@minimalisticmime5459]

Its fooking on the wrong layer

[@tammieswan21]

have you ever thought about coming back to this vid and do an updated version? :) but thank you for actually looking at all these different programs :)

[@A9YearsOldNOTYouTuber]

We all know that the best alternative is MS Paint, hands down.

[@flatboyman3788]

A 9 Years Old NOT KZbinr All the pros use it.

[@paitan]

Virokk Gaming, Like you told us something new...it is free and dudes use it... And in paint.net you don't only paint.........btw "No one uses ms paint (No, those who can't afford Photoshop use it so you are wrong, and you are going against your sayings...), -only those who- (*those who*) -uses- (*use*) ms paint -who- can't afford $20 dollars a month for Photoshop (Make up your mind dude, so what's the final result? Does anyone use paint, or not?." R.I.P Virokk's spelling...

[@riddle_xo]

Yep

[@GhastlessGibus]

and this is a great example of a joke being taken too seriously

[@laiylaokutlo7827]

People, it's a JOKE

[@EamonWill]

Jazza went from "I'm trying to be nice" to "I'm rescinding my stars!" The frustration is real! lol

[@milmil5350]

So Krita (1st place) and Medibang (2nd place) are the winners. Thanks Jazza. ✨👍😁

[@marikuromi]

thanks :3

[@harleyretherford6329]

Thanks for this lol. I get carried away when videos are playing and it's hard for me to follow something like this so I would have to watch this five or six times to figure out which was the best.

[@tahasoomro7465]

thanks for saving me 32 minutes

[@olphine8875]

krita its too laggy

[@rossyboi712]

Thanks for the tldr

[@idontlikestrawberries7421]

Can't believe I'm back here 3 years later waiting for my drawing tablet to come. It feels like I got raised by Jazza when it comes to art 😭😭😭

[@cyrusherodmatibag4819]

SAME HERE HOLY CRAP

[@eightinnn]

@@cyrusherodmatibag4819 dang same.

[@danikavanrooyen1829]

Same. I am currently waiting for my first drawing table to come while watching this.

[@ReadET]

wtf are we all doing the same thing now?

[@strayiggytv]

Man I feel old. My first art inspiration was Pappyland lol

[@Qwerty-wd2ci]

This is like the Gordon Ramsay of art

[@sleepless3331]

Ye

[@earthwormsally2954]

Every time I saw someone say Gordon Ramsey.. Makes me realize the name as Gordon Freeman..

[@catgaeming2025]

Morgan Freeman @@earthwormsally2954

[@salmanmahyuddin8384]

with less cussing

[@akusemkhal]

add more,you know the gordon ramsay and william shakespeare of keyboards?

[@dilsdoes]

Timestamps: Paintstorm Studio: 3:46 Krita: 10:58 Firealpaca: 16:33 Gimp: 20:05 Medibang Paint Pro: 23:46 Inkscape: 28:26 Final Verdict: 31:41 Since this is a very long video and I personally really only wanted to see a comparison of Krita, Firealpaca and Medibang Paint Pro, here are the timestamps for anyone else who just wants to know about some of the programs on this list, or wants to jump back to a specific earlier review. (Edited to correct time for Krita's review)

[@tbsquatchy2241]

Thank you!

[@mertarican5456]

Thank you!

[@moonlightfong]

i tried to press "read more and it just kept replaying first gimp clip lol

[@moony.riptide]

@@moonlightfong lol same

[@bellatate4393]

@@moonlightfong SAMMMEEE!!!!

[@vaibhovbhardwaj]

I love Krita, it's enough for a beginner like me

[@nichetales97]

I would really love to see an updated video like this, recomparing all the free programs and how they've changed and improved, as well as all the new free programs that are available! And maybe one with paid programs as well. This is the only video I've seen that rates them even slightly objectively

[@dip6712]

hello feng xin

[@yourlifeisagreatstory]

Photopea is an amazing in browser editing tool, it’s almost copy of Ps.

[@fredy8681]

@@yourlifeisagreatstory yes! I use that heaps

[@VanAkita]

Medibang Paint Pro is actually an updated version of FireAlpaca. The second was called CloudAlpaca.

[@gutzywutz1e]

Rlly?

[@snake4322]

Yeah, because they're sister products

[@aro6413]

I laughed when he said "I feel Fire Alpaca was trying to copy Medibang and failed at it".

[@A.K2.718]

Well I might have to see if it’s better

[@kristarobertson1308]

Yeah, don't insult Firealpaca!!

[@X32Amnity]

Having worked professionally with both GIMP and Inkscape I can say for certain that they shouldn't have been on the list for "Photoshop alternatives". GIMP is for editing photos and retouching images, you COULD create art with it, but wouldn't necessary recommend it. Inkscape as you correctly assumed is for creating clipart and similar artworks (for prints and such), you shouldn't really be creating the original artwork in it from scratch, but rather bring in a sketch or reference image from another program and work from there.

[@hankhohn5017]

just to add on: if you want to see GIMP and Inkscape used the way they're meant to be, watch some videos from Logos By Nick. Nick is a professional graphic designer who uses free/open source tools in his job and actively avoids paid programs, and he gets some pretty awesome results from GIMP and Inkscape

[@danidaimondzofficial582]

Gimp is really good for beginners cuz it doesn't have a crap ton of features that can overwhelm someone just starting yet it has enough features to get things done

[@pRahvi0]

Inkscape does look quite like Corel Draw, be it interface or the intended use

[@ALu-nq8rf]

Yeah, I use inkscape to create logos. I only use GIMP create gifs

[@cl37167]

Exactly! Inkscape is an Adobe Illustrator alternative, not a Photoshop alternative. It's obvious this guy has never worked in a commercial design studio and never had a need to use vector based programs. After watching this video and seeing these glaring errors, it just shows that Jazza is more a KZbin artist then he is a real world digital artist.

[@jesterjacks3933]

Me, with no language skills trying to explain that I like using Krita: *hee hee hoo hoo Krita good*

[@biggiecheese253]

Krita > FireAlpaca in every way there you go😂

[@cherryhead006]

Yes

[@jaquaviusvonquayquayiii5463]

I can't use it on Android 😭 I wanted to use it on my Samsung Tab A8

[@frostcf1706]

@@jaquaviusvonquayquayiii5463 I was thinking of buying the Tab S4 but I guess something like the kamvas pro 13 would be a much better opiton

[@nicklord650]

i love krita but cant download it on my chromebook unFortunAtelY-

[@Kai-eh4re]

I started working a job a couple years ago and they gave me an adobe account with all the programs and I quit a year ago and they haven’t taken it back (not to flex😏)

[@rkitsune3549]

Thanks, I reported it.

[@motionzombie_]

@@rkitsune3549 e

[@bgreyis]

nice

[@doomsdaydragonsproductions2801]

@@rkitsune3549 when you could have asked for it? :P

[@soban8629]

@@rkitsune3549snitch of the century lmao

[@nddragoon]

the best free alternative to buying Photoshop is... pirating photoshop

[@Hno33]

How?

[@tatianasilva1195]

@@zr0679 you have to write the serial. Copy and paste it on there and then install. the serial is on the folder i shared.

[@tatianasilva1195]

@@zr0679 no problem if you get any issues just say and i'll try to help.

