Yeah I use blots and noise on a separate airbrush tool (basically i make the settings so that it almost mimics a pencil textured tool) and I use that for a ton of things (here are my settings for it ), also oh yeah for that example I didn't even use any blending brush bc it was a rough doodle but the softness of the brush itself was enough. Some of the default CSP brushes do, which is nice if you like to do a lot of pencil sketching!Īww thank you 😭💛 and yeses another texture fan 😂 looks great! I love Howl ❤️ Oh yeah, also non of SAIs brushes do pen tilt support.

I bought both programs, I switch between them occasionally. Honestly, technically speaking, CSP is better value for money bc ur paying 50$ sometimes even half of that on sales and getting more features, but I still prefer using SAI for some reason lol. Here are some examples of how it looks for me The only brush I used for everything from lining to colouring though was a brush called sai brush from the asset store which is made to mimic sai's input a bit xd. On ClipStudio its much harder for me to name any brushes, but whatever I use there its mainly for sketching and I have downloaded these brushes from their asset store. Also I use it for softer shading and painting, I don't really use a lot of brushes xd rest of stuff is kinda close to default for me. In paint tool SAI I use blots&noise often for sketching and lining, gives it a bit of texture. Personally I move between them both for certain brushes etc. The 3D modelling pose tool also is great! I'm not a CSP veteran so idk a lot of stuff other than basics, but a lot of my friends have moved to CSP and like the options there a lot. Also the perspective rulers are simple and easy to use.ĬSP though has a lot more options - you have a very nice asset store rich in many resources. Also one thing I use heavily that I think is better in SAI is the fringe layer option (never looks the best for me in CSP). I prefer how brushes blend in SAI, even when I was using CSP one of my main brushes was a brush called 'Sai' made to mimic how it feels in it xD. Now I'm a simple person, I use simple tools - for me, I feel like SAI is enough because the brushes they offer though they are more limited in selection they do their job well. I have used both, SAI2 has been better for me than 1 because of the 64bit option, to me actually that makes it much more stable and can use a lot of RAM unlike the older version. I feel like a lot of it comes to personal preference and needs tbh.

Paint tool sai 2 blending brush