The interface of this paint tool is easy to navigate, so finding the tools and functions you need takes no time at all.

It’s useful for adding the finishing touches before saving your piece, as you can soften any hard edges. There is an eraser tool that takes on the properties of the different brushes. This enables you to erase a layer, move it to a different part of the drawing, or lock layers together. Creative capacityĪs well as the main tools for adding color, SAI also has features for adding and editing layers and selecting areas of your artwork. You can adjust the pressure of the brush, so it responds differently to your touch. Different effects are achieved by using different brushes when drawing, including airbrush, watercolor, and pen. There is also an option to change the luminescence. You can change the appearance of a color by adjusting saturation. Lineart Timelapse Video (New one coming with my new tablet (Artisul D13) but here's the old for now): youtu.The choice of colors is excellent, which means if you can imagine it, you can create it. Paint Tool SAI 2 Gradient Coloring: fav.me/dc0ko2u Paint Tool SAI 1 and 2 Brush Tool Settings Comparison Chart: fav.me/dbpay9g It'll look like a square, much like how the marquee tool looks PS: In case it wasn't obvious, you click a spot and drag your mouse cursor to whatever size you want the shape to be in, then release and it appears.

I know they're a huge pain in the butt, but with the new Shape Tool, it makes drawing circles super easy now! You can even make them ovals just by making the width longer than the length and vice versa Here's a quick tutorial I made a while back on how to make perfect circles in SAI 2. *EDIT* THIS IS NO LONGER NECESSARY UNLESS YOU'RE USED TO IT! SAI 2's Ellipse Ruler let's you make perfect circles and you can resize the ruler to fit your needs (Holding shift and dragging one of the box outline corners up or down changes the size) I'll be keeping this up in case people prefer this method over the ruler method!

I wasn't aware until recently that the rulers existed, so this new method is much better than the old one c: If you still want the old way, you can view it here: sta.sh/01tegly8cw9r

*EDIT 2* Here is the updated tutorial on making perfect circles.

Paint tool sai 2 rulers