[@tincan249]

works

[@zukio6088]

A friend sent me a pirated Photoshop on multiple languages yet I stayed on firealpaca because I couldn't draw with PS I just don't know how to use the programme

[@CreativeCarrah]

THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO I have never been able to afford photoshop but needed an alternative ahah

[@limerence8365]

Creative Carrah There are places where Photoshop is free.... Maybe not very moral but you can get it....

[@morinor1340]

Limerence Where? How?!

[@rhysjones2758]

Don't bother, it takes for ever and is a waste of time, you're better off getting krita

[@michellerangel9875]

Same

[@Duvdeve]

Rhys Jones took me an hour

[@morgeenee811]

Jazza: *makes complaints about the entire software* Also jazza: "..on the plus side.. they're brushes are really pretty"

[@skapnpie5055]

People needs to chill out, it's a first impression video. Of course he can't give a 100% accurate review of these programs after such a short time. This is only his very first impressions of them, there's no need to get so upset over a program.

[@Emily-gt8wn]

Skap n pie This. This is the best thing ive seen in the comments section

[@GhastlessGibus]

there are people that are looking for a drawing program that watched this video, so people want to inform them on why they think there current program is the better one. They want to switch them to their preferred program. Of course when they start throwing a shitfest about it, they are making their program that they are defending look worse then they want it to.

[@aridraws7459]

Thank you

[@richieriddle5691]

Lololol listening to Jazza defend his circle drawing skills has definitely been the highlight of my day.

[@hironyx]

well, at least he's not doing a hexagon test

[@vilesome]

**quietly uninstalls firealpaca and downloads krita instead**

[@alonsovargasandresrodrigo6319]

Long live Krita

[@lunaruth5156]

dud......... nice👌👌👌

[@daphtne7615]

I used to use krita, and for awhile I did. It's a great program, but now I use firealpaca because it's a lot simpler for the same quality artwork. Just depends on what ya looking for.

[@raineyraine5887]

I have both （＾∇＾）

[@nippygnr9008]

Question: Has all the issues for Krita on Mac been fixed yet?

[@Cryingg_onions]

Me:* loving using firealpaca* Jazza: *just completely hates firealpaca*

[@tofuow]

I too, love using firealpaca. But this was filmed in 2017, and firealpaca has updated since then :)

[@lohessfanny1137]

Fire alpaca rules bro

[@abigailpower800]

i'm gonna try out the other one to see which i personalty prefer

[@abigailpower800]

update i downloaded it and i can not make a straight line? it won't work it keeps going wavy

[@lohessfanny1137]

@@abigailpower800 sur computer is fucked

[@sylendraws1249]

Gimp and Inkscape you don't pay with money you pay with your soul

[@justronjay9226]

Hey can you make time lapses with you saying things... In... Them?

[@cranberry.afonya]

SylenDraws This is the 20th time (I counted) when I see you! You're everywhere! xD

[@Yeeguss]

Please use these -> ,,,

[@jakubklecki2963]

@Jundah Balafif He used Gimp 2.8

[@zvnabalisong4935]

XD

[@arfyness]

GIMP and Inkscape definitely come with steep learning curves, especially if you're coming from Photoshop and Illustrator. They're still quite powerful and recognized applications, even though they could be more friendly. Keep in mind how long it took to learn the Adobe products you're now familiar with.

[@yimoawanardo]

this

[@LagMasterSam]

The problem is they both have steep learning curves for the UI itself. A UI should barely have a learning curve at all.

[@moopet8036]

@@LagMasterSam if this was a video from someone who had never used Photoshop, they'd be saying "what the hell does this button do?" all the time.

[@Laugh1ngboy]

@@LagMasterSam That's why you google tutorials like I did when figuring out Photoshop.

[@Amehana]

The last I poked around in the GIMP settings it did have a place for the pressure sensitivity also. I can't remember just where that was, but I do remember finding it when I had been having issues with it on my bamboo in other programs and was trying to figure that out.

[@kitnelson1357]

*_New challenge_* _painting With mud_

[@kitnelson1357]

Machine gun Korok Lmfao Just like the coffee one

[@AlexaAXAG]

Get on my level. I draw with a stick on dirt.

[@doggos.7155]

The Mediocre Artist Fer AXAG YOO THATS NOTHING, I DRAW WITH STONES, BOI. ( lol sorry If I sound mean, I’m just joking around 🤣 )

[@tammyalcorn6117]

*_T H I C C Lele_* last lol

[@lovelyoliveart]

Yes

[@kylasmith7546]

As a long term GIMP user, reading his notes on the software was hilarious. Made me laugh out loud.

[@yutazenrenchin9701]

To be fair, this is an old vid

[@Noxilenticus]

@@yutazenrenchin9701 To be fair, GIMP still sucks. However, I still love it because it's what I grew up on.

[@ChozoSR388]

@@Noxilenticus It's a lot better than it used to be, you gotta admit.

[@DarialKuznetsova]

They tried to teach us how to use Photoshop in a workshop class, only few computers had it, so we completed everything in Gimp, because according to him, they were close enough. That was 10 years ago. He showed stuff on Photoshop and we followed through with Gimp. Worked. Though the two programs I use to make my stuff (haven't drawn in ages, I make photo comics) are Paint and Powerpoint. I'm not kidding XD I edit printables with those two.

[@Adam-jc5tw]

@@DarialKuznetsova At my school we still are being taught to use Gimp :/ I think it's fine, but not really for the stuff I want to make

[@durpddurke4633]

I wanna see a Firealpaca/Medibang challenge now

[@asshatt6908]

Yes

[@agabas]

I've actually been using MediBang for a while now, and it's actually very nice! If you create an account you can download more brushes from their cloud. Though, it should be better shown.

[@durpddurke4633]

Panonne Yeah, but I just wanna see how Jazza handles it. It's really simple honestly.

[@durpddurke4633]

roseyorsageiwonder I used to use the cloud brushes but then started using the watercolour brushes. It's really smooth once you get the hang of it.

[@willowstrike1102]

I've been using FireAlpaca for bloody years, it's actually pretty good when you get in depth, but unfortunately, (As shown with the circle challenge) you need to change some details to make it usable. It does take time, but you can produce lovely work, and you can make your own brushes, so the brush opportunity is unlimited.

[@unltdconciousness]

Inkscape is a graphic design program. It's for designing logos, brochures, posters, business cards etc. Gimp is primarily focused on photo editing.

