best app for painting in pc?

ClipStudioPaint is pretty good, but you do have to pay monthly/yearly.

while i cant totally speak on the quality/experience since im a mobile-only digital artist, i use IbisPaintX (which has a PC version of the software) and have happily used it for years now o(*°▽°*)o
its one of the few programs ive paid to disable ads on, i use it so often that the payment justifies it to me

ive heard that Krita is also pretty good, but my time using it was very brief so i cant fully confirm or deny its quality as an art program (￣.￣")ゞ if youre a real maniac, you can probably make do in GIMP

^.^"

Personally I use mostly use (a crack version of) Photoshop with Illustrator - (this was yrs before their AI and subscription madness. I got mine when I used to study Animation a decade ago), so... I don't think I can make proper recommendations.

I heard that Paint Tool Sai was good, (but ever since the monetization of it and them doing stuff like how Adobe moves, people in the west have started using it less.) So those people usually recommend software like Krita, Medibang Paint, Autodesk Sketchbook, Clip Studio Paint etc. You can try any of those and see if they work for you.

mspaint

tux paint

I’d recommend Clip Studio Paint or Krita, both are beginner-friendly and powerful. Clip Studio feels closest to traditional drawing, while Krita is free and surprisingly deep. Photoshop works too, but it’s overkill if you’re just starting. I actually began by watching short tutorials and just doodling, no pressure to make art. We all learn by messing around. I once contacted Lightroom customer service while googling “best app for painting on pc?” because I was totally lost.

For painting on PC, it really depends on your style, but Krita is amazing for digital painting and concept art, while Clip Studio feels great for line work and comics. Photoshop still holds up for detailed texturing and layered workflows. Tablet support and brush customization usually make the biggest difference in how natural it feels. I often paint textures and surface details first, then use that artwork on 3D models for printing, so learning the prep side helped a lot too - this breakdown made that transition easier to understand: https://orcaslicer.pro/

krita is free and really good. though it takes a while to learn and you should definitely alter some of the settings (key binds, workplace, depending on what exactly it is you wanna make)