If I didn't know about the sale thing I might not even bother with the full version. But yeah I'd evaluate what you'd wanna do and look into the software, both have a free trial I'm pretty sure and choose from there.

It's pretty costly like 100 for the normal version and 200 for the complete version but it goes on sale for 50% a lot, especially around winter. Yeah I originally used PTSai 1 and when I decided to upgrade I looked into Sai 2, didn't really like it and thought of getting Adobe again, but after remembering how much it sucked I looked into Clip Studio Paint and realized that it was actually pretty good, like several different software put into one for a one time purchase. I'd say go for Clip Studio Paint, it goes on sale a lot and getting the full thing for 100 is actually pretty neato, but also do your research just incase. or you could buy the PRO version now and then upgrade to EX during the next sale. but aside from those issues, CSP is a solid program.Īlso as a tip: if possible, you could wait til CSP has a 50% off sale to get it even cheaper, as those happen pretty often (usually 4 times a year). also, if you're used to photoshop there could be some popular features missing like liquify and some filters. However, CSP does have some support problems such as: with brushes larger than 150 px it kinda lags, which can be a problem when you work on large canvases due to how the program is coded.

I personally use CSP (EX version) because as most people say, it has the most features and functionality for what i wanna do (illustrations and comics)

plus itll help you get used to each workspace and compare them. don't impulse buy without knowing how the program works first.

Id suggest trying the trial versions of each program first before buying anything and see which one you like more.

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