Photoshop vs Sketchbook vs Procreate (How I use them all together)

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I use 3 programs to do my paintings currently. I start with Photoshop, transfer to Sketchbook Pro, and finish with Procreate. Here's a breakdown of a few of the advantages of each of them.
Books available-
Twilight Monk Secrets of Kung Fulio (2020) - Illustrated Novel
World Of Twilight Monk Vol 1 (2019) Art Book
The Man and the Moonken (2019) - Illustrated Novella
The Beast of Tuksa (2018) - Illustrated Novella
Twilight Monk (2012) - 2 Graphic Novels
Nova Colony (2009) - 1 Graphic Novel
CreeD (1993-2007) - Comic Book Series
Ghost Rider (2000) - Comic Book Series
The Fuzz (1997) - Comic Book
Games I've worked on -
Indivisible (Switch, PC, PS4, Xbox)
Overwatch (PC, PS4)
League of Legends (PC)
Diablo 3 (PC,PS4)
Hearthstone (Mobile, PC)
Burning Crusade (PC)
Wrath of the Lich King (PC)
Unsung Story
Final Fight Streetwise (PS2)
He Man (GBA)
Terminator 3 (GBA)
CannonBallers (Mobile)
Ikeda: The Scrap Hunter (PC/Mac)
Goblins and Gnomes (PC)

[@Andmau2552]

I knew it, MS Paint is the best tool. Thank you!

[@TrentKaniuga]

if it works for you. then yes!

[@carrottoponcrak]

Fact of life #15 is there will always be someone better than you who solely uses MS Paint

[@khunagueroagnis2558]

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[@c.glazercrush3994]

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[@milmundos]

I actually really like sketching on MS Paint, I feel sometimes it's limitations help me to get more creative and less perfectionist

[@ReinOwader]

My favorite is Procreate and I wish they adapt their software some day for Android, Linux, Windows and Mac.

[@MartabakGurih]

Adapt procreate for other os = less money = not apple

[@MohamedAshraf-fw1dc]

"Cause then the universe would be _too_ perfect" Yeah, I'll be borrowing this XD

[@AZTigerMMA]

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-

[@alejandrozarate9600]

Great program I start 90% of my digital projects on sketchbook before transferring over and finishing it on and image manipulation program

[@dinarrahayu4023]

Thank you. It is really helpful because you tell in details all the characteristics of every programs

[@lavallion7471]

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...

[@brunettemoment123]

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 🙃

[@anastasiabilokon4937]

I was looking for a review like this for so long. Thank you!

[@wjbatton]

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

[@isuntzu2390]

Love this drawing. Good info provided. Well Wishes 👊🏼

[@calculator2947]

im completely in love with the ipad and procreate still working on my skills but its awesome

[@juancamiloamayareyes4733]

I was not expecting that introduction !

[@ninedux]

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.

[@MarcSantana]

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

[@TrentKaniuga]

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[@MarcSantana]

@@TrentKaniuga Oh Thanks a lot :D

[@stevesloan5935]

This was a helpful video; thanks! I look forward to updates after you get Procreate 5.

[@NNNedlog]

The artwork was awesome 🔥🔥🔥

[@SkytheKorok]

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.

[@venomous]

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 :)

[@drawwithclawsarturoa.6772]

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.

[@tazerFX]

hey trent, thanks for the video! I'm considering getting a tablet and a painting program so this is helpful. Have you had a chance to dabble with infinite painter app? I know industry pros like david levy and jama jurabaev are into but i wanted your insight since you have alot of experience with multiple painting apps. thanks!

[@MrMcMustach]

thank you for this!! it’s exactly the info i was looking for

[@4612gregory]

the one thing sketchbook nailed was blending.... and just for that I still gravitate to it

[@zzzcocopepe]

Sketchbook does have some gradient tools, not entirely identical to photo shop though

[@ArtwithAmarBrisco]

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.

[@danielwilliams3161]

I use krita (desktop) (Phone) mediabang rough animator infinite painter

[@crisvis8905]

@@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.

[@stephenmoore3035]

@@Yue4me I find it hard to draw... Actually nearly impossible in clip studio. I find the whole program confusing compared to photoshop.

[@JulianBG]

@@crisvis8905 Unfortunately they don't offer copy for Linux. It seems the only option there is Krita.

[@zagred7664]

In fact, Clip is a program that is made specifically for drawing and sketching, so it's great!

[@scp_art]

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 .

[@tintin0134]

I'm thinking of getting the iPad pro 2nd gen 12.9 with apple pencil. Is there any reason why I should get the 3rd gen iPad apart from the magnetic pencil instead?

[@Sheppard2030]

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.

[@gabriel64gba]

I would love to hear your opinion in clip studio

[@michaeljmccurdy9449]

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]

you probably should get wacom ProPen2

[@michaeljmccurdy9449]

@@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.