[@JazuNeon]

I think some of you missed the point of this video. Jazza is a professional artist who has used professional programs. The point of this video was to find the "best" program out of the cheapest art programs. That program would have the best qualities/highest potential to create "professional" art work you could possibly even sell. (Like big complicated backgrounds etc you know what I mean) So pretty much a program closest to Photoshop and other professional programs. Now that doesn't mean you shouldn't use FireAlpaca and other programs Jazza didn't like. Those clearly aren't Photoshop or nowhere near it. But if those programs fit you and the ways you use them then go for it. People make amazing stuff with MS paint and the program is just crap. Jazza clearly has high standards and a mindset of how an art program should work and how it's best for him. But that doesn't mean it's best for you. The review was from professional's prespective, there's no way he could demonstrate how a complete newbie feels. If you have never drawn before picking up a very "complicated/professional looking" program like Krita could be a challenge. But when you learn how to use a complicated program properly, it's already better than you knowing how to use MS Paint cuz the program itself is very limited so your knowledge would be limited as well. So you draw with whatever you like but be open for reviews and opinions. Try different programs and find best for you. So what if your program wasn't his favourite? You who have used programs that are more limited and simple probably feel like the more advanced programs are confusing and way too complicated with way too many features. Where as Jazza who has used Photoshop feels like those programs lack a lot of things. Even though he tried to find programs that are good for newbies as well he maybe failed a bit cuz of how much he knows about art programs. So in conclution Krita is probably out of these programs the most advanced one and probably the best for more professional use and for those who already know the basics. If you wanna sketch or draw comics that are simple and don't need much of the advanced features or you have never drawn on a computer before then using a simple program is probably your pick. Again try out different ones and explore! :) Edit: Just wanna point out more, you can draw with whatever program you want and the program doesn't tell how good of an artist you are. The art is what we "judge" and base our opinions on, not the program. The program you use doesn't make you any less of an artist than anybody else. //Sorry this was a rant 😂

[@remixtheidiot5771]

Jazu Neon tl;dr You don't need money to get good. A pro is defined by how they use their tools, Not the tools they use.

[@JazuNeon]

That's what I was trying to say with the guys drawing amazing stuff with MS Paint. I'm not saying you can't draw amazing stuff with more simple and limited programs. I'm saying the more advanced programs make it easier and provide more options.

[@rrabbix]

How could people take it any other way!! Shocked, thought that was all obvious. But thank you for explaining it for others.

[@Josh-kv8jg]

Jazu Neon can’t be bothered to read that

[@JazuNeon]

Yeah I wouldn't either 😂

[@kjp2314]

I came here after using GIMP as my first trial of any sort of digital art. I felt so disheartened. The fact Jazza said it was so bad made me feel so much more hopeful ! Krita here I come!

[@sophiejenner8517]

I'm in exactly the same position got krita installing as we speak 😂😂

[@kjp2314]

@@sophiejenner8517 it's still a bit confusing but it's waaaaaay better! There's so many more tutorials and things just make more sense. Good luck and have fun!!!!

[@YogurtRed]

To be honest, inkscape is not an alternative to photoshop but an alternative to illustrator. And for that it's pretty good.

[@GraveUypo]

yeah i have no idea why it's here. it's actually a pretty close clone to microsoft's corel draw. it's worse, but a usable substitute.

[@jerry9548]

I worked with inkscape when I started with vector illustrations and then switched to Illustrator and its way better.

[@jeangrey9602]

Message me if you want lifetime access to Photoshop CC.

[@LagMasterSam]

Inkscape is super buggy though. I was using it for some time and had to give up on it.

[@moopet8036]

Yes, a few years ago I tried learning AI but didn't get very far. A couple of KZbin "teacup" tutorials later and I was up to speed with Inkscape - it's much easier. Also it works with SVG which AI has only relatively recently switched to.

[@extremelycrash]

Can you do best free animation programs?

[@RMAnimations]

just get a cracked version of flash and cracked photoshop. Theres also a way to get an unlimited free trial for all adobe products

[@berry2862]

You can animate on FireAlpaca!

[@Anthonypython]

Macromedia Flash MX 2004(which is free from adobe now)is a fantastic animation program that many people have used before it was just named Flash 8 and up(now renamed Animate CC) Basically it's V7.0 plus it uses ActionScript 2.0. Now days 3.0 is used but I don't think anyone should have to many issue making a flash game with it. Now it is a bit outdated but it should satisfy a animator fairly well. has onion skins, tween, fps you can change,Layers, etc Honestly it isn't to much behind from it's time for what the newer flash is/Animate CC it might not have a few things. but for the most part it should do for quite a few people. It also supports pressure pen's/screens and it works fantastically once you turn down the smoothing a little bit.

[@kunkkutarkunkkunen492]

yes pussy

[@minionmc4420]

krita has an animation function

[@KRUGSTON]

Oh cool! He reviewed FireAlpaca - that's the program I use! * 16:53 happens* I WILL DESTROY YOU JAZZA---- But seriously, super helpful video for people just getting into this whole digital art thing - 5 stars ;>

[@spacedoggos]

HHHHHHHHH I KNOW ;_; I'VE BEEN USING IT FOR 3 YEARS

[@spacedoggos]

TheClown FromKZbin yEs

[@rocksaltzwidaz3411]

Fire alpaca also has an online thing that he missed, and while I know that it should be in the program itself, it's what I used.

[@harryh-g9942]

Jazza really offended me with how lowly he rated firealpaca and how absent-minded he was when reviewing it.

[@Junkuza]

You're missing where he basically pointed out that it was an okay tool if you're not looking to do anything professional but if you're actually looking for something to work with or look to upgrade from professionally it's bad. I've used Fire alpaca myself, and while it's a very usable program getting something to the point of where I would charge someone money for it has taken not just hours, but switching the piece to different programs to touch up, add effects and other polishing techniques. Jazza's looking at the program from that view point, which is why it was rated lowly, as a complete package when it comes to professionally making and polishing artwork, not just for the drawing aspect.

[@decogecko8462]

Title: "$0 Art Programs Review!" Jazza: Okay, so the first one is 20 dollars. Me: nanidesukah?

[@jmtin1179]

Nandesuka? *

[@um.itsmaka9982]

@@jmtin1179 no one likes a know it all at least he made the joke

[@Yunriyu]

@@jmtin1179 whoosh I guess... nowadays ppl use teh letterh h for sarcastic jokeh

[@jmtin1179]

@@um.itsmaka9982 babe that is me after having learned a month of japanese and correcting someone before someone else does it and calls them stupid. ✘Д✘◍ or would you reckon me trashtalking this guy just for getting it wrong.

[@blackxcrowdy]

@@jmtin1179 I reckon he prefer you to just stfu, from what I read

[@fettu_ccinee]

I first used FireAlpaca for making digital art but then I encountered an error in saving my drawings so I switched to using Krita. Krita was really difficult to use the first time I did because of all the different panels and settings but once you get used to it, it becomes sorta easier to use. The brushes have a wide range and you can customize your interface to how you like it. I actually used Krita to draw my profile picture, hehe. I think Krita is a really good alternative to Photoshop because it was designed to look like Photoshop and you can produce really cool drawings with it even though it's sorta laggy sometimes.

[@niron9255]

Ccinee11 thing is, I use firealpaca (used it for my profile picture hah) and I did try using Krita for a bit, but I have a very slow laptop so Krita would lag and often give up on me, that’s why I’m kinda stuck with firealpaca lol. I‘d keep in mind that if you have a very bad laptop like i do, Krita won‘t be performing as well.

[@Vexmus_]

I love Krita, I fixed the lag, I forgot how I did but ever since I've used Krita and It hasn't lagged much at all

[@XAD222]

you probably switch to gpu or cpu

[@LrdZanny]

It is worth trying Krita 3.3 if you were using an older version on Windows and had slowdowns. They changed the hardware acceleration backend in 3.3 to fix a lot of glitches with using GL directly, so you should be able to reenable it, and with hardware acceleration it uses very little CPU.

