12-15-2014, 07:33 AM
Yes Photoshop is all about monopoly. All companies are using it, community is biggest etc. Why? for me it's because it's very powerful tool, but not focused on painting. What is missing in most other software is possibility of working with different color models/profiles what is externally helpful for printing, easy editing color channels and alpha channel what is needed in textures and game assets, and PS is fast.
What I don't like in Photoshop is brush engine. For many years I painted In non-photoshop software and I don't see any need to invest money in PS if you don't need to. There are other awesome companies like guys making Clip Paint Studio who are not ripping you off every year with "new" version of software. And I love Corel Painter! Other thing about photoshop is that when you paint in it You look like everybody else. Few of my last works where in photoshop and I feel it looks too much like other artists works. So my conclusion is that software is also part of your style!
What I don't like in Photoshop is brush engine. For many years I painted In non-photoshop software and I don't see any need to invest money in PS if you don't need to. There are other awesome companies like guys making Clip Paint Studio who are not ripping you off every year with "new" version of software. And I love Corel Painter! Other thing about photoshop is that when you paint in it You look like everybody else. Few of my last works where in photoshop and I feel it looks too much like other artists works. So my conclusion is that software is also part of your style!