[@odiram]

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.

[@cucumberworks]

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.

[@sociallyresponsiblexenomor7608]

@@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.

[@Sif3r]

@@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.

[@sociallyresponsiblexenomor7608]

@@Sif3rI've had photoshop and such but I actually prefer procreate for my work these days, so I am alright but thank you anyways.

[@Sif3r]

@@sociallyresponsiblexenomor7608 CSP is Clip Studio Paint, not Photoshop.

[@Artdeepmind]

Please bring back TCC :) I really enjoy longer format videos when drawing.

[@MangaGamified]

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.

[@FloTasser]

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. :-)

[@2creates1]

Thanks a lot I use Photoshop and Sketchbook together a lot and I have a interest in incorporating procreate👍

[@briancraig8164]

Hi there Sir I am just getting back into Sketching been awhile crazy stuff and all anyways I have the free versions Version 8.7.1 Sketch Book Pro it is now $19.99 at Mac store I donot know what versions this one is should I buy, or is there another one I should wait for?

[@mae2309]

questions. I bought your brushes for sketchbook. but now with this new version. yes the FREE one.. your brushes DONT WORK anymore.. or what I need to do ? thank you in advanced...

[@frejazz2]

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.

[@DorothyFan1]

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.

[@williampan29]

@@DorothyFan1 try pureref

[@bobc4d]

hey Trent. can sketchbook import *.csh files or another way to put it does or can sketchbook have shapes tool like photoshop?

[@RichardMatthews.youtube]

Hey Trent! When you are drawing in Photoshop, what brush do you use? Thanks for your videos! I find it really hard to get clean lines.

[@oredaze]

How good are the colors on the ipad compared to a good monitor? Also how good is the stylus (pressure, etc.)? I never bothered to look at the apple world.

[@renealbrechtsen9743]

Krita is another great free option :)

[@Sewius]

Indeed, I like to use oil paint and sketchy textured brushes in it. It also has gradient maps.

[@Sifter2D]

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.

[@Sewius]

@@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.

[@Sifter2D]

SewiusArt yea it makes no difference how much ram I give it.

[@Masterpg2007]

@@Sifter2D Use more frequent auto save, I worked with 4000x4000 and never had it crashing on me.

[@mau48310]

Hey I was wondering if you have been trying out the new samsung tab s7+ , I'm wondering if this would be better for me since I'm already in Samsung's ecosystem so bouncing ideas I sketch on my phone should be easier

[@neptune8645]

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 :)

[@rattlingduck8454]

Oh this guy! Didn't realise it was him when I clicked what a bonus

[@raydden1210]

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.

[@Zettoman]

what are those sketchbook brushes?

[@lirila33]

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!

[@Artdeepmind]

Ma duudez... I always say it when the video starts :D

[@ehsan_shardum]

I can tell, it must be amazing to draw in ipad, more mobility amazing pen, good software, and works fast and more comfortable

[@Artofizanagi]

I wish you could download brushes on the iPad version of sketchbook. I'd draw more in there if it did.

[@tejano2828]

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.

[@drac.96]

Would any artist decide to use another program for creating art like Adobe Illustrator, or Inkscape? They're not raster image editors, and as far as I know they don't have very much customization for brushes. Automation is there with Illustrator at least. Any thoughts?

[@richarda3764]

Doesn't the iPad have very limited layers in drawing programs for large canvas works? I saw that someone said something like 4 layers because of the limited RAM that the iPad has. The limited layers and the hassle of dealing with file management trying to get the work back over to my Windows machine has me really dragging my feet on buying an iPad.

[@ephie_barrow]

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

[@_Key]

Do you have any videos on art studio pro?

[@mikkellindegaard1856]

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.

[@derEchteFaker_offiziell]

Whats with clip studio paint?

[@TempestRequiem0]

Procreate update 5 is going to have animation features (proper ones). So that'll be nice.

[@jamesbullo]

Love me some drawing on the go. Coming over from a surface pro nothing beats the apple pencil in the portable space.

[@TrentKaniuga]

Ive tried a lot of tablets, and I have to agree.

[@poeticalgore6500]

I am in the procreate beta. You can import abr but not tpl.

[@redandblack641]

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 just downloaded Krita based on some suggestions. I use Sketchbook Pro now so I'm interested to see how it compares.

[@sallee132]

@@richarda3764 its good.

[@scarlet8078]

@@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

[@LucasSideris]

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.

[@marko2873]

It will be interesting to see if Procreate will port the app to Mac with catalyst in Catalina!!

[@faroldjo]

try artstudio pro on the ipad, blends like corel painter and do gradient maps like ps , and you can import abr as well

[@doodlefondue]

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.