[@amia560]

You can also customize the interface in FireAlpaca

[@vex7149]

Imma just stick with paper...

[@raahimkamaal5363]

I'm guessing you dont use a pencil

[@simonj6801]

@@raahimkamaal5363 lol

[@vi1bz]

hahaah lol

[@sua8638]

@@raahimkamaal5363 oww an arabic guy

[@misty56770]

Raahim Kamaal lmao

[@nataliacarrion8893]

I use Krita to play around pixel art gifs, but from what i know all the animation Krita can give is just frames. There isnt much options as normal animation programs, but its good to play around

[@skepticalembryo]

Natalia Carrión lo

[@UltimatePerfection]

Krita's for classical animation, which means manual tweening. This gives much more control than Flash. If you're looking for something like Flash, try Synfig Studio.

[@GeekyGami]

I believe features like tweening were planned later down the line

[@etopsirhc]

krita's animation set is still very new, and may even get tweening and stuff later on.

[@tamaskalem1492]

Yeah. Krita major updates usually come in kickstarter backing. When they post another up it's worth your attention.

[@kiwiequis4144]

The IRONY of photoshop having an ad on this video 😂😂😂

[@starlifiimi]

I guess Photoshop got jealous ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@SketchyTigers]

I mainly use Firealpacca for lineart and block colouring, because of the tolerance feature you can make very smooth and natural looking lineart with your mouse

[@aerotriangle]

I agree! I'm a FireAlpaca mouse artist too :)

[@ShazySoft]

Krita is fantastic, best art program I've used for sure And it's got a moe mascot, what the heck more do you want

[@aloykaavyan858]

Is there any way to export krita brushes to Photoshop???

[@DASPRiD]

@@aloykaavyan858 I know t hat you can import brushes from Photoshop, although that doesn't always work perfectly depending on the used features.

[@Flamant_roze]

Can i use my huion 950 with it?

[@muisje_mira358]

@@Flamant_roze I have a huion tablet that works with Krita!

[@katienguyen210]

how the fuck do i turn the stabilizer on

[@tkuroo]

Notes: FireAlpaca and Medibang are made by the same company. Medibang is more suited for comics and illustrations, while FireAlpaca is based on cartoons because it has an animation feature. If you want complex things, you can do it if you try. There are useres of medibang who have made good works with it. (I'm biased because I've been using medibang for two years. Good video tho)

[@Skyludio]

Clockbirds...

[@vfill5897]

6:39 THE 21ST CIRCLE WAS ALMOST THE CHOSEN ONE

[@thomastookate11]

that is true

[@starlifiimi]

21 was almost the chosen one, yet 9 was chosen.

[@redcrosses5910]

I don’t have to do anything with art and I’m still watching Jazza’s free alternatives for photoshop?..

[@duckduck153]

Perhaps you should start something with art?

[@sylendraws1249]

БезБашенный Ден That was me for like 1,5 years.

[@Whooooooops]

БезБашенный Ден haha same here, i have no interest in drawing and yet i'm here genuinly interested in a bunch of cheap alternatives for photoshop

[@arzo9986]

Same

[@knewredthered960]

I have photoshop and I'm still watching Jazza's free alternatives for photoshop.

[@NiteLights]

I've used FireAlpaca and Krita. Both free....for now.

[@leysaphira347]

Nite Lights you're everywhere!😱

[@Tiffany-bd1eb]

Krita (and Gimp and Inkscape) is open source so it's created by a bunch of online volunteer developers. You can even talk to them on their website and suggest stuff for the program. It'll always be free :)

[@trashymations3577]

What's you opinion of FireAlpaca

[@pookstar]

Thank God krita ia free I love krita sm

[@pookstar]

Aswell as medibang

[@reillyarnett4766]

Photoshop, medibang... we can all agree one thing. Microsoft Paint is #1

[@weabookun5047]

Tru

[@anonumosGirl]

i dont get it? is this funny or sumthing?

[@SeianVision]

Azdrawing for animation?

[@Gr7nd]

yes i use ms paint for everything

[@justsomerandompanguy693]

Oh yeah mr krabs

[@HannABXY.]

"Sketchbook isn't free." Well, this is outdated.

[@shark.guy123]

Hannah Kenyon yup

[@skullcidd]

is sketchbook an app?

[@shark.guy123]

okumeii yup

[@blackie75]

It says 2017 right below the video.....

[@aeaiaa]

is it free now?

[@ShinoLPS]

I actually use firealpaca and once you actually try to draw a picture and mess around with stuff, it is actually really amazing!

[@raspberry_picker395]

Actually actually actually

[@durpddurke4633]

Medibang is good for beginners honestly. At first I was confused since Medibang was the first program that I started using for digital art and I used my phone. But later on I found it a really easy program. Then I got my mobile tablet and I really enjoyed it. (Do note I made my profile pic with it) and when I got used to the watercolour it was really smooth. There's also this program called Ibispaint X which is way more advanced and... I didn't like it, I'm still getting used to drawing on a really smooth surface, so, without the sharp pen brush from Medibang, lineart is hard and the blending in my opinion is better with Medibang's wet watercolour than with Ibispaint's various watercolour based brushes. Overall I feel like Medibang is better for beginners, mostly because of the sharp pen which, in my opinion, is very very helpful.

[@sopapopp]

Medibang is really better than Ibis Paint

[@Noau05]

thats why the profile pic was bad

[@sleepieste]

I use IbisPaint and I've gotten used to it, and when you begin to understand how it works, it's really easy. There is a learning curve, and getting past it might be hard, but worth it. I might give Medibank a try ^^

[@just3ntime]

Da Dragon Durp yeah, all it needs is an animation feature

[@audechu]

program* not programme

[@fey0217]

Firealpaca is actually pretty easy to use once you figure everything out but its one of those art programs you learn to use over a gradual period of time

[@JUSTICEMO]

citrus meat ikr. I think that he just has too many high expectations.

[@deactivated3584]

Fire alpaca works amazing for me

[@leopardnosepaws]

he was right about it being an upgrade to ms paint. i don't like most of the features but its been great to sketch and line in and maybe some simple shading

[@petra7423]

JUSTICEMO he doesn't have high expectations, firealpaca just wasn't what he was trying to find in this video (a good free/cheap program with depth). Yes, the program is good for simple things, but if you're looking for a photoshop replacement (the original point of the video), firealpaca doesn't make the cut.

[@dragongirl-bp2fq]

It works OK for me, except my tablet doesn't respond in the middle section of the program, and I only know how to use it BC my friend showed me, I did use it for a while and made some pretty OK stuff. I probably wouldn't go back to using it though

[@solotronixTV]

Just use Inkscape and Krita, brilliant software for artwork. And Blender for 3D work, and you set for life.

[@frevelut]

Inkscape is IMHO a pretty great tool, it's not competing against Photoshop, it's competing against Illustrator, which is a different market niche.

[@the747videoer]

I have to agree, it's a lot more suitable for graphic design than art. Its learning curve wasn't that steep for me, in fact I had a harder time figuring out Illustrator than Inkscape.

[@thatperson2478]

Yes I use it for posters but not for sketching

[@paulstallings1177]

Also useful for 2-axis CNC purposes.

