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ProCreate and illustrator aren’t comparable. The former is raster while the latter is a vector app. I think you meant to or should compare it to Photoshop

by dagmx 4y ago

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carbocation 4y ago
From context "Easter" was probably autouncorrected from "raster".
- grokkedit 4y ago
  I read it as Easter (as in colorful) vs Victorian (as in austere)
- dagmx 4y ago
  Haha yes, autocorrect on iOS 16 autocorrects backwards a word or two and it drives me nuts.
wlesieutre 4y ago
And only the digital painting parts of Photoshop, not photo editing. Which isn't to say that it's not a great app! It's just not a full on replacement for Illustrator of Photoshop. If you want an alternative to Illustrator or Photoshop, Affinity Designer or Affinity Photo are more in that vein.
- bpye 4y ago
  How does the iPad version of Photoshop compare to the full desktop application?
  - wlesieutre 4y ago
    I've seen occasional blog posts about X feature from desktop being added to mobile, so definitely didn't launch with feature parity, though they made a big deal about how it was based on the real desktop Photoshop codebase. But personally I dropped Photoshop when it went subscription (last version I owned was CS5) and I've never tried the iPad version, so no personal experience to compare it.
crazygringo 4y ago
Not even Photoshop -- Photoshop is mainly about editing, well, photos, while ProCreate is about natural-looking brush painting. Photoshop certainly has brushes, but it's not even attempting any kind of naturalism. People don't generally "paint" in Photoshop. [Edit: from comments below, I stand corrected. Guess it's just the people I know.] I'm not sure what you call that category of app -- painting apps? Natural-media painting apps? (Although you can choose to make them quite unnatural-looking too if you want.) Fractal Design Painter (later Corel Painter) invented the category I believe, way back in 1991.
- bovermyer 4y ago
  I paint in Photoshop...
- dagmx 4y ago
  Photoshop is one of the primary painting apps in the professional industry. From illustrators to matte painters, photoshop is probably the most common painting app you’ll find.
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- lupire 4y ago
  Procreate is an approximate subset of Photoshop. Photoshop has an old, strong brand, allthe name is a bit anachronistic, but it has grown to be a product for all 2D visual art.
  - formerly_proven 4y ago
    Are the 3D object layers from CS5 still around?
- gcau 4y ago
  Both of these statements are untrue. >People don't generally paint in photoshop EVERYONE uses photoshop in the painting/art world. Seriously, almost everyone. It's the best app for it, and the only reason people use others in my experience is because they're either free or a one-time payment. Or, because they're painting on a tablet, where (the full) photoshop isn't available. >while ProCreate is about natural-looking brush painting This is also not true. People use procreate because of the simple UI, nice gestures, tailored to iPads, for a one-off payment - and because its simply just the best option available on iPads. There's no difference in what you can do with brushes, or "naturalness" between them. If anything, photoshop is better at natural-looking brush painting. If you're wanting natural looking brush painting, also check out the lesser-known Rebelle: https://www.escapemotions.com/products/rebelle/about?//products/rebelle/index.php https://www.escapemotions.com/products/rebelle/about?//produ... - which is designed to more simulate real physical paint, not just in terms of brush patterns but also mixing.
aikinai 4y ago
Thanks for your comment. I was just about to waste time researching Procreate under the false impression it was vector. By the way, if anyone is interested in a vector drawing app, I highly recommend Concepts.
- dagmx 4y ago
  Affinity Designer is another really good vector app and exists on desktop too so you can have a single app workflow
  - ghostpepper 4y ago
    Affinity products are like if Adobe never got huge and bloated and instead just kept working on keeping Photoshop/Illustrator/etc modern and usable
    - jiveturkey 4y ago
      except 1/10th of the feature set. one man's bloat is another man's essential feature. as a non professional I eventually had to give up as I couldn't keep CS5 running on Mac. I am still on Intel so I guess I could run an older macOS in a VM.
      - dagmx 4y ago
        Yeah agreed. I own all the affinity products and i tried really hard to use them. They’re just not comparable on desktop to the Adobe equivalents. There’s so many basic features missing right now and their forums mention they’re not planning to add some of them. Had to go back to Adobe
- llui85 4y ago
  Personally, I use Vectornator, although it has a history of being a bit buggy on lower-end devices (seems to be fixed now).
FrozenSynapse 4y ago
The direct competitor is Fresco I think, Adobe's drawing app for iPads

