To me, Photoshop’s interface seems more intuitive and easier to use but that could be because I have been using it for years already. Both programs provide tools which very successfully simulate traditional media. Honestly, as much as I love Painter’s brushes, I don’t see that much of a difference between the two images. I did two quick sketches referenced from the same photograph, one in Corel Painter and one in Adobe Photoshop.

Left sketch done in Painter, sketch on the right in Photoshop They became so popular that Adobe decided to invite the creator to join them, converted the presets to brushes and made them available as free downloads to all Photoshop users. Webster who sold them as digital downloads. These were originally tool presets created by an illustrator Kyle T. Webster, Photoshop CCĪlthough Photoshop doesn’t have many brushes when you first open it after installation, you can very easily add a whole collection of traditional media brushes directly from Adobe’s website.

Sketch using watercolor brushes by Kyle T.

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