Book Worm 10 July 7, 2012 Share July 7, 2012 My mate is looking to eventually get an artists' table at BroNY Con, and I'm looking for some other digital inking and coloring programs. Not being an artist myself, I thought I could call on my fellow bronies and pegasisters for some advice regarding what programs would work best for these processes. To refresh, I'm looking for programs that ink well and/or color well. Tools: Wacom Intuos4, Moderl PTK-640. Thank y'all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twilight Sky 449 July 7, 2012 Share July 7, 2012 Paint SAI and I believe it's free.... 1 Twilight Sky OC Picture of some friends and me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Have Left MLP Forums 100 July 7, 2012 Share July 7, 2012 Paint.net is the best program you can get free. 1 STREAMING LIVE! Quote my Posts if you want me to see your reply please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Book Worm 10 July 8, 2012 Author Share July 8, 2012 Paint SAI and I believe it's free.... She's been experimenting with that program. Seeing this post assures me that it's a good one. Thank you! Paint.net is the best program you can get free. I'll have her check that out, but I'm not afraid to purchase a program, if it ensures quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhooves 843 July 8, 2012 Share July 8, 2012 Paint SAI and I believe it's free.... It's a GREAT program, but it ain't free... 31-day trial is nice though! Can really get good with it before you decide whether or not to buy it~ So I took this personality-test... And apparently, I'm most like Fluttershy~2015- edit - not too much has changed, but now I'm a wee bit more like Twilight~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twilight Sky 449 July 8, 2012 Share July 8, 2012 It's a GREAT program, but it ain't free... 31-day trial is nice though! Can really get good with it before you decide whether or not to buy it~ It's free if your a pirate like me...*hums you are a pirate* Twilight Sky OC Picture of some friends and me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love4discord18 269 July 8, 2012 Share July 8, 2012 Why do you call your friend Mate? Anyways, try inkscape. It's extremly good for inking ~If You Want Me To Reply To Your Post, Quote My Post~ ( Siggy by me. If you would like a signature, please message me ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bohtty 1,775 July 9, 2012 Share July 9, 2012 (edited) Why do you call your friend Mate? Anyways, try inkscape. It's extremly good for inking Because he doesn't live where you live. Ink scape is vectoring so it's a different type of inking. As for my answer: Photoshop is the industry standard. It can do anything you want. It's expensive though. I would recommend PaintTool SAI. It is free if you get it here http://sai.detstwo.com/sai/ all thought if you like it I would recommend paying the programmers who made it so they can continue to improve it. PaintTool SAI doesn't work on mac (the port sucks) so if your friend uses OSX then I would suggest photoshop. Paint.NET, from my experience, is not powerful enough to create paintings and drawings with the same level of quality that photoshop provides. SOOOO if Windows, get PaintTool SAI hands down. If mac, get Photoshop. Some alternates to photoshop in terms of industry standard is maybe Corel Painter. I haven't used this program too much because it tries to emulate physical mediums too much for my tastes. If your friend is serious about getting in to digital painting then I would suggest putting down some money. With free programs like GIMP and Paint.NET your going to be sacrificing something whether it be power or versatility. Most payed programs offer a trial if your unsure if it meets your needs. Please note that GIMP, Paint.NET and other free programs aren't *bad* programs. They just have different strengths and weaknesses and are good for the price tag. GIMP has always been too buggy for my taste, but I would pick Paint.NET over Photoshop for pixel art work. Edited July 9, 2012 by Bohtty Legit signature made by Shift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezynell 2,037 July 9, 2012 Share July 9, 2012 It's free if your a pirate like me... *hums you are a pirate* I ain't one to stop you, but this isn't a genius thing to advertise on a public forum. 1 GAK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Book Worm 10 July 9, 2012 Author Share July 9, 2012 Why do you call your friend Mate? I call her my mate because we are mated. It's more or less a personal and semi-philosophical choice of words, so I don't impose it on everyone. Please note that GIMP, Paint.NET and other free programs aren't *bad* programs. They just have different strengths and weaknesses and are good for the price tag. GIMP has always been too buggy for my taste, but I would pick Paint.NET over Photoshop for pixel art work. Do you have any particular suggestions for pay programs? She presently has Photoshop Elements, but there are a few issues that hinder her artwork. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love4discord18 269 July 9, 2012 Share July 9, 2012 I call her my mate because we are mated. It's more or less a personal and semi-philosophical choice of words, so I don't impose it on everyone. Ah, okie dokie. Just when I hear the word mate I either think of Australia or animals so I just thought I'd ask lol ~If You Want Me To Reply To Your Post, Quote My Post~ ( Siggy by me. If you would like a signature, please message me ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One 498 July 9, 2012 Share July 9, 2012 *cought cough* Go with the pros... go with Ms paint This is a signature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bohtty 1,775 July 9, 2012 Share July 9, 2012 Do you have any particular suggestions for pay programs? She presently has Photoshop Elements, but there are a few issues that hinder her artwork. Photoshop Elements is terrible. Get Photoshop CS6 or pay for PaintTool SAI. I prefer PaintTool SAI over photoshop for painting and you *can* get it free, but if you find that you like it then pay for an actual copy like I did. Legit signature made by Shift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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