[@anitanaseer1007]

This whole video is just Jazza roasting art apps lol.

[@samdeacon7910]

think my great grandad used GIMP to design war propaganda in WW1

[@verrybarato892]

facts

[@skyward1280]

I was bout to get wooshed by this comment lol

[@P1K3L]

I know it's a joke, but computers didn't even exist back then.

[@effieboo9275]

😂

[@snorf525]

@@P1K3L who said he used a computer?

[@suppode_8032]

20:45 Jazza:*shows the circle test* Also jazza:*draws perfect circles to show the bad circle test*

[@SomeSimpleGaming]

He was speed drawing the circles to see if the program could keep up. He only drew good circles while nothing was being input into the program,so there was no lag.

[@mcsmartass8306]

*ALL KRITA USERS, THIS IS IMPORTANT!!! PLEASE READ!!!* If you are having trouble with brush lag, please don't delete the program!! There's a way to fix it!! Open the program, and go to settings>configure Krita>display, and there will be an option saying OpenGL. It is ticked(Checked). Untick it.

[@JazuNeon]

Yes, I had problems with Krita and I was almost ready to give up but then I googled ways to fix it and it seems to be a common problem. Now it works again and I am really happy 😄

[@shygato4989]

Wow I thought it was my computer, thanks! I would have never have figured that out X'D

[@Junkuza]

Useful information, thank you for posting it!

[@sofiasartstudios6618]

OH MY GOSH you are a lifesaver. Thank you so much for this (I took a screenshot to remind me for later).

[@Jae2003_]

Thank you soo much :)

[@name_here___4070]

His review of Inkscape really seemed like: “This wrench makes a terrible screwdriver, but I guess you could use it as a hammer if you really wanted.” It doesn't work for drawing like that because... it wasn't made for drawing like that at all. It also creates scalable vector images, which none of the other programs he reviewed can do even passably well.

[@fhh969]

@Duck Sauce Yea but he rated it on the drawing aspect. Was that stupid, maybe, but he said that's what he was reviewing it on and that's what he did.

[@fhh969]

@Duck Sauce I agree with you on that. How he judged it was foolish, but that's how he judged it.

[@chibiebil]

Pretty sure eh knows GIMP is for Photo Editing and Inkscape for Vector manipulation and both are not meant as sketch or artprograms but he just added them to the list to create comments and views of people whining about these known facts.

[@Null8fuenf10]

Jaza expects Inkscape to be a Photoshop (bitmap) alternative, when it's an Illustrator (vector) alternative... I personally love for example to convert (low res) bitmap linework of comics into vector, scale them up to any size and either color them in in Inkscape for a very clean look, or use another bitmap program for a more natural look. Or to draw the whole comic in Inkscape, since it allows me to manipulate the lines I've drawn more easily, fluently and precisely, since I don't have to deal with pixels but nodes. From their ground up, bitmap and vector are two completely different systems, have different techniques, thinking and philosophies, though both are equally creative and 'professional'. Was excited for Jaza to share his experience with vector graphics, sadly he treated them like bitmaps. And for Gimp, it's an alternative for what Photoshop actually was and still has in its name, to manipulate photos.

[@Kasiarzynka]

Yes but he *did* saggy GIMP was for image manipulation and he *did* say that Inkscape was for vector graphics so... what's your problem, people? He said he'd be judging whether or not these programs were any good for drawing the way he does. And to be honest, when I got my first graphic tablet years ago, I searched for programs that had pressure sensitivity and where I could draw some cool stuff. Inkscape was on the list of recommended and despite knowing that it was primarily a vector graphic program, I thought it could do both. Boy, was I wrong. So it does make sense to put it in this comparison, as there're sources that claim it can do this kind of stuff.

[@poga8sun]

I did all my PhD using Inkscape for nearly every maps, and representations of science stuf... Like posters and all... And I loved it on linux ! Especially in comparison to the over-complicated Illustrator... Oh god why did I choose this soft in the beginning...

[@maudline]

I have only used trad/analogue art tools so this was fascinating to me and will serve well in the future if I ever venture out. So thank you Jazza as well as all the commenters giving tips and tricks for these programs as well 👍

[@betalars]

I'd love to see a Video, where Jazza just takes apart Illustrator for not being a good painting tool. And I'm pretty suprized, that Inkscape is even in this list, because ... if you use it as intended, it is a great program.

[@irrevenant3]

It's very much not a painting tool, though.

[@sillypplproductions2]

He really didn't do his research when he included Inkscape, and it's actually irritating.

[@oromain]

GIMP might not be the best for drawing but I gotta say I absolutely *love* it for image editing. The amount of tools it provides is staggering for me.

[@donicx1]

actually, it's pretty good for drawing on Linux based system when using the 2.8 version, and 2.6 version on windows is what someone should have told jazza to try out :D

[@SCtester]

Inkscape is actually a pretty powerful tool for logo design. It's not the most polished or well designed, but there's a lot you can do with it. It's just a replacement for Illustrator, not Photoshop.

[@RailRide]

I could see where things were going by the time he got to Inkscape. Even though he pointed out the "elephant in the room" of it being a vector graphics application, he then proceeded to (attempt to) use it like another Photoshop-esque raster-drawing application. Using Inkscape that way _will_ drive you to drink :D. I put that effort up there with re-creating Jazza's opening animation with oh, I dunno...Blender. On the other hand, once I understood the limitations of vectors--(I never used Illustrator)--by using Inkscape to ink penciled sketches, I was eventually able to do some pretty nifty tricks with it. My personal pinnacle was vectorizing a photograph of an automobile. By using color samples from the original and applying them to appropriately-shaped and stacked gradients, I was able to re-create the image at near photo-realism, with fewer than a dozen of Inkscape's tools, if that many. But it required a _completely_ different approach to achieve that result than one would use in a Photoshop work-alike. Something else I learned while doing vector inking, at least in Inkscape, not only do you have layers in the traditional sense, but each shape you put down _is it's own layer_ . So they can be stacked and rearranged on an X, Y *and* Z axis--even within a defined layer, which probably explains why he was unable to move some of the scribbles he was trying to grab. What I'd like to see though, is how Photoshop _itself_ would fare in terms of usability from the perspective of someone who never used it. (FYI: I typically jump back and forth between Krita, Clip Studio Paint EX, Inkscape, and the extremely ancient Micrografx Picture Publisher)

[@MusicalRaichu]

his focus was very narrow, basically, i work one way and does the tool work that specific way. out of those i've tried gimp and krita only, and found krita utterly useless: i could draw nothing, i couldn't pick a colour and see its rgb, i couldn't crop an image. so because it doesn't work the way that makes sense to me, i rate it 0 but i know someone who does great work with it. i also know someone who does stunning work with paintstorm, which jaz also rated poorly.

