# OpenCanvas vs ArtRage

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opencanvas-vs-artrage/182547>\
**Category:** design\
**Created:** [March 19, 2006, 7:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opencanvas-vs-artrage/182547 "2006-03-19T07:43:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![theflash](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/theflash/32/1221_2.png) [@theflash](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/theflash)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2006, 7:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opencanvas-vs-artrage/182547/1 "2006-03-19T07:43:13Z")

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Hello fellas

I was thinking to buy a small drawing/painting tool… As of now I know about these 2 softwares which are cheaper… below 100 bucks

Actually there is a huge gap between these 2 but I wanted to know what others think. Here are the links of them…  
[http://www.portalgraphics.net/en/oc/oc4/products.html](http://www.portalgraphics.net/en/oc/oc4/products.html)  
[http://www.ambientdesign.com/artrage.html](http://www.ambientdesign.com/artrage.html)

OpenCanvas is pretty much cool… their brush engine is excellent besides they have many filters and many other things like rorating canvas for drawing…

At other side artrage is small application with excellent brush engine too. And simulates traditional media very well. But they have limited tools as compared to the other one. (though not bad at 20 bucks)

But I am not sure should I buy OpenCanvas or Artrage ? or both =)?

PS : DO U KNOW ANY OTHER GOOD SOFTWARES ?

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**Author:** ![hybrid101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7993a0/32.png) [@hybrid101](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hybrid101)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 10:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opencanvas-vs-artrage/182547/2 "2006-03-21T10:54:17Z")

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get the one which you feel suits you the best. i’d go for opencanvas, more features:)

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**Author:** ![BoonDock](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/boondock/32/1188_2.png) [@BoonDock](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BoonDock)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 6:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opencanvas-vs-artrage/182547/3 "2006-03-21T18:18:02Z")

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I actually like Alias Sketchbook Pro but the tools are very lacking…

I’ve used ArtRage and the traditional media and brush engine are superb, but it also lacks in certain aspects…

I’ve never used OpenCanvas to do any digital painting but it looks promising.

There is always PS CS2 but you have to have lots of RAM to really use it like the others with a wacom ability…

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**Author:** ![theflash](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/theflash/32/1221_2.png) [@theflash](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/theflash)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2006, 9:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/opencanvas-vs-artrage/182547/4 "2006-03-22T09:48:07Z")

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Thanks guys… yeah I had considered sketchbook pro but that I feel is not for the finished digital painting work…

I feel I should go for OpenCanvas but ArtRage with it’s brush engine has still hold my mind…

any other tools anybody know ???