you have to excuse my syntax because i am totally deaf and speak american sign language, which it's different from english.  hope you can understand me.

i want to know what art program is the best for POSER 6.   photoshop or paintshop or what?  for example, a huge muscular man rip off a shirt...but this shirt look very straight line..... no woreout with a lot of threads.  just STRAIGHT LINES.   these pics dont look right because when a muscular rip off the shirt... look very straight lines....   i want it look more real with threads woreout...  tear up a shirt... u know what i mean?  and when muscular man crush some wooden boards...but they look very straight lines.... none crashes into pieces.  u know what i mean?
so what is the best art program for POSER 6?    thank you so much!!

joey

photoshop. use it to create transmaps of torn cloth edges with alotta threads,

Both Paint Shop Pro and Photoshop can do what you are asking for. I personally find Photoshop to be better, as it has more options and better tools, but has a steeper learning curve than Paint Shop Pro (although the latest version of PSP is catching up to photoshop)

If you have never used either of these applications, paint shop pro will be easier up front, but restictive later on, while photoshop will be daunting at first, but better in the end.

also, photoshop generally has a better user base in the poser community meaning you will be able to get help quicker should you need it.

hope this answers your question!

joey,
welcome!
there are several programs available that do all the same thing (more or less). the top 2 would probably be photoshop cs2 and painter ix. the difference between these two would be that painter has more of a traditional feel to its use of brushes.
example:
painters watercolor brushes feel and act more like real watercolor brushes, but really that's for traditionalist's to debate. both programs put out astonishing content. take a peek at www.cgtalk.com and look in their cg choice gallery 2d forum. amazing stuff.

i personally use photoshop. it's what i bought so it's what i use. i am very happy and satisfied with photoshop. i have not found anything it can't do for me yet. if anything...it is more intelligent than the artist using it! lol!

there will be a learning curve with whatever program you choose but you probably can't go wrong with either one. you can create from day one with satisfing results.

hopefully more folks will chime in with their own evaluations.
good luck.

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