[@sheaulle]

I agree it’s powerful. But it is even more powerful, not only for logo design. It’s the only tool I use for creating designs at work such as web illustrations, postcards, or even small one-page PDF brochures. Inkscape’s user interface has its flaws but all in all it is easy to use and logical. inkscape.org/en/gallery/

[@dewesafavor8275]

I love it when he draws perfect circles around the bad circles

[@animay6091]

Me: *downloading fire alpaca cause people said it's cool* Me: *watching this video while waiting for it to download* Jazza results: krita is the best alternative- Me: abort mission abort mission! Ughhhhhhhh

[@Mr.SpicyIce]

I'm surprised that no one gave you backlash or hate on this comment

[@animay6091]

@@Mr.SpicyIce me too, in all honesty

[@iheartghosts]

AniMay I was looking for an alternative to pts2 (I don’t really like it) and downloaded medibang and firealpaca because friends recommended them, I tried both and they literally look exactly the same except the fact that firealpaca looks a lot more blocky(8-bit like idk) Krita is awesome in my op :’)

[@alexedmondson2801]

@@iheartghosts idk, firealpaca is probably my favorite, ive had good experience with it, but krita is really annoying for me to use, but everyone has their own experiences and opinions

[@elli2928]

Its been like nine months now but I just wanted to say that you should actually try out an art program for your own since many people have personal preferences when it comes to drawing programs- You might not know it but you might find fire alpaca better than krita! Or maybe you’ll find another program that’s better.

[@claricestanley4128]

Wtf I just saw an ad of an armadillo walking for 3 minutes and there was nothing except that it walked away and the ad ended

[@ronindebeatrice]

AnimalLover_Number1 Lol, Sounds great.

[@toukachan2165]

Turtle Tuesdays omfg Lolz

[@Nugcon]

lmao

[@bearizawa]

Lmao I wanna see that

[@Mari-nw7ey]

why did you watch the 3 minutes tho-

[@rachelsellke6084]

Krita doesn't work on my computer. It either crashes or is so painfully laggy that I can't even get a straight line.... Personally I enjoy firealpaca. It allows me to not be overwhelmed by a crazy amount of new features that I cannot comprehend. It also has an animation feature that is simple and easy to understand. I can see how as a first impression it would come off as overly simple or underwhelming. In my opinion, any beginning artist who, like me, cannot use krita or is to poor to pay for their dinner, I really think you should look into it more and be pleasantly surprised. Love you Jazza but this video seemed to be a bit to harsh on these programs, especially considering the fact that this is a first impression.

[@che3zey]

My friend had the exact same problem

[@thelobster6556]

I actually think that Krita is made for Windows and Fire alpaca for Mac. Correct me if wrong

[@twitchclipsytshorts]

Silver The Artsy Weirdo i would rather krita. Its easy and the animation feature is really nice. And i think in krita you can have more control over brushes and pressure. And it is laggy if you have a laptop. I made a animation with like 100+ frames. And it was alright for me

[@zmaj3924]

krita in my experience was super laggy, but thats probably my computer (its also really confusing and some of the weird stuff you have to do like turn your current brush into an eraser and then switch it back messes with my work flow) sure the interface for firealpaca isnt the greatest and its a bit limited but it just feels really nice to draw in i dont know how he got such bad circle test results from firealpaca since its really smooth and nice for me, its a really enjoyable program to use

[@Acatzin48]

the lag is more likely do to your computer

[@smileygirl10113md]

Hi Jazza, I've been a long time viewer and I am finally doing the research to look for some beginners tools to get into digital art! I was so happy to find this on your channel! Are you ever going to do this again? Reviewing any other programs/tools like Pixlr or others that you heard of that you think we would benefit from trying out? Really love your content and thanks for doing what you love!

[@kerbee4826]

Could you do a tutorial on how to use photoshop? I've never used it before but I really want to learn how to do I can use a more professional program!!

[@carter6074]

Same!

[@chrissiesbuchcocktail]

Honestly there can't be ONE video "How to use PS". It's such a complex programm that such a video would be hundreds of hours long. There are millions of tutorials out there for hundreds of aspects of the program. I use it for years now and I'm quite sure I used not more than 40% until now. Also what is important for you depends very much on what you want to do with it (paint, photo edtiting/retouch, composings...) If I were you I would look into the free demo and play around a little. There should be tutorials on youtube like "How to start with PS" or "Basics of PS". Maybe that's a start for you and if you like it and you want to work more with it you can find more tutorials for any question you might have and everything you want to do with it.

[@deviant7100]

Christine Lorenz well that’s an opportunity to make a series isn’t it?

[@justronjay9226]

What happens if like, a guy makes a 2 hour long video about all the things about the uh... Program? Lonrezn Charlene

[@captaincarcass8996]

I'm pretty sure he's done that, but I might be mistaken

[@Livdaneix]

It's actually good to know that Fire Alpaca isn't what it's cracked up to be. Fans had been requesting me to use it since I'm well known for loving alpacas. By the way, please draw an alpaca for one of your videos I would love to see that. 😍

[@SageWolfStudio]

Livdaneix I dunno I make some decent art with firealpaca, I personally prefer photoshop though lol

[@Marie_Daisy]

Firealpaca is actually pretty good. he just barely looked at it. And you can do a lot with it if you try to learn like most people do when they get a new program (I never go right in drawing I look over everything so I can make fairly ok stuff)

[@turnipp_art]

Sunset Dai yah he really didn’t really look deep into it but if you do it can be very nice to use and it has an animation feature, a crude one but it’s there and it works

[@sainaro2335]

.

[@antumus3989]

its actually a good program if you take the time and set everything up

[@gustomus]

Gimp and Inkscape probably shouldn't have been in the list to begin with. Not because they're bad, (I've used both in paid work) but because one is a photo editor and the other is for graphic design. It would be like using Powerpoint to write a report just because it has a text tool.

[@johngddr5288]

Exactly...

[@Antiganos]

Photoshop is also not intended to be used for drawing, it's meant for photo editing. GIMP, Inkscape, and Photoshop are all photo-editors, not drawing programs, but they're good enough at it to compete in the same genre.

[@r3dalmr381xjauppr7am]

Inkscape is a vector graphics editing program, not a photo editor...

[@diotus9901]

21:40 also, photoshop isn't an art program either, but many people use it as an art program.

[@blueberryblastanimations]

I just want to take a moment, and say something. Gimp is the equivalent of a free photoshop. Both are meant to be used for editing photos (photoshop especially, I wonder if any of you forgot about the whole thing about photoshopping something to know being a metaphor of editing something? and the fact that adobe has a program for drawing and digital design called illustrator, I should know because I use it in my computers class), but can be used for drawings. I, myself use gimp. And I can say that the first while of using it was difficult, but it is a free art program. It is primarily an image manipulator, but it has all the tools to be used for art, just like photoshop does.

[@geolgirl]

3 years later I caught this video and have been using Krita ever since and I love it!! Photoshop elements just wasn't doing what I needed it to do, and I was getting very frustrated with it (it's a very old edition so very out of date but can't afford to get the new one!). Thank you from my doodle heart

[@Eclipsed_Dream]

I wonder if all the creators of these programs saw your feedback and immediately got to work fixing all the issues you brought up.

[@BlueTheFoxoffical]

@@carrotsandrunning well is open source sooooooooo

[@rachelx5392]

Please do a free animation software video!

[@yaraterveer6364]

Rae Jae Yes

[@Zetashazad]

krita ! is a free animation program so use it

[@jakubbp]

krita

[@shinyfire3929]

Rae Jae firealpaca

[@mechantechatonne]

Also opentoonz

[@JackieNoBones]

You and LavenderTowne had VERY different opinions.

