In this lecture we're going to talk about what software you should be using for this course.
And there's not really a right or wrong answer or you can go with whatever one you're most comfortable
with and talk about some of the things you will need regardless of what software you choose.
You will need the ability to use layers.
So Photoshop is kind of the standard default painting program that people use in the industry but you
don't have to use photoshop.
Anything that has layers you're also going to want to be able to have customizable brushes so pro-create
Photoshop critter a paint or all those will work.
There's kind of two categories you can sort of break down into.
It's going to be ones that you can do on an iPad or something more mobile.
So for iPad your options range between pro-create which is the one I use I think it's the best option.
It's the most similar to procreate and I think it has the most versatility and power behind it.
The sketchbook Pro which is another decent option.
I personally don't find it as in-depth but a lot of people feel comfortable with it.
And then third one is photoshop sketch which until recently was very good for it to really paint an
iPad.
But they made a lot of updates and it could be a lot more viable now.
So once again it really comes down to whatever your most comfort was because in this course while I
am going to go over how to do certain things using either pro-create or Photoshop I'm not going to be
going in-depth on every single type of painting software out there.
So I recommend doing one site you're most familiar with because it'll be more likely to understand the
tips and techniques and how to translate it into your preferred software.
If you're going on that computer and you're going to be using like S.A.G. or bamboo or something like
that Photoshop is always a great one to go to.
However it can be expensive.
You can get a 30 day free trial if you want to just track for this course and decide whether or not
you like it.
But like I said you kind of want to already be somewhat familiar with it so that might not be the best
idea but there is Photoshop.
If you're a student you can get Photoshop for a pretty heavy discount for I believe it's like $15 a
month or something like that which is pretty cheap if you can afford that.
There's also Croteau which is a free digital painting software.
Remember you kind of get what you pay for.
So it's not terrible but it's also not quite as comprehensive or good as Photoshop.
There's Krull painter which is specifically designed for digital painting.
It's it's also a viable option.
Once again what we're going to be focusing on is pro-create and Photoshop but all the techniques should
be able to be transferred and some of these other softwares.
So whatever it is that you're most comfortable with I recommend choosing that one but you do want to
make sure you have layer functionality brush settings so that you can change certain things other things
you'll need are for the selection tool.
And I think that pretty much covers it.
Just make sure that you're not starting this course with something that you're completely unfamiliar
with.
If you Drummond's course with Photoshop you'll never use it before you're going to have a pretty hard
time following along because this isn't really a beginner course on how to use specific software but
more on techniques you can use to digital pain.
So keep that in mind.
That being said go with what works best for you and I can't wait to get painting and show you some sweet
skills so I'll see in the next lecture.