Uploaded December 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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🔗 Updated Astropad Link — mdsh.io/mrtomfroese 🙏 If you're going to learn an illustration program, which one should you choose: Photoshop or Procreate? In this video I break down the differences between the two popular apps and tell you my reasons why one of these is perhaps better than the other.

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Time Stamps
0:00 Intro
0:17 Welcome
0:54 Updates
2:15 Main Content: Photoshop vs. Procreate
2:59 What is Photoshop?
3:54 What can you do with Photoshop?
4:38 3 Key 3 Features of Photoshop for Illustrators
5:41 What is Procreate?
6:38 Why is Procreate so popular?
8:26 Why not use Procreate?
9:59 Five Reasons Why I Choose Photoshop over Procreate
10:14 01 File management vs. None
11:32 02 Keystrokes vs. Gestures
14:14 03 Big screen vs. Small screen
15:32 04 Vector support vs. None
17:57 05 Unlimited vs. Limited Layers
20:21 How am I using my iPad as a screen-based tablet? (Astropad!)
22:04 Conclusion