[@squeebbb]

How does Procreate stack up next to Adobe Fresco

[@marksworld1986]

Great video. Have you made a tutorial or deeper video on how you actually illustrate a novel? found your style very appealing and would love to add some digital art in my novels and add behind or next to the text but so many questions of how to even start, which program of these three would suffice for it, including just procreate or does this only work out pleasing in photoshop and cc programs. especially double page spread exactly like your example and for front or back cover art between blurb or title that’s a whole can of worms i cannot close anymore :-)

[@Fendelfull]

Have you played with the Adobe Sketch app for mobile devices (maybe just iOS, I'm not sure)? Somehow, there's a watercolor rendering engine in that app that is the only reason I use it, because it's pretty mind-blowing and different from any other watercolor emulation efforts I've been able to find. It basically allows you to revel in the bleeding effects that is the bane of anyone who's tried watercolor, but offers a unique and lovely quality to anyone who embraces the zen of it. I hate going to a mobile app to accomplish something that I can't find for desktop, though. It seems backward, and must be a temporary failing, but if you know of a good alternative, I'd love to know of it.

[@Juanaponymous]

I’m pretty sure you can use an apple keyboard with procreate for hot keys since like procreate 3.0

[@darrenalbertson-digitaldus6227]

There are dozens of keyboard commands available for Procreate. Connect a keyboard and hold down the Command key for the list.

[@dh4444]

Hmm

[@trioridhoillahi5218]

yeah trent, please try clipstudiopaint. because i'm using it now XD. but i don't found liquify tool in csp, i hope next update will be added

[@tapegasi]

Hey Trent, as many people already said, try Art Studio Pro, I love it. More than Procreate.

[@Vengurl09]

can you try artstudio pro on the ipad? I heard it's the best digital art program even better than photoshop

[@daniela5272]

I wish to know your opinion in depth about SAI

[@ded2me491]

i used autodesk for sketches as the pens have more movement but i use procreate for in-depth paintings

[@BeierFilms]

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.

[@csharpminorseven]

Hey Trent - thanks for your great vids: I'm starting out on the digital art path, just bought XP-PEN Deco Pro after watching your review, and using Sketchbook....I thought about the Ipad Pro and Procreate, but using my old 2011 MacBook Air running 13.6 and the XP-Pen, it all works fine and dandy and cost me just the £129...the Ipad route could easily be nearly 10x that amount...yikes! So a big thank you from the UK for your great work and your videos!!

[@1MantisPhoenix]

What styluses do you recommend?

[@rubhan94]

9:07 PyxelEdit and Aseprite are pretty good tools for pixel art. Don't cost too much and I think Aseprite does go on sale on Steam sometimes.

[@bobski4745]

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😭😭

[@lisajean7able]

I love procreate. I have an iPad Pro and use the Apple Pencil....but I am doing pictures for a children’s book and I hate how my outlines are pixelated and blurry! I am always zooming in and out. So can I import my art in studio and redo my outline? Or what else can I do to fix the blurry look? I am not the most technologically minded person, but I flow with procreate....I got the free app Vectornator and thought that would be the solution, but my lines don’t stay crisp...my lines move a bit? I just didn’t like the app! I don’t mind paying a little bit, but don’t want to pay subscriptions...and I need something user friendly...art should be fun anyways...if you can help...I’d appreciate it! I keep looking at other apps, but I just gets confusing with so many to choose from! thank You!

[@MrBabygenius55]

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.

[@ivannierez7731]

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.

[@Jhenoah]

can't stop thinking: "SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT"

[@whim599]

Procreate brush back coming soon?

[@juanortiz5350]

Can you do a video with adobe fresco?

[@pikooloco2879]

and what do you think about Krita??

[@MentrySK]

what about Affinity?

[@Adrian-wd4rn]

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!

[@jokertm6889]

Sketchbook is really good for sketching I like it more than Procreate (only for sketching)

[@jokertm6889]

Plus it is really easy to use it

[@Purity262]

are you using a mouse or a pen tool

[@isetscott4740]

i use corel painter but i find it's missing some useful things photo shop has

[@brucenunn3268]

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..!!

[@jcnot9712]

I feel like I just attended a great lecture for the first time in forever. What am I paying my school for? Lmao

[@MasterRend4n]

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.

[@Hennesg]

My Jaw dropped when I saw the smudge function on procreate. It looks SO GOOD

[@R3in_Ch]

sad that it only available on ios

[@LolixBelle]

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.

[@JamalBlakk]

I have to wonder, though, how long can Procreate go with just that one-time low price? Seems like that can't last forever.

[@matheuscesarcasante6498]

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

[@Nerdrakere]

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!

[@hplovecraftmacncheese]

Why is Adobe Illustrator not mentioned as much?