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GIMP VS PAINT SHOP PRO AND OTHER ART PROGRAMS.

PostPosted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 7:06 pm
by Hblade
I am making this. It's a ranbdom post that ask you random things, like, which do you think is better? GIMP Or PHOTO SHOP OR PAINT SHOP PRO. I have made some excample images but I have not uploaded them yet. Please tell your vote. If you have chosen other, please tell me what it is.

PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 12:06 am
by Game A Gogo
I will be working on an Anthro art Whit Photoshop CS2.
It will be for an Music album i will try to make Called Bidoo.

PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 9:57 pm
by Holymonkey
Two art programes that I think everyone should know about that are not on your list:

1) Promotion by Cosmigo << great for making animated sprites and Background tiles. (I couldn't work comfortably without it)

2) Artweaver << an amazingly high quality program that is FREEWARE! :) Its sort of like a combination between the basic features of Photoshop with some more features to simulate natural media and papertypes very easily.

PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 10:57 pm
by Hblade
Holymonkey wrote:Two art programes that I think everyone should know about that are not on your list:

1) Promotion by Cosmigo << great for making animated sprites and Background tiles. (I couldn't work comfortably without it)

2) Artweaver << an amazingly high quality program that is FREEWARE! :) Its sort of like a combination between the basic features of Photoshop with some more features to simulate natural media and papertypes very easily.

I should have put them, but ok. Oh. Ok. Well, I will put them next time I guess. Oh. Theres Also Character Maker 1999 and Xara, Also, Picture Perfect Programs.

PostPosted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 6:41 am
by Troodon
PAINT.net!!
The best thing is that it's free and updated occasionally.
(only the animation thing is still neeed)
♣Not advertisement♣

PostPosted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 6:49 am
by Caaz Games
Im the only one that voted for paint! :P

PostPosted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 6:55 am
by Sgt. Sparky
I started off with paint... :)
it is good for simple drawing and for some complex ones :D
corel is not good at all for editing, but it is the best drawing program :)

PostPosted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 7:06 am
by Troodon
I don't anymore use paint so much but all the games I've published are having paint graphics. (Only sumobattle 3 beta has some paintshop stuff)
Even my SINI AI project is about 80% paint graphics.

PostPosted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 7:12 am
by Caaz Games
All my games are made with paint obviously.

PostPosted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 8:32 am
by DilloDude
I like paint, because its relativly simple and can do a lot of basic things. Other than that, I like paintshop, basically because that's what I know how to use most, although other programs may be better. Most of the time, I'm either using paint, or using 3d models, allthough occasionally something needs to be topped up with paintshop. The problem with paint is that it isn't good for drawing big, fancy animations.

PostPosted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 11:58 am
by UltimatHedgehog
ive only used paint and for all of those sprites on my shadow game did print key zoomed in and drew them on paint

now i know that theres a tool to select a spot and move it away from the stuff around it :cry:

Pixel Art is wonderfulld, And, It's good, too. Well, THe g D

PostPosted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 3:35 pm
by Hblade
pIXEL ART IT GOOD, i ILIKE IT, bUT, THE gimp IS THE BEST FOR MAKING ALL THINGS "Sorryu, Caps Lock." ANyway, It's good for making all things like, transparrent, at any level, aAnd, you can select from a color, and you can multiply, devide, saturation, and even add, or subtyract, or Grain MErge, or Grain Extract, and all of the other stuff but only on the color you wanted, or you can do it on the whole thing. Oh, Also, You can have transparrent backgrounds already, Saves grief for the eyes. I like the GIMP allot.

PostPosted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 9:38 pm
by Game A Gogo
yus, Pixel art is goody!

PostPosted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 11:22 pm
by Caaz Games
AGGHH math!!! *Runs away :arrow: *

PostPosted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 12:06 pm
by zoiba
Photoshop is a great tool, I use it since 1995 but is very expensive. The Gimp lacks a good interface but it support animation while PS don't. At the end Photoshop may be better than gimp but my vote goes to The Gimp because it's the best compromise between power and costs.