Among many painting software, SAI is an entry-level software, which can be quickly used by people without basic knowledge. The above function descriptions are also quite complete, and they may not know how to use it after downloading at the beginning. Today, I will take you to learn more about what sai software does and how to use it? What skills need to be mastered to better use?
What does sai software do and how to use it
SAI is the abbreviation of the drawing software Easy Paint Tool SAI, which is mainly used to make preliminary drafts, line tracing and coloring. It is suitable for drawing all kinds of painting styles, such as the typical coloring styles of Sailulu, thick painting, and semi thick painting, and is widely used in digital painting fields such as original painting and illustration. It is more suitable for beginners who just touch board drawing and for the early stage of line drawing and coloring of commercial drawing.
The software is simple to operate, compact and free of installation. The canvas can be rotated and flipped at will, anti aliasing when zooming, powerful ink line function, shake correction function, etc. The beginner can also easily get started.
How to use SAI painting software
1. Understand the interface of SAI
At the first sight, I found that SAI did not use the traditional Explorer interface, but used the UI interface designed by myself. Similar to personalized processing on PS.
The main interface of SAI can be divided into five parts according to functions: navigation area, layer area, drawing area, color area, and tool area!
2. Personalized interface layout
The personalized layout of the interface can select the items you need from the drop-down menu of "Window".
3. Adjust the perspective of the canvas
SAI has a unique advantage that you can adjust the perspective of the canvas from a different angle.
The specific options of mouse selection method are shown in the figure. At ordinary times, ALT+space+cursor movement (SAI shortcut key) can be used to achieve arbitrary rotation of the canvas perspective.
4. Recording function
SAI does not have the same history panel as PS, but you can use the arrow in the upper left corner of the canvas to control the rollback and recovery. The shortcut keys are Ctrl+Z and Ctrl+Y.
The capacity of historical steps recorded by default in SAI is about 100M. The layer area is similar to Photoshop. You can see that there are eight different mixing modes, which are basically enough.
5. SAI color area
The SAI color area has 6 function dials: color wheel, RGB slider, HSV slider, gradient slider, color palette, and color palette. The small button above selects the switch of the function panel.
6. Tool area of SAI
SAI tool area - There are 10 kinds of tools that users can customize. Right click in the tool area to see them.
7. Detailed explanation of SAI pen tools
Pencil, pen, watercolor pen, airbrush and marker are one type. Each of them can load the shape and texture of the brush. The difference between them is that there are more or less options. Among them, watercolor pen has the most effect options.
8. SAI's pencil tool
SAI also has a 2-value pen, which is similar to the pencil tool in Photoshop. It is a pen tool that is fully sharpened into 100% opaque pixels, and is commonly used for some detail processing.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of SAI?
Advantages: SAI is small and convenient to install. Compared with the complicated operation of other drawing software, SAI is more simple, and more suitable for the early stage of line tracing and coloring of new and commercial drawings that just touch board drawing.
Disadvantages: Although the drawing function is relatively complete, it is relatively insufficient in the post-processing of image special effects. It needs to use other drawing software for post-processing. Moreover, if SAI's line correction function is used for a long time, it will not improve the user's line ability. It is recommended not to rely too much on the function of shake correction in the initial stage.
Why does SAI software have a service life
After downloading SAI, there will be a trial period. After the trial period, you need to purchase a certificate to activate it before you can continue to use it normally.
Sai software is a very good software for novices. it is simple to operate, and can be used quickly. it is very convenient to use. it is a painting software that most newcomers will choose.
