AmbientShade posted at 5:19AM Tue, 16 July 2019 - #4357123

... I don't 3D without zbrush.

When I sculpt digitally, I use Blender. But then I never invested the time to learn ZBrush's interface.

As for Adobe, there are plenty of alternatives for each of their titles, so I don't see how anyone could say they're a monopoly. Far from it.

I suggest giving a look to at the reaction to Adobe's stance on older versions of their software. I refuse to have MY work held ransom so they can enjoy a vendor lock in, and when a company has to resort to terror tactics to force user lock in, it's a sign that company has forgotten who works for whom.

As my signature makes abundantly clear, it is an EFFECTIVE monopoly. While they may not have a strict "exclusivity", no one can offer a credible argument that Adobe does not have "a control that makes possible the manipulation of prices." As anyone displeased with their recent threat legal action for simply using a previous version they legally purchased, found out... canceling your Adobe Ransome leads to Adobe not allowing you to access YOUR OWN WORK.

They just happen to be an industry standard. Im not comfortable with their buyout of Allegorithmic but not much anyone can do about that, except buy a full license to substance while its still available. I've been looking at Corel's Painter recently and like it but I don't have $500 to drop on it or the time to learn it at the moment so I'll stick to photoshop for now.

I would recommend GiMP and or Krita. Between the two there is really no feature not available, and your work in never hidden from you behind a paywall.

mo·nop·o·ly  [muh-nop-uh-lee]
noun, plural mo·nop·o·lies.
1. exclusive control of a commodity or service in a particular market,
or a control that makes possible the manipulation of prices