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What do you use to draw/sketch ponies?

 

I sometimes use MSPaint, but most people say it's crap.

Since I bought an iPad not too long ago, I have been using SketchBook Pro, and that has been working pretty good for me.

 

Should I just stick with SketchBook Pro on my iPad?

Is there any other painting programs for Windows?

 

And tell me, is GIMP still any good? The last time I used it was back in high school a few years ago.

If GIMP is still good, is there any way for me to re-learn it?

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Sai

Gimp and

Photoshop are the only ones i recommend.

 

MSPaint is horrid, to be honest.

 

I usually use Inkscape, because i do vector art mostly.

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Like Hypno said, inkscape is your best option for vector art. I am still learning it, but its better than MSpaint!
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Gimp is A LOT better now than it used to be. It's amazing how much the single window mode helps. Here are a list of good ones though. I've stared the ones I particularly like:

 

*Gimp - free, photo editing tool

Paint.NET - free, photo editing tool, a lot easier to use than Gimp, though less powerful

*MyPaint - free, painting tool

*Krita - another free painting tool

Artweaver - A painting program with both a free and commercial version

Paint Tool Sai - ~$70, apparently awesome painting tool

*Photoshop - really expensive, photo editing tool

Corel Painter 11 - Painting tool, really cool but really expensive

*Inkscape - free vector program

*Illustrator - another Adobe program, this time a vector editor

Corel Draw - another vector program.

 

EDIT: and as for sketchbook pro, why not use both that and other things?

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I just use traditional methods. Mainly drawing on a piece of paper with pencil and later inking it in with pen. Sometimes I doodle around on the flipnote hatena app for the DSi but those never get uploaded lol

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I just use traditional methods. Mainly drawing on a piece of paper with pencil and later inking it in with pen. Sometimes I doodle around on the flipnote hatena app for the DSi but those never get uploaded lol

 

Really? I never got to use it, since I have a 3DS... sucks for me.

BTW, you should upload them, I bet they are totally cool!

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Really? I never got to use it, since I have a 3DS... sucks for me.

BTW, you should upload them, I bet they are totally cool!

 

I was told that the 3DS still had the flipnote app and there were more colors other than black red and blue but I was lied to :/ And I'm reluctant on giving that up but I also want the new Kingdom Hearts game and the new Adventure Time games coming out soon. It's a tough decision lol I have an original bulky DS but I doubt that'd get me any discount if I traded that in and got a 3DS :P

I only have a few ponies actually drawn on there, but I'm planning on uploading some characters I've drawn.

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Well,

 

Paint.NET, GIMP, MyPaint, Photoshop, Paint Tool SAI (Photoshop and Paint Tool SAI are the best ones, but they cost money)

for drawing

 

Inkscape for vector art.

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I use gimp for all of my artwork. Its a very nice alternative to Photoshop and its free. Although it has very limited vector support and for vectoring i would go with inkscape

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