The big difference between painter and photoshop is that Photoshop is really
made to edit images, though when used in digital coloring it is very simple
wherein to create effects like painter would mean modifying your brushes a lot,
its downside in digital painting is that it doesn't blend colors nor does it
offer a lot of coloring tools. On the other hand, Painter has color blending and
of course a lot of tools to color with (though I find it quite annoying). Its
image adjustment would be its major downside plus its not much user friendly
unlike Photoshop which is easier to grasp.
For my personal choice of the two, I prefer using photoshop more because you can
produce a Painter like look on Photoshop and there are a lot things that you can
achieve in Photoshop that cannot be copied by Painter. Though when I do digital
paintings I use both.
Whoa 95% painting options? That's massive!
Sounds very .. daunting .. yet sounds like if you can master it, man, you prolly
can hold the world in your hands..
I *think* ArtRage provides Paint Thinners option too --> smudge+blend with
colours underneath, which is a cool feature. Though for noob painters like me
blending would be easier to work with (to cover mistakes ^^;) where thinning
would be nice if you've got your painting sorted before you even began brushing.
Sounds fun though, definitely worth trying.
Painter sounds too good to be missed, I'll have to give it a spin one of these
days ..
Thanks for the heads up Tama, it's nice to hear REAL user experience compared to
Google reviews which could be rigged - who knows.
Painter is scary. Photoshop has lots of options but they're spread out in a
hundred directions - stuff for painting, stuff for fixing photos, stuff for
filters, stuff for color adjustments, etc.
In Painter, 95% of your options relate to brushes. There are just SO MANY
CHOICES. Each brush acts different and it's hard to get a handle on what brush
type you need to use to achieve the effect you want - at least for someone like
me who has had very little natural media experience, so I have no idea the
difference between oil pastel on paper versus oil paint on paper, much less how
to expect them to act on digital canvas. I hit upon watercolor as being a fun
brush and so I haven't worked much with any of the other sets of brushes except
for blenders, which are like 100x smoother than Photoshop's smudge tool. Smudge
just moves color around in a limited fashion, but blenders really do blend the
color underneath your brush so it's just a cleaner feel and interface.
But seriously, I have been getting into Painter a LOT recently (I have 9) and it
is massively fun.
I will if you give me something like US$400 to buy it! ^^;
I'm curious about it too actually. Kind of funny with Painter, all of the
reviews I read everyone -dreads- it - bad user interface, clunky, massive
learning curves just to operate the thing, etc. But seeing the results, it's
definitely a powerful tool and definitely definitely has the capability of doing
wonders - which is why it's so massively popular amongst the hardcore digital
artists.
Something worth investing time and money on? Your guess is as good as
mine.
Mind you, I came across a free 30-day trial version of Painter 9.5 on their
website not too long ago if you want to give it a try
Can't remember how I began looking for free/cheapo painting software, but I came
across a couple of notable 'almost free' graphic packages dedicated to painting
that look quite promising and seem to have attracted a decent size community
followers, which are:
First impression - kickass droolworthy user interface.
Really, I've never seen a user interface as clean, sleek and intuitive as this
for a program that's not your usual children's toy. Don't expect photoshop,
think natural painting - limited but workable features. I've only given it a
quick 15-30mins trial run on the free version, but I'm definitely coming back
for more!
Check it out if you're looking for a budget painting program.
Check the website for impressive gallery and reviews. Or Google.
Free version available with limited features.
Full version sells at US$19.95.
Seems to be the popular choice for anime artists - no wonder, look at their
website!
Made in Japan and translated for English audience - be prepared for some
beautifully powerful engrish
This one resembles a bit closer to Photoshop though it's still a lot simpler.
Didn't strike me as strongly as ArtRage, but I've only spent a few minutes with
it with it, so I'm coming back to investigate more.
Not to mention I'm hanging to try out the recording/playback feature which
allows the audience to follow each stroke of the painters' brush - how cool is
that?! Check out samples of these recordings in YouTube.com, just key in
'opencanvas'.
Free 30-day trial.
Older version OpenCanvas 1.1 is free for download - just Google, didn't take me
long to find it.
Full versions sell from about US$50 if my conversion is right - see their
website for more details.
For more free/commercial 2D/3D packages --> clicky
here!
hey, sorry to leave you alone sweethearts, but I'll be gone until the 25th,
leaving next monday. The due date will stay on december 20, and when I'm back to judge everything I'll consider
(if there are any) late submissions. Good luck in your exams and happy holidays
You should link the announcement link in the group page candy... since it's
disappeared now.
I've been thinking about it too, but I don't have my own place yet Until I
find and move into my own apartment walling is like... a luxury reserved for few
hours on the weekends t_t
Here's my contest entry! The link to the tutorial's in the description
The big difference between painter and photoshop is that Photoshop is really made to edit images, though when used in digital coloring it is very simple wherein to create effects like painter would mean modifying your brushes a lot, its downside in digital painting is that it doesn't blend colors nor does it offer a lot of coloring tools. On the other hand, Painter has color blending and of course a lot of tools to color with (though I find it quite annoying). Its image adjustment would be its major downside plus its not much user friendly unlike Photoshop which is easier to grasp.
For my personal choice of the two, I prefer using photoshop more because you can produce a Painter like look on Photoshop and there are a lot things that you can achieve in Photoshop that cannot be copied by Painter. Though when I do digital paintings I use both.
Whoa 95% painting options? That's massive!
