Views
973
Replies
16
Status
Closed
Question; does the brush tool in recent Photoshop function basically like the brush tool in PS 6.0.1?
I stopped doing full-time graphics work back around the turn of the century and have not kept up with the latest S/W. I still use Photoshop
6.0.1, Illustratior 8 (or Freehand 9) and Fireworks 4 for graphics. But
now I need to do some graphics-intensive work now that could probably best be described as cartoony illustration.
I’m researching contemporary software and am evaluating Manga Studio 4. Its comics-related features are nice to have, but I don’t really need them. However, I do really like the way their pen tool (which would equate to the photoshop brush tool) smooths out the hand-drawn line and results in something that looks a lot like drawing with a sable brush and ink on paper.
Using MS made me realize that that’s one of the things I really want in a program, but not sure if the later Photoshop made any improvements in this area. I think the first program that did something like this was the Fractal Design Expressions (vector art that looked like raster art) which I also owned and liked back in the day. BTW, the color support in Manga Studio is not very good. I think a lot of its users export PSD and color in PS.
Photoshop 6 has everything I want except for versatile drawing support. If CS4/5 has improved, parameterized drawing tools I’d certainly buy it, despite it’s being somewhat overpriced.
I stopped doing full-time graphics work back around the turn of the century and have not kept up with the latest S/W. I still use Photoshop
6.0.1, Illustratior 8 (or Freehand 9) and Fireworks 4 for graphics. But
now I need to do some graphics-intensive work now that could probably best be described as cartoony illustration.
I’m researching contemporary software and am evaluating Manga Studio 4. Its comics-related features are nice to have, but I don’t really need them. However, I do really like the way their pen tool (which would equate to the photoshop brush tool) smooths out the hand-drawn line and results in something that looks a lot like drawing with a sable brush and ink on paper.
Using MS made me realize that that’s one of the things I really want in a program, but not sure if the later Photoshop made any improvements in this area. I think the first program that did something like this was the Fractal Design Expressions (vector art that looked like raster art) which I also owned and liked back in the day. BTW, the color support in Manga Studio is not very good. I think a lot of its users export PSD and color in PS.
Photoshop 6 has everything I want except for versatile drawing support. If CS4/5 has improved, parameterized drawing tools I’d certainly buy it, despite it’s being somewhat overpriced.
How to Improve Photoshop Performance
Learn how to optimize Photoshop for maximum speed, troubleshoot common issues, and keep your projects organized so that you can work faster than ever before!