Which program?

Tirk · Post by **Tirk** » Sat May 05, 2007 10:58 am

I try to do things on my own. But I just don't really have enough time to try every program out there for use.

I got my start in photoshop, and know my way around it pretty well. Yet I started using the freeware program "opencanvas" And I'm liking its lines/coloring style much better.
<I also tried flash, bad idea>

So could anyone recommend a good program for me? I think my drawings are coming out, in between cartoonistic and detailed. A mix of both I guess. Thanks.

Geekblather · Post by **Geekblather** » Sat May 05, 2007 2:32 pm

Personally, I do all my stuff in OpenCanvas and just use Photoshop to do final edits or apply filters. I definitely find that OpenCanvas has better line quality and speed- and doesn't use nearly the amount of memory that Photoshop does, which makes for happier computers.

Tirk · Post by **Tirk** » Sat May 05, 2007 3:19 pm

Opencanvas is very nice, which is why im starting to use it. But ive also ran into glitches here and that that have made me need to start over >.< I was wondering if there was another program like it that could be useful to me. Or, if this is the best of its kind, ill stick with it =3

Wp · Post by Wp » Sat May 05, 2007 6:24 pm

After reading all the praises on OpenCanvas, I finally dl'ed the trial version. I must say that those praises are well-founded. As soon as I open up the program, it feels as if I don't even need to adjust any of the settings.

Tirk · Post by **Tirk** » Sat May 05, 2007 8:47 pm

Its fantastic, but theres a few things id change, not much =3 Im in love with its crisp lines, the coloring style (how it easily blends) And I can get a more pastel kind of look with the color. Photoshop and flash is really uniform if your not good at using it. Opencanvas allows you to be more free with it without having it come out horribly.

Robin Pierce · Post by **Robin Pierce** » Sun May 06, 2007 1:10 am

If you like opencanvas you'd probably like Painter.. it just takes a bit more getting used to.

Brigid · Post by **Brigid** » Sun May 06, 2007 12:50 pm

My experience is mainly with Photoshop and Corel Photopaint. I really like Photoshop, but Corel is good too. What annoyed me about Corel was that there were somethings that it didn't do that wouldn't been really handy. (Like a more versitile pen tool.)

But that had to do with the way I prefer to work with art programs. There are somethings Corel does that Photoshop doesn't. It has a fairly decent simulation of physical media, for instance.

Nomadic Phoenix · Post by **Nomadic Phoenix** » Sun May 06, 2007 5:52 pm

Jasc Paint Shop Pro. I currently draw mine entirely on PSP9, and although my art isn't exactly a shining example of what it can do, it can produce some gorgeous stuff when you figure out how to use it. Just like anything else, it takes some getting used to.

Faub · Post by **Faub** » Sun May 06, 2007 8:45 pm

You started on Photoshop so Gimp is basically out of the question. Sorry.

Brigid · Post by **Brigid** » Mon May 07, 2007 3:05 pm

Is there a cross-compatability problem? Or is the interface just so different that it'd take a superhuman effort to get used to the new set up?

Nomadic Phoenix · Post by **Nomadic Phoenix** » Mon May 07, 2007 3:39 pm

No, GIMP is a freeware program that is designed to perform similar to Photoshop. Thus, if you have Photoshop, you're better off from the beginning.

Brigid · Post by **Brigid** » Mon May 07, 2007 3:51 pm

Ah. That makes sense.

Tirk · Post by **Tirk** » Fri May 11, 2007 7:06 pm

pierce studios wrote:If you like opencanvas you'd probably like Painter.. it just takes a bit more getting used to.

Great call! I got painter with my tablet, and it seems to be what im looking for! thankyou ;3

Wyldcherry · Post by **Wyldcherry** » Fri May 11, 2007 10:45 pm

You might want to try ArtRage as well. It's very similar to painter, but the interface is simpler to use. They also have a free version.