ProCreate and illustrator aren’t comparable. The former is raster while the latter is a vector app. I think you meant to or should compare it to Photoshop

by dagmx 4y ago

ProCreate and illustrator aren’t comparable. The former is raster while the latter is a vector app. I think you meant to or should compare it to Photoshop

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carbocation 4y ago

From context "Easter" was probably autouncorrected from "raster".

grokkedit 4y ago
I read it as Easter (as in colorful) vs Victorian (as in austere)
dagmx 4y ago
Haha yes, autocorrect on iOS 16 autocorrects backwards a word or two and it drives me nuts.

wlesieutre 4y ago

And only the digital painting parts of Photoshop, not photo editing. Which isn't to say that it's not a great app! It's just not a full on replacement for Illustrator of Photoshop. If you want an alternative to Illustrator or Photoshop, Affinity Designer or Affinity Photo are more in that vein.

bpye 4y ago
How does the iPad version of Photoshop compare to the full desktop application?
- wlesieutre 4y ago
  I've seen occasional blog posts about X feature from desktop being added to mobile, so definitely didn't launch with feature parity, though they made a big deal about how it was based on the real desktop Photoshop codebase. But personally I dropped Photoshop when it went subscription (last version I owned was CS5) and I've never tried the iPad version, so no personal experience to compare it.

crazygringo 4y ago

Not even Photoshop -- Photoshop is mainly about editing, well, photos, while ProCreate is about natural-looking brush painting. Photoshop certainly has brushes, but it's not even attempting any kind of naturalism. People don't generally "paint" in Photoshop. [Edit: from comments below, I stand corrected. Guess it's just the people I know.] I'm not sure what you call that category of app -- painting apps? Natural-media painting apps? (Although you can choose to make them quite unnatural-looking too if you want.) Fractal Design Painter (later Corel Painter) invented the category I believe, way back in 1991.

bovermyer 4y ago
I paint in Photoshop...
dagmx 4y ago
Photoshop is one of the primary painting apps in the professional industry. From illustrators to matte painters, photoshop is probably the most common painting app you’ll find.
- deleted 4y ago
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lupire 4y ago
Procreate is an approximate subset of Photoshop. Photoshop has an old, strong brand, allthe name is a bit anachronistic, but it has grown to be a product for all 2D visual art.
- formerly_proven 4y ago
  Are the 3D object layers from CS5 still around?
gcau 4y ago
Both of these statements are untrue. >People don't generally paint in photoshop EVERYONE uses photoshop in the painting/art world. Seriously, almost everyone. It's the best app for it, and the only reason people use others in my experience is because they're either free or a one-time payment. Or, because they're painting on a tablet, where (the full) photoshop isn't available. >while ProCreate is about natural-looking brush painting This is also not true. People use procreate because of the simple UI, nice gestures, tailored to iPads, for a one-off payment - and because its simply just the best option available on iPads. There's no difference in what you can do with brushes, or "naturalness" between them. If anything, photoshop is better at natural-looking brush painting. If you're wanting natural looking brush painting, also check out the lesser-known Rebelle: https://www.escapemotions.com/products/rebelle/about?//products/rebelle/index.php https://www.escapemotions.com/products/rebelle/about?//produ... - which is designed to more simulate real physical paint, not just in terms of brush patterns but also mixing.

aikinai 4y ago

Thanks for your comment. I was just about to waste time researching Procreate under the false impression it was vector. By the way, if anyone is interested in a vector drawing app, I highly recommend Concepts.

dagmx 4y ago
Affinity Designer is another really good vector app and exists on desktop too so you can have a single app workflow
- ghostpepper 4y ago
  Affinity products are like if Adobe never got huge and bloated and instead just kept working on keeping Photoshop/Illustrator/etc modern and usable
  - jiveturkey 4y ago
    except 1/10th of the feature set. one man's bloat is another man's essential feature. as a non professional I eventually had to give up as I couldn't keep CS5 running on Mac. I am still on Intel so I guess I could run an older macOS in a VM.
    - dagmx 4y ago
      Yeah agreed. I own all the affinity products and i tried really hard to use them. They’re just not comparable on desktop to the Adobe equivalents. There’s so many basic features missing right now and their forums mention they’re not planning to add some of them. Had to go back to Adobe
llui85 4y ago
Personally, I use Vectornator, although it has a history of being a bit buggy on lower-end devices (seems to be fixed now).

FrozenSynapse 4y ago

The direct competitor is Fresco I think, Adobe's drawing app for iPads