Digital Art Program reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 217 Reddit reviews across 20 subreddits and 47 posts to rank the best Digital Art Program brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/ArtistLounge, r/DigitalPainting, r/DigitalArt, r/FurryArtSchool, r/Artadvice. Top-rated brands include Clip Studio Paint (4.6/5), Krita (4.3/5), Procreate (4.7/5).
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Reviews217
Subreddits20
Posts47
Brands45
Products1
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#1
Clip Studio Paint
4.6
(46)
"Clip studio paint and I have been married for almost a decade."
"I love csp lately."
"I started with Photoshop and then moved to CSP."
"CSP and Rebelle Pro."
"In Asia, it is best to use Clip Studio Paint for illustrators, manga-ka, and web-comic artists."
"I say CSP is still the best."
"Deffo csp, nothing replaces it."
"I love Clip Studio Paint. I have the EX version if that matters."
"Clipstudio paint! I wish procreate would come out with a pc version."
"Switched from Photoshop to CSP and never looked back."
#2
Krita
4.3
(44)
"If this is for hobby, krita. If for professional, Photoshop. If for professional but have no money, krita."
"Krita.
Not only for beginners"
"Is the best if you want to eventually do everything on it."
"Is the best digital drawing program imo in general."
"Krita is amazing, I've been using it for almost a year now after using photoshop for over a decade for illustration."
"Krita Is the best, and full free"
"Krita and Photoshop are my go-to at the moment."
"Krita for digital painting, although I haven’t used many others."
"Seconding krita. Great and pretty polished application with a huge amount of features."
"I highly recommend Krita!"
#3
Procreate
4.7
(14)
"On my iPad 11' I mainly use Procreate ... Awesome"
"It’s a single, low charge, pretty versatile, and there’s a TON of information online about how to use it effectively."
"* **Procreate** (iPad). **Adobe Photoshop** (Windows, macOS), **Krita** (Windows, macOS, iPad, Android), **Corel Painter** (Windows, macOS)."
"Spend £10 and get procreate. Best art program I have ever used, seriously."
"Procreate is great and worth the cost."
"I personally like Procreate!"
"I use Procreate for my art and have been using it for a year."
"Procreate or art studio or medibang or comics draw or clip studio."
"Procreate."
"Definitely Procreate! it's only 10$ and can produce professional quality work."
#4
Autodesk Sketchbook
4.1
(12)
"I use Autodesk Sketchbook, both on Windows and Android."
"Is great"
"For tablets, probably Infinite Painter, Sketchbook, Medibang Paint, Concepts, HiPaint."
"Sketchbook"
"Super useful and easy to use drawing program"
"Autodesk sketchbook pro"
"I suggest Autodesk Sketchbook."
"Autodesk sketchbook is a good option."
"I've used Autodesk sketchbook (free) and procreate on iPad (not free but cheap) both are good."
"I use Sketchbook since I started doing digital art on my phone and it's the best mobile app I've found."
#5
MediBang Paint
4.0
(10)
"Is better for lineart and crosshatching than any other program."
"It's the program I started out with and have been using for 4 years."
"For tablets, probably Infinite Painter, Sketchbook, Medibang Paint, Concepts, HiPaint."
"Medibang"
"Medibang ,IbisPaint,Auto desk."
"Krita or Medibang are really good."
"I use Medibang Paint, it's free to download and has a good variety of brushes :) "
"Medibang Pro"
"Medibang or JUMP paint."
"Medibang is also free and similar to Clip Studio."
#6
Adobe Photoshop
4.0
(9)
"* **Procreate** (iPad). **Adobe Photoshop** (Windows, macOS), **Krita** (Windows, macOS, iPad, Android), **Corel Painter** (Windows, macOS)."
"I use Photoshop, Rebelle 7 Pro and Artrage Vitae."
"Photoshop or CSP."
"My recommendation is Photoshop if you're doing anything professional."
"Nontheless, great program and highly recomme"
"Objectively, photoshop is still a pretty strong contender as the best art program"
"In Photoshop, I'd turn all the squares into Smart Objects, and then I could paste the images into each of the objects."
"The ultimate tool would be Photoshop, but it's a bit intimidating at first."
"I used Photoshop because that's what I know."
#7
Paint Tool SAI
4.5
(8)
"PaintTool Sai 2 i create my art in"
"Sai is still the best for me to draw"
"Strong recommendation for legit SAI 2 from me."
"Very simple interface but awesome tools."
"Some people draw in Sai or Krita and they are fine."
"Paintool SAI is a very good and light program."
"You might like Paint Tool Sai."
"Sai version 1 is my go to for just about anything."
#8
Ibis Paint
4.3
(7)
"Ibispaint x"
"My favourite and go to for like 7 - 8 years now is IbisPaint X."
"IbisPaint is a great free app! It’s my favorite drawing app actually lol."
"Ibispaint"
"Some ones to call out besides Clip Studio Paint - ibis Paint."
"I use ibispaintx and its free."
"And ibis paint is the same for krita but it's for mobile and cons are that it's again alittle less difficult then krita to learn but most tools or options are blocked by a paywall."
#9
Fire Alpaca
4.2
(6)
"There's firealpaca,medibang,gimp,paint berri, and krita all for pc."
"Ive seen people use fire alpaca if you don’t want to start with krita."
"FireAlpaca, went off it for a bit but now I'm back to using it; it's incredibly good for a free program."
"Firealpaca, it's really easy to use."
"FireAlpaca was my first art program and after that I moved onto Medibang Paint Pro."
