Photoshop is a good program, but in the end its a photo editing program that people can use as an drawing tool, it  has a bunch of other bells and whistles that really are not needed for drawing or painting. It simulates painting well enough, but it's just that a simulation.

​Recently, I came across a new program by the name of Paint Storm Studio and I must say for painting and art its a lot more natural than any other program out there. The paint mixes naturally and it feels and looks like you are using actual paint.  

​I'm still playing with it and testing it out. The interface is very clunky, ( the program is still in its infancy) but the variety of brushes and the ability to customize them so much is well worth the $19. That's right its only 19 bucks.  It was also created so that it could work on a tablet with touch as well as with a stylus on a desktop or laptop. 

​I made this digital illustration of Hillary Clinton real quick on a Surface Pro 4  just to see what it could do. Well, I must admit I was not disappointed. The paint mixer alone was pretty bananas! It functioned like the real thing. I even used my fingers a bit not just the stylus.

If you want more information check out their site, they have some good videos and pretty great tutorials.