This post will serve as an in-depth beginner guide to navigating PaintTool SAI. I know everything there is to know about the program. My first love of drawing software, I have used it to make almost my entire portfolio of art in my academic and professional career. I’m Elianna, an Illustrator, Art Director, and Cartoonist with more than seven years of experience using PaintTool SAI.
This guide is written for beginners and will help you learn the basic functions and tools for using the program. With all of its helpful features, getting started with PaintTool SAI can seem intimidating if you have no experience creating digital art. With its ability to create vibrant, anti-aliased drawings, it meets the needs of artists including illustrators, sequential artists, character designers, and more. PaintTool SAI is a lightweight, easy-to-use digital drawing program that has been popular for over a decade.
