I have all three Affinity apps and am hoping to move away from Photoshop. I use it more for the graphic design aspect of my map business though rather than illustration. Almost all of my actual map making is done in Procreate.

The ability to do digital painting in Photoshop for a long time made it cutting edge and the industry standard. But, they really haven’t improved upon their brush engine in years, and in my opinion it’s way behind and frustrating to work with. I see a lot of people switching to Affinity, Procreate, Infinite Painter, or Clip Studio Paint to draw their maps me I think they’re better off.

- Josh