[@cottxnc4ndy]

Wings of Castiel i know right?? I just watched her video before this

[@mishakoc9770]

Probably because she couldn't get Krita to work.

[@gcro6048]

Firealpaca works better with a cartoonish style

[@kyblitz8093]

Thats because Krita basically killed itself on her computer...

[@flapbonko59]

In the thumbnail I thought the ew was either gimp or fire alpaca

[@sparkle_ko]

3:25 Jazza is such a nice person 🥺🥺

[@sylendraws1249]

Nah bruh Ms Paint>>>>>>>>>> Photoshop

[@rdrjr4129]

Sticks and dirt>>>>>>>>anything else

[@internetcarly]

I stg how are you everywhere??

[@titspolitics2713]

Carlique 25 Guess he doesn’t have a life...smh

[@sylendraws1249]

Tits & Politics Are you like psychic or something?

[@Rojob]

SylenDraws kids pics >>>>>>>>>ms paint >>>>>>>>>>>Photoshop

[@Sullizhere]

I absolutely love firealpaca. I still use it till this day and I've been using it for years

[@Aleicim]

Agreed!

[@macabrony861]

It was my first digital art program and after this I really want to see if I can switch to Crita

[@SAMMIE_SCRIPTZ]

same

[@jose75694]

agreed

[@eradic4te]

I have photoshop and also sai but I enjoy more fire alpaca

[@addityasinghal897]

You could say that Krita was Obnoxious(not) but Consistent!! in the circle test!!

[@wensenzhang]

Humans can't always make perfect circles. Also, the default bush has a "weighted" setting, making the it lag slightly to make smooth lines.

[@Wanooknox]

Wensen Zhang weighted how so? I've tried it and actually find the lag really troublesome, so if I could turn it off that would be great!

[@blueshoes3432]

My biggest problen with Krita is it literally does not save for me

[@tymondabrowski9922]

for performance: - try enable/disable OpenGL in settings - try enable/disable Instant Preview in brush settings for saving: sorry, it must be a hardware-specific bug or something like that, it works for the most of people I think?

[@jaimewilliams5609]

Additya Si krita works perfectly for me. Pretty much no lag (unless I use a huge brush that does a lot) and it saves perfectly. Although I do have a laptop with a super fast processor so that my might make a difference

[@SandyShrimp1994]

I make props and prop templates and inkscape is pretty ideal for that sort of work! I definitely wouldn't try to make any art with it, but it is really nice for working with a specifically sized area for templates and making exports of certain sizes. Inserting an image and scaling it to whatever size you need is really easy and drawing over it in another layer is probably the best use for it, as far as I've experienced

[@jadziajan]

Wow I'm.... genuinely surprised about your reaction to FireAlpaca. Of course my opinion might be biased because it is my favourite program and I have been using it for years (I tried a lot of others and came back to this one everytime), but I think it is one of the best and easy free drawing programs out there. As you said the grid system is amazing. But the one thing that has me worry, is your circle test. Right after I saw it, I opened FireAlpaca and drew a bunch of circles... which turned out great ! It follows my line exactly. It's even what I like about this program : you get *exactly* what you draw. Pen pressure works great, there's a "correction" feature if you want to make straighter lines (in which case it will of course not follow your pen as exactly as the 0 mode), and I was even surprised to see that there's a clipping feature, that I usually use on Photoshop. I personally recommend it to any beginner - same goes with Medibang Paint. It's made by the same people and is pretty much the same program, except it's black instead of grey (the only reason *I* see a difference is that I haven't updated my FireAlpaca since 2015 and my version of Medibang is fairly recent). So, I really, really don't understand your circle test. It might have something to do with your tablet, or I don't know, but that is the one thing that works great with FireAlpaca, at least for me. It's a simple program and you can do great things with it, for the reason that most artists that use it feel very comfortable with it. (Man, the "right click to take the color you're hovering" is by far my favourite and it always upsets me to not find it on photoshop) ... I was not paid by the company to say all that, haha. I usually would not defend a simple program so much, but I'm genuinely surprised that you had such a negative experience with what I feel is the most intuitive and comfortable to use free drawing program.

[@savannahseaver7492]

about the circles I was thinking the same thing so I opened mine and I came to the conclusion that he doesn't know what a stabilizer is....

[@TheGuavaArtist]

omg same! I love Fire Alpaca, and I make tons of cool art with it.

[@TheGuavaArtist]

yeah I saw he had it on 0 Correction

[@rossgreen1191]

Yea same here. I've been using this program for a while and, while it does take a while to find out how to use all the available tools (not all of which are particularly obvious tbh), I've found it very useful for starting to do digital art

[@bbeethebumblebee4214]

what should you put correction on?

[@kitnelson1357]

*_New Challenge_* _Painting with water_

[@ikg3228]

*_T H I C C Lele_* extra T H I C C

[@tibif9569]

*_T H I C C Lele_* newer challenge: P A I N T I N G W I T H E R A S E R S

[@kitnelson1357]

f tib Lol

[@erinmiaituralde3763]

Watercolor

[@kitnelson1357]

Erin.l No

[@SketchyTigers]

Jazza, the circle test failed in Firealpacca and Medibang is because you have your stroke correction set really low

[@olivermichels2502]

The Art Furry yea but he didn’t know about that feature because it was a first impression over a short period of time

[@markpajo2528]

The Art Furry Yep pretty much

[@iVixey]

It's a very well known feature most art programs come with, I was surprised jazza didn't know it existed

[@themorenajay]

I was thinking the same :D

[@demivideos8887]

why would that be slow on default, he said even if it can be fixed by settings, I don't care, because you cant just download it and start making stuff, which sucks

[@hydrohomie6109]

Why did I have to laugh so hard when I saw how the circles looked? 😂 especially in GIMP haha

[@OdanMAGRO]

Ink is like coreldraw, Gimp is quite good for image editing program... and krita is my new love... I think they complement themselves... I trying to play with all 3, each for diferent goals. It was great to learn that i'm not tottaly crazy. Sorry for the poor english...

[@mrfootfxtish9430]

Daniel Albuquerque de Insfrán I use Gimp mainly, I find it the best for drawing.

[@marley7868]

your English is pretty good no real flaws so you did a pretty good and this is the internet so your writings better than a good chunk of native speakers

[@OdanMAGRO]

Thank's

[@davidowen28]

Corel is actually ok once you've had a lot of time with it. It's like Illustrator in that way, it pisses you off and is extremely confusing at first but after enough experience it becomes useful. My only problems with Corel is that you need to download multiple programs to use it and that once your time runs out, you're fucked. I forgot my account login and couldn't use it, so I had to uninstall it.

[@fatihnri2484]

David Owen because it's not a raster graphics. It's vector.

[@agnesk.lundin4023]

A bit disappointed with the FireAlpaca review, I understand that you felt this way about the program, but as someone who had never done digital art and started out with FA, I like it a lot, and managed to grow using it. Also, I thought the circle test was a bit unfair, it's common knowledge amongst FA users that you need to set your correction to a slightly higher value, and you will get gorgeous results :)

[@diamond19knight80]

Agreed. I have been using FireAlpaca for a while now, and I can make amazing art, even though I'm a mediocre/bad artist.

[@lovelyotter8390]

Agreed!!

