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Developed in Japan, the SAI Paint Tool is a unique graphics editor that's loved by millions of Manga and Anime comic artists from around the world, and for good reason! With everything you need to design authentic Manga works of art, the SAI Paint Tool is a must-have for all designers.
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- SAI or Easy Paint Tool SAI (ペイントツールSAI) is a lightweight raster graphics editor and painting software for Microsoft Windows developed and published by Systemax Software. Development of the software began on August 2, 2004, and the first alpha version was released on October 13, 2006. SAI's official release (1.0.0) was on February 25, 2008, and an update preview was released.
Important Notification |
This software requires basic knowledge about Windows operation. Especially, basic knowledge about the following are indispensable.
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Installation Note:
The full installer of Ver.1.2.0 or later will install SAI Ver.1 into 'C:PaintToolSAI' in default settings. You can preserve brushes, textures, swatch and license certificate through which of following way.
- Overwrite Ver.1.2.0(or later) to Ver.1.1.0 folder by installer of update files only.
- Copy all folders, *.conf files, *.ssd files, *.slc file from Ver.1.1.0 folder to Ver.1.2.0(or later) folder.
CAUTION 1:
On Windows Vista or later, please do not install SAI Ver.1 into 'Program Files' folder because SAI Ver.1 may malfunction due to UAC.
CAUTION 2:
SAI Ver.1 does not support high DPI monitors, and Windows 10 does not apply DPI scaling for SAI Ver.1. If you use SAI Ver.1 with a high DPI monitor, you have to change the screen resolution less than about 1920x1200.
CAUTION 3:
WinTab drivers for N-trig pen tablet(e.g. The WinTab driver of Microsoft Surface) does not support WinTab API specification strictly. SAI Ver.1 does not work correctly with WinTab drivers for N-trig pen tablet in the default setting.
It may work with WinTab drivers for N-trig pen tablet if you change 'TabletMouseSimulation' to 1 from 0 in 'misc.ini' in SAI's program folder.
PaintTool SAI (Full installation) (Ver.1.2.5, Installer, 2016-04-25, 2.4M)
For new users, all required files of PaintTool SAI are included in this installer. In the first time, SAI will automatically start setup process, this will take a few minutes. SAI will start without setup process from the second time.
PaintTool SAI (Update files only) (Ver.1.2.5, Installer, 2016-04-25, 1.2M)
This installer contains minimum update files for previous version users, you can use this update overwriting all extracted files to the existing application folder.
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Tool Panel
The tool panel shows tool listings and settings.
1. Drawing Color
This panel shows drawing primary/secondly colors.
You can exchange primary/secondly color by clicking the upper right arrow icon. The under left checker button toggles normal/transparent color.
2. Common Tools
These tools can be use with both normal/vector layer. You can change tool shortcut key by double clicking these icon.
3. Custom Tool Tray
The custom tool tray contains user customized brush like tools, you can create each tools that have your favorite setting as presets.
Operation | Function |
Clicking | Select Tool |
Double Clicking | Show Tool Config Dialog |
CTRL+Dragging | Move Tool |
Right Dragging | Move or Duplicate Tool |
4. Size Grip for Custom Tool Tray
For adjusting vertical size of custom tool tray.
5. Tool Parameters
Tool specific parameters for selected tool.
Common Brush Parameters
1. Drawing Mode
Select drawing composition mode.
Normal | Drawing color changes gradually to selected color, this is standard painting mode almost all paint software. |
Vivid | Drawing color become more vividly. |
Deep | Drawing color become more deeply and darkly. |
Multiply | Drawing color changes gradually to multiply of selected color and the canvas color. |
2. Brush Edge Shape
Control brush edge fading shape
3. Brush Size
Control brush size, the slider size unit can be changed by the button left side of this slider
4. Minimum Size
Select minimum brush size in minimum pressure.
5. Brush Density
Select brush drawing density.
6. Brush Shape
Select brush circle shape, excepting [simple circle], each shape specific attribute can be controled by the right side slider.
Name | Shape | Slider Affection |
Blot | Blotted ink like shape | Control blot amount |
Blot & Noise | Finely blotted ink like shape. | |
Round Brush | Round painting brush like shape | Control fiber thickness |
Flat Brush | Flat painting brush like shape |
7. Brush Texture
Control the effect that brushes are affected by canvas surface grain with texture. The right side slider controls the grain strength.
8. +/- Advanced Settings
Show/Hide advanced settings described below.
9. Quality
Set drawing and blending quality, large value become more smooth but more slow.
10. Edge Hardness
Set brush edge hardness, this parameter almostly for small sized brush set more clear or more soft looks.
11. Minimum Density
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Set minimum drawing density for minimum pressure.
12. Max Dens Prs.
Set maximum pressure for maximum drawing density.
13. Hard <-> Soft
Adjust response for pressure support.
14. Press:Dens
Set brush density is affected by pressure, lower pressure become lower density.
15. Press:Size
Set brush size is affected by pressure, lower pressure become smaller brush.
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16. Press:Blend
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Set blending amount is affected by pressure, lower pressure gives more canvas color remained.
17. Brush Size Lists
You can select brush size from sample shape listings.
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(*) Notice : All of tools don't always support these all parameters, some parameters aren't controllable in some tools.