looking for an art program~


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Canada

6:52pm Sep 18 2012

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so i currently use Photoshop...its great and all just not for certain things o.e
so i am looking for another program :3
i see alot of people using sai...i was just wondering how much it costs and if it was worth it :D
i was also suggested adobe illustrator...any reviews on that?

please dont say gimp er whatever ik its free but meh :I

thanks for the helps :3
kewlgurl

7:34pm Sep 19 2012

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sumopaint.com/app/

Just figure out how to use the 3D feature, and the la
yer effects. And a lot of the cool things on the full version


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Horrificus

1:03pm Sep 21 2012 (last edited on 1:12pm Sep 21 2012)

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SAI works great for me. I haven't had much experience with PS, but from what I've heard SAI is like Photoshop, but way lighter and better if you don't use all the more advanced settings and stuff that PS offers. It's simpler.

It costs around 70$ in U.S. currency, but that's an estimate because it's originally priced in Japanese yen. Lol. But I think I paid 69. In my opinion, it was well worth it.

You can download the 30 day trial for free from the site here, which is fully functional, so you can test it out and see if you like it enough to purchase. The version I linked is also in English, since the original program is Japanese.

Hope that helped?
Moe

7:56pm Sep 23 2012

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I think OpenCanvas is free. I haven't used it before, but I've heard some other people like it. Especially for a free program.
Canada

8:04pm Sep 23 2012

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@kewl thats not exactly the type of program i was talking about :3
@horror  thanks :D i
@super ill check it out :3
Aayamid

11:14am Sep 24 2012

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OpenCanvas is really pretty good, but after a while I just felt it wasn't "up to snuff."

I moved onto SAI, personally, after a half-year or year with OpenCanvas. <:

This was my last "big" piece with OC:

A Piece Done in OpenCanvas

It's capable of a lot, but its tools weren't very versatile last I checked.

The plus side is that you can "paint chat" with your friends using the client, although you have to port forward using a process that can be complex and difficult for users with certain hardware.
Zen

12:32pm Sep 28 2012

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Pixlr is pretty good :)
like a baby Photoshop ~
^ done this and many others with it :)
Saphirra

10:22am Oct 9 2012

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Well it really depends on what you're talking about when you say "certain things"? You really have to look for a program that is able to do those certain things whatever they are... Sei is cool but not as good as Photoshop, and from my experience Illustrator is a pain till you get the hang of how it works.

Also, just because it's free doesn't mean GIMP isn't good. GIMP can do everything Photoshop can do and then some, plus works great whether you have a tablet or not. While Photoshop and other programs like that cost like rip and are hard to draw in unless you have a tablet. I mean yeah because it's free I was a bit skeptical myself when I first got it, but it really is great ^^
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