[@jemp4291]

Agnanas02 well here's the thing, this was a first time impression. I used Alpaca and I didn't know about the correction tool until later on.

[@casualspeedpainter8607]

Also on how Medibang and firealpaca are made from the same team if I am correct, which I believe I am.

[@no.one.two.]

I have used Firealpaca a few times before jumping to Krita some days ago, and I must admit that Krita feels much more comfortable, easier and fun to use, but Firealpaca had a nice curve tool (can't get the Krita curve tool to work as I wish >_>) and was a decent opportunity to get into digital art for the first time, I learned some helpful things about layering and stuff ^^ but right now I'm pretty happy with Krita, I kinda loved it since the first second using it, but everyone has different needs and expectations in terms of the different features all the various programs provide :) even MS Paint is a great tool if the user knows his/her stuff ^^

[@lilamurphy6536]

Can he make a challenge where he draws on his phone or iPad but without a stylus or anything? Cause that shit is not user friendly

[@cooldude6269]

I AM A SAINT

[@reganharv]

Blind Prosopagnosiac my tablet broke so I have to use my phone now 🤷‍♂️🙄

[@dananapeel]

Blind Prosopagnosiac I'M A SAINT XD well I draw on my small ass phone

[@lauraharding9412]

I must be a saint, then XD

[@KnightlyRadio]

If Jazz’s does do this, I recommend using the MediBang Paint app. Besides having to manually put on pen pressure and having a different format, the app is almost identical to its PC version, so it should make this a little easier.

[@tehweh8202]

Been looking for a good allrounder PS alternative for a while now due to the whole subscription thing. Just tested Krita and it actually seems really good and has a really intuitive workflow that feels quite natural as a PS user. Can't believe how much better than GIMP it seems to be. Might really end up being my default image editing program from now on. Thanks for the great advice! :D

[@beartime..3819]

When you talk about Gimp you sound like Gordon Ramsay.

[@djeeno]

you are not wrong. or Jeremy Clarkson.

[@acidddabratt2478]

*downloads krita faster than i went broke buying photoshop*

[@CertifiedSunset]

Or you can just pirate photoshop like everyone does.

[@thanesmashmontages412]

@@CertifiedSunset I did this with Photoshop and After Effects and over the course of a year or two it compromised my Laptop's speed and functionality SEVERELY. DO NOT RECOMMEND

[@CertifiedSunset]

@@VintageMemory Some people still want to express their creativity through programs like photoshop but can't afford to financially support the cost of keeping a legit version of it.

[@CertifiedSunset]

@@VintageMemory I personally use Krita myself, I was just suggesting pirating Photoshop, especially since they do charge an exorbitant ammout of money for their program that is above what the average is usually willing to pay. I had several friends back in high school who pirated it for that exact reason.

[@CertifiedSunset]

@@VintageMemory How do I feel? If they were going to pirate it then what could I do to stop them. On top of that, if you create a good product then they are more likely to go ahead and buy the legit version when they do eventually get the money to do so. That is the exact same case with the Witcher 3 , the devs said that they don't mind people pirating their gamebecause so many people later on end up buying it anyways.

[@fatihnri2484]

7:31 but here is the thing. When you are a beginner and are broke, you will desperately make it works.

[@solara2966]

fatih nararya programs can be obtained for free, so that excuse doesn't fly.

[@solara2966]

LucasDoesAnimation it means they deal with it.

[@Alexanderesmith]

Solara: It does if you don't want to start earning your living by stealing.

[@solara2966]

Thats between you and the IRS if they want to ask. No crime against borrowing programs.

[@spuds6396]

I've used gimp for around three years and I'm In love with it still. I've used photoshop but it was too intimidating

[@TheShiranuii]

Photoshop is not at all beginner friendly. After having a considerable ammount of experience with both, gimp and ps, I honestly prefer gimp for the simplicity. Once you know how to use the tools right, you can easily create some masterclass images with gimp. I really feel like he misrepresented the program in this video,especially the circle test where suddenly he was able to draw perfect circles around the bad circles afterwards :D

[@ninja_tony]

@@TheShiranuii I feel like you both are living in opposite world lmao. I've used all of these programs and about a dozen others, and Gimp is easily the worst I've ever experienced, AND the most UN-user friendly lol. I agree that it technically can do just about anything you need it to, but almost everything is more difficult to do in the first place compared to other programs. It is definitely better as an image manipulation software, but as an art program, it's a joke. It's funny that he mentioned how he actively hated using it, because I always feel like I'm being punished every time I try to use it.

[@angelavestlee1]

Inkscape can be used for line art but not the way you draw. it isn't a pixel art program so no wonder you failed. Still love you but don't agree.

[@RiddleHorse]

oh good firealpaca is there! i use that and its bloody awesome if i say so myself. i'd recommend it! you can even add your own brushes and theres a tumblr blog to help with infomation on how to do some stuff ect (i also used to have inkscape, but that one was really bad for me, probably because i didnt have a tablet at the time... and it was more vector based)

[@aerotriangle]

Yeah! It made me sad how much he bashed FireAlpaca just because he couldn't find the stabiliser lol

[@RiddleHorse]

i feel ya brother. fire alpaca's a really great program... easy tools, easy to learn surface... i was flabbergasted when he just gave such a bad rating to FA!

[@aerotriangle]

ikr! :P

[@ciarrabackes9270]

I also use firealpaca and I fuckin love it. I absolutely love that I can make my own brushes, and can copy and manipulate all the default brushes.

[@mishakoc9770]

You can make your own brushes in other programs as well. FireAlpaca is nice but has very limited functions.

[@aaangelaaa]

I see $0, I click... or, alternatively, I see "FREE" while window shopping and dive through the glass displays

[@aryak9564]

SAME

[@lunehowls]

you made me laugh loudly irl.

[@blaketheflake8428]

Jazza is becoming the Gordan Ramsay of art

[@bruh1800]

Soup Pickles or should I say SANS!?

[@Kirstyy5]

gordan artsay lol

[@ratsintheireyes1652]

THIS PROGRAM IS RAAAAAAW!!!!!!

[@dafnesanders3935]

And there was a " cook with jazza" in my reccomendation inbox LMAO

[@yryanimations2327]

Rhattatatt xd

[@alfie7490]

if ur watching this in 2020 then sketchbook is now completely free

[@salihapatel8156]

Yup got it today

[@pickledfeet77]

*laughs in been using it for ages*

[@AirheartArts]

*Using Firealpaca while listening to video* Jazza: And now on to FireAlpaca Me: Yay! *Afterwards* Me: Oh.... well I like it...

[@FuzBrain]

Same, does your circle test look better then his' too?

[@justronjay9226]

Well I don't.

[@Soapyyyyyy]

Fuzbrain I use Fireaplaca and my circle test looks better.

[@lukrio99990]

Airheart Games same, i love using it

[@iVixey]

Hahaha, I have both SAI and photoshop on my PC, and I dumped them both for fire alpaca. :) It works great with my tablet, both photoshop and SAI can't achieve half as nice of a lineart for me (and I've had photoshop and actively used it for 7 years, and SAI for 5 years) I'm glad I'm not the only one who likes it, honestly seeing Jazza compare it to MS paint made me feel a little insecure, haha.