#10
Autodesk SketchBook Pro
3.8
(5)
"Sketchbook pro"
"It’s a really light weight drawing program with a really intuitive user interface."
"It's very intuitive overall."
"I would suggest Autodesk Sketchbook Pro... it has the basics so it's easier for someone who is new."
#11
HiPaint
4.3
(4)
"Hipaint is basically the best procreate clone out there."
"For tablets, probably Infinite Painter, Sketchbook, Medibang Paint, Concepts, HiPaint."
"Hipaint [android]"
"Try HiPaint! It's a procreate knockoff but it works great for me."
#12
Adobe
4.0
(4)
"The best: Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign"
"Photoshop and Illustrator are my favorites."
"I would highly recommend to go for PS2020."
"I draw in Photoshop, my workflow kinda messy and I like use textured brushes."
#13
GIMP
3.0
(5)
"GIMP and Inkscape are all I have ever needed, they work amazing if you take the time to learn them."
"Krita
GIMP
[Paint.NET](http://Paint.NET)"
"Gimp (gimp is also free and legal) and Affinity are a couple that I have used."
"Gimp and Inkscape are both free, but neither works nearly as smoothly on Mac."
"A lot of people caution against using it for digital art."
#14
Clip Studio
4.0
(2)
"ClipStudio [u get a free hour every day which is enough to me]"
"If you ever get the chance to buy clip studio on discount (it goes on sale often) I highly recommend it."
#15
Ibis Paint X
4.0
(2)
"There will be a few brushes that you need to pay to use, but everything else is unlocked, and it does allow multiple layers for free"
"It has layers and lotsa tools!"
#16
Concepts
4.0
(2)
"I might be the unusual one comparably, I use Concepts app for sketching and line arts then export to Artrage for coloring."
"For tablets, probably Infinite Painter, Sketchbook, Medibang Paint, Concepts, HiPaint."
#17
Affinity Designer
4.0
(2)
"Have a look at Affinity Serif apps."
"Affinity Designer is really good for Designs and Affinity Photo for photo editing."
#18
MyPaint
4.0
(2)
"MyPaint would be my favorite, but you won't be able to get that on an apple or android device."
"A simple drawing/painting program is MyPaint."
#19
Corel Painter
4.0
(2)
"* **Procreate** (iPad). **Adobe Photoshop** (Windows, macOS), **Krita** (Windows, macOS, iPad, Android), **Corel Painter** (Windows, macOS)."
"If you are ready to pay for a software, I would suggest Corel Painter."
#20
IbisPaint
4.0
(2)
"It's a free app and a great app for beginners!"
"Some people like ibispaint."
#21
Rebelle
4.0
(2)
"I like Rebelle because it's one of the best software for creating traditional art."
"The best software for painting, especially for traditional artists."
#22
IbisPaint X
4.0
(2)
"It’s easy to learn and pretty accessible without payment."
"I still use it"
#23
Infinite Painter
4.0
(2)
"For tablets, probably Infinite Painter, Sketchbook, Medibang Paint, Concepts, HiPaint."
"Second for infinite painter"
#24
FireAlpaca
3.5
(2)
"Fire alpaca or clip studio paint."
"Firealpaca is free and very simple."
#25
Aseprite
5.0
(1)
"Well, if you ever wanna try pixel art, Aseprite is def the best tool for that."
#26
Sketch Club
4.0
(1)
"Sketch Club, I can't remember if this was a small 1-2$ purchase or Free."
#27
Vectornator
4.0
(1)
"Give Vectornator a shot, I’ve played with it before and it was a solid piece of freeware."
#28
Sculptris
4.0
(1)
"Sculptris is a crazy program!!! It's super easy also."
#29
Inkscape
4.0
(1)
"If you're looking at Adobe, then it's illustrator. However! If you're broke like most of us then Inkscape is a good free alternative."
#30
Infinite Design
4.0
(1)
"I rely on Infinite Design whenever the need to commission or get a freebie done arises."
#31
MediBang
4.0
(1)
"A good free one is MediBang"
#32
Adobe Flash
4.0
(1)
"Smooth, sexy brush, no need to worry about 193018 different features"
#33
Daz 3D
4.0
(1)
"I like Daz 3d only available on pc"
#34
PaintTool SAI
4.0
(1)
"I've tried all of them, Photoshop, Clip Studio Paint, Krita etc., but Sai is the one software I keep coming back to."
#35
Paintstorm Studio
4.0
(1)
"Check out Paintstorm studio. Brush engine is amazing and the UI tied with it quite logical."
#36
Adobe Illustrator
4.0
(1)
"I'd create the grid in Illustrator, convert the grid to separate squares, then open it to Photoshop."
#37
Pen Up
4.0
(1)
"I found PenUp good"
#38
Paint Tool SAI 2
4.0
(1)
"SAI 2 is probably the only program that has good blending, and it isn't overwhelming to use."
#39
Adobe Fresco
4.0
(1)
"Adobe Fresco but i believe it’s only available for ipad."
#40
Kleki
4.0
(1)
"Kleki.com is pretty good for me!"
#41
iArtbook
4.0
(1)
"I use an app from the app store called iArtbook."
#42
ArtRage
4.0
(1)
"There is artrage wich i use, really cool piece of software."
#43
Figma
4.0
(1)
"Figma is good for quick work, free too!"
#44
Adobe Photoshop Sketch
4.0
(1)
"-Photoshop sketch . U can download brushes and import it."
#45
Mischief
4.0
(1)
"Ever try Mischief? It has a free version and the full version is only $25."
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