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Paint Tool SAI or alternative for Mac?

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~jaruhi Aug 14, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Hello! Like the title says, I would really love it if there was SAI for Mac or an alternative.

I've tried these programs:
- Photoshop
- Corel Painter
- ArtRage
- SAI through Wine / MikuInstaller
- Pixelmator
- Seashore
- GIMP + GIMP Painter
- MyPaint
- Autodesk Sketchbook + Copic Edition

and a lot more that I can't remember. All of those, though, just didn't work like SAI.

I used Clip Paint Lab and Clip Studio Paint until they expired, and I can't get the money to pay for Clip Studio Paint... Those programs were the closest I've ever found, though.
My dad won't let me install Windows through VMWare or Parallels. Crossover has no pen pressure, and I just can't find anything else.
I've tried Bianca-Jo, but her blog was taken down... She recently posted about it (in April....) but no updates since then.
I'm trying to be really specific, I want something for Mac that works as well as SAI.

Please, is there any program out there that would work for me? SAI is for mainly manga/anime artists, and since that's my main style, it would be great if the program were along those lines.

Thanks!
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~jaruhi Aug 15, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
I'll have to wait a bit before I get a windows computer, but thanks!
Photoshop just doesn't have the pen pressure that's right for me though;;; Painter is a little annoying, too...

once again, thanks a whole bunch!!
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~azuori Aug 14, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
I TOLD YOU TO TRY OPEN CANVAS!!! dfghjaf i swear its rly nice, if i couldnt use sai i would use OC u v u
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~jaruhi Aug 14, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
o wel i found something man
FireAlpaca seems kinda new and low features but pretty cool
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~flameofwar Aug 27, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
WOW!!! Fire Alpaca came out of nowhere and has become my go-to tool for line art on MAC. thx lots for the find man!!
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Firealpaca is the closest.

Just gotta learn to make due. :O Photoshop and painter aren't that bad though.
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~jaruhi Aug 14, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Oh my gosh! I've never heard of FireAlpaca, but I just tried it and it's amazing! Thank you so much!!
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*FionaRDowns Aug 14, 2012  Student General Artist
I wondered this too... There just seems to be nothing like SAI about for mac - or none that I have ever found. Sorry I couldn't help.
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~jaruhi Aug 14, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Oh.... well, that's fine! I'll wait for more answers / look a little more! Thanks anyways!!
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