It also allows you to make more precise lines and details. The Pencil app is a great way to quickly sketch out your ideas and get a feel for your composition. OpenCanvas is still being updated.Valuable Tips for Using PaintTool SAI App When working in SAI on some tablets the eraser works as a selector instead of eraser, so you have to change some configs + SAI was last updated in 2014 I think. Originally posted by Xalbac:Well compared, I think it works better. It doesn't mean OC is perfect, I just prefer it more than the SAI. Since I've switched to OC, I never used SAI again. I think the only downside is the Windows 98 look on the whole thing. Also, you can fully customize your workspace and by using regedit even change the colors of the windows to have them any color you want. Just like SAI you have smoothness for your tools. It helps greatly if you are creating a cover, pinup, background, etc. The program shows lines to the perspective you chose to help you draw, like one-point, two-point and three-point perspective. The perspective is just what the name implies, perspective. Horizontal, vertical, both, or at an angle. With ruler it's simple, you can select various lines and snap to their angle. What it does include that SAI doesn't, are the rulers and perspective. Just like in SAI, you can rotate the canvas, edit the brush, have a color wheel etc. Recently a new function in opencanvas has been created: the reference window. This is just a qucik list of programs other than SAI. If you want an in-depth comparison between them, I might try, but don't expect anything special. It also reacts to how fast you mouse moves and makes a different stroke. Not free.īlackink is a VERY powerful tool. + now it has a reference window, so you can load an image for reference without the need to open it in a photo viewer or another window.

I find it a little more powerful and more lightweight. OpenCanvas 6 in my opinion is better than SAI + it's still supported.

People say it's awesome and you can paint like in real life. I didn't like it, but my friend uses it all the time. It's just as powerful as Photoshop and is very popular. I found the free version OK, though a premium version is obviously better, however. Mischief works on INFINTE zoom level, so you can zoom in how much you want (there is a limit, but a very big one, something like 36x million zoom level or something.) It's lightweight and also very easy to use. 39$ i think? I might be wrong, but it is costly. It's free on the website and available on Steam for.

Krita has a nice feel to it, easy to use and kinda powerful. There's Krita (Free on their website), Mischief (both free & premium), Gimp, Net.Paint, CorelPaint and OpenCanvas 6 and BlackInk.

Paint tool sai vertical ruler