I have always been big on testing out digital art studios, and I admit I can be pretty materialistic when it comes to finding the right one that works for me. I have tried Gimp, Photoshop, Paint.net, Clip Studio EX, Paint tool Sai 1 and 2, and Krita. So far, Photoshop is ironically on the bottom of being disliked, and Clip Studio being my top favorite. They say that Photoshop is the best thing out there for digital art, but I'll give you my reasons why I disagree:

1. Very bulky and takes up a lot of ram. I don't know, maybe it's my computer going to crap, but still.

2. Too expensive. $900 for an art studio? For that price I'd rather buy a new computer.

3. It doesn't have a stabilizer and thus doesn't work very well with tablets.

4. The "Linework" is basically a waste of time. It's basically doing joint by joint, then right click + Stroke + Ok. See that takes up way too much time. I've always preferred using my pen with the stabilizer on.

Photoshop is really meant for what it's name is. For photos. It's what it was originally designed for in the first place. It was originally designed for photographers to go in and do some neat looking touch ups, but not good for digital art. My Clip Studio Paint EX can do MANY things much better than Photoshop can and it only costs 5% of the cost of Photoshop. I think that is with adobe products in general.

And you wonder why it's one of the most pirated software. It's because nobody wants to pay $900 for something even Paint Tool Sai can do much better for.