Sounds very .. daunting .. yet sounds like if you can master it, man, you prolly can hold the world in your hands..
I *think* ArtRage provides Paint Thinners option too --> smudge+blend with colours underneath, which is a cool feature. Though for noob painters like me blending would be easier to work with (to cover mistakes ^^;) where thinning would be nice if you've got your painting sorted before you even began brushing. Sounds fun though, definitely worth trying.
Painter sounds too good to be missed, I'll have to give it a spin one of these days ..
Thanks for the heads up Tama, it's nice to hear REAL user experience compared to Google reviews which could be rigged - who knows.
Painter is scary. Photoshop has lots of options but they're spread out in a hundred directions - stuff for painting, stuff for fixing photos, stuff for filters, stuff for color adjustments, etc.
In Painter, 95% of your options relate to brushes. There are just SO MANY CHOICES. Each brush acts different and it's hard to get a handle on what brush type you need to use to achieve the effect you want - at least for someone like me who has had very little natural media experience, so I have no idea the difference between oil pastel on paper versus oil paint on paper, much less how to expect them to act on digital canvas. I hit upon watercolor as being a fun brush and so I haven't worked much with any of the other sets of brushes except for blenders, which are like 100x smoother than Photoshop's smudge tool. Smudge just moves color around in a limited fashion, but blenders really do blend the color underneath your brush so it's just a cleaner feel and interface.
But seriously, I have been getting into Painter a LOT recently (I have 9) and it is massively fun.
I will if you give me something like US$400 to buy it! ^^;
I'm curious about it too actually. Kind of funny with Painter, all of the reviews I read everyone -dreads- it - bad user interface, clunky, massive learning curves just to operate the thing, etc. But seeing the results, it's definitely a powerful tool and definitely definitely has the capability of doing wonders - which is why it's so massively popular amongst the hardcore digital artists.
Something worth investing time and money on? Your guess is as good as mine.
Mind you, I came across a free 30-day trial version of Painter 9.5 on their website not too long ago if you want to give it a try
I want info about Painter too :]
Can't remember how I began looking for free/cheapo painting software, but I came across a couple of notable 'almost free' graphic packages dedicated to painting that look quite promising and seem to have attracted a decent size community followers, which are:
* ArtRage
First impression - kickass droolworthy user interface.
Really, I've never seen a user interface as clean, sleek and intuitive as this for a program that's not your usual children's toy. Don't expect photoshop, think natural painting - limited but workable features. I've only given it a quick 15-30mins trial run on the free version, but I'm definitely coming back for more!
Check it out if you're looking for a budget painting program.
Check the website for impressive gallery and reviews. Or Google.
Free version available with limited features.
Full version sells at US$19.95.
* OpenCanvas
Seems to be the popular choice for anime artists - no wonder, look at their website!
Made in Japan and translated for English audience - be prepared for some beautifully powerful engrish
This one resembles a bit closer to Photoshop though it's still a lot simpler. Didn't strike me as strongly as ArtRage, but I've only spent a few minutes with it with it, so I'm coming back to investigate more.
Not to mention I'm hanging to try out the recording/playback feature which allows the audience to follow each stroke of the painters' brush - how cool is that?! Check out samples of these recordings in YouTube.com, just key in 'opencanvas'.
Free 30-day trial.
Older version OpenCanvas 1.1 is free for download - just Google, didn't take me long to find it.
Full versions sell from about US$50 if my conversion is right - see their website for more details.
For more free/commercial 2D/3D packages --> clicky here!
Lastly, a reminder again about cibo's anime wallpaper contest offering drawing tablets for prizes!
There, no excuse for not painting!
wow link to scans! *is lazy when it comes to scan picking*
want to try walling one of the scans x) <3
I found some good tutorial sites:
http://www.mangarevolution.com/tutorials.php
http://www.studioqube.com/archives.php
http://pockybox.de
hey, sorry to leave you alone sweethearts, but I'll be gone until the 25th, leaving next monday. The due date will stay on december 20, and when I'm back to judge everything I'll consider (if there are any) late submissions. Good luck in your exams and happy holidays
*reads more delicious painting tuts from paint-o-rama* 8d
wew .. i want to see bob ross paint but it takes a dang while for the video to load D:<
I'm still working on it... Just posted the latest version, thoughts and advice would be appreciated: First Try at Painting
hello, i applied, can i join?
ARR~ *kisses everyone after the sexy ARR~*
ewww... I didn't do that.
rawr.
status: depends on if I finish the other work and exams and if I get a winter job D:
but the later the deadline the better :X
That cibo, sure is rich.
ARRR! *rubs against candy's legs with love* LOL!
FYI, for those who are tablet-less and would like to try winning one, check out http://www.animepaper.net/group/ciboscontest/. Contest closes on Dec 10th - good luck!
wee Bob Ross...I watched his shows before ^_^ but a looong time ago...
and i see people putting up their status.
Status: Found a scan...but haven't decided on what to do with the bg yet '_'
Oh yeah. Later would be even better but um... yeah. Arrs >xD
ARRR~!
see because I'm thinking of pushing the due date to mid-december. If that would help you out, shout ARR with your sexiest voice.
Euna's status: Unsure. Most unlikely but if I do, it'd be started after the due date. I hate exams. <___<
You should link the announcement link in the group page candy... since it's disappeared now.
I've been thinking about it too, but I don't have my own place yet
Until I
find and move into my own apartment walling is like... a luxury reserved for few
hours on the weekends t_t