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Hardware and Software

iPad for Procreate

Best iPad for Drawing in Procreate

It’s a complicated decision

What’s the best iPad for drawing and Procreate? For all art tasks? You’d hope this would be a straightforward answer, but I just can’t give you one.

Christopher Cant

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The Best Brushes for Clip Studio Paint! Free and Paid for CSP

My Recommended Brushpacks for CSP

There are A LOT of brushes out there for Clip Studio Paint. There are also a whole lot more out there for other softwares, like Photoshop and Procreate, that can easily be imported into Clip Studio Paint.

Christopher Cant

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iPad Pro Review

Artist's Review of the iPad Pro

Using an iPad for drawing, painting, and everything else

I’ve been travelling while I work as an artist since around 2017, and have used a few different devices to paint digitally wherever I am - but I always limited myself to Windows devices, and they always lacked in some way.

Christopher Cant

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Krita vs Photoshop

Krita vs Photoshop, which is better?

Is it really worth paying for Photoshop?

We’re going to be comparing two digital art softwares; Krita, and Photoshop. Lucky for you, I’ve used both! I’m more familiar with Photoshop, and used it for about ten years, but I think that puts me in a decent position to evaluate Krita against it, which I’ve used here and there since I started painting.

Christopher Cant

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Wacom Cintiq vs iPad Pro

Which do I prefer? It's the battle of the screen tablets!

So you've decided you want a display tablet, and you know you want a high quality brand - that pretty much gives you a choice between a Wacom Cintiq and an iPad Pro. Well, it just so happens that I have experience with both.

Christopher Cant

Hardware and Software

Wacom vs XP-Pen

Wacom vs XP-Pen tablets

Is Wacom still the king of tablet brands?

Wacom is the old king of the tablet scene, but in recent years many new brands have arisen to challenge it, XP-Pen among them. Does Wacom deserve its reputation as being way above the competition, or has XP-Pen caught up to it?

Christopher Cant

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Huion vs Wacom tablets

Has Huion caught up to to Wacom?

If you’re looking into purchasing a graphics tablet, these 2 brands probably keep coming up. Wacom is the old king of the scene, and Huion is the new rival vying for dominance - but who is king now?

Christopher Cant

Hardware and Software

Wacom One vs Cintiq Pen Displays in 2023

Comparing Wacom’s entry-level screen tablets

We’re going to be comparing the Wacom One with the Wacom Cintiq 16 - two of Wacom’s more affordable screen tablets, both well suited to being someone’s first screen tablet. Which one should you pick?

Christopher Cant

Hardware and Software

Huion vs XP-Pen

Huion VS XP-Pen tablets

Which of these very similar brands is best?

Huion and XP-Pen are relatively new contenders in the drawing tablet scene, but they have both quickly developed a name for themselves regardless. In fact, they have both risen to the front of the pack side by side, so it’s hard to tell which is actually the better brand.

Christopher Cant

Hey, I'm Christopher

I started making digital art in 2009, and became a full-time freelance artist in 2016, able to work on my own schedule from anywhere in the world.
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I created this blog to help young artists make the same journey.

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