Comments on: Experimenting with OpenSource drawing programs http://dontfeedthegeek.com/2008/01/29/experimenting-with-opensource-drawing-programs/ Too scrawny for the football team, not smart enough for chess club. Tue, 15 May 2012 17:31:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Mike McKay http://dontfeedthegeek.com/2008/01/29/experimenting-with-opensource-drawing-programs/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Mike McKay Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:25:37 +0000 http://dontfeedthegeek.com/2008/01/29/experimenting-with-opensource-drawing-programs/#comment-37 Just took my first look at your site. I am impressed at what I have seen. Being mostly computer illiterate I'm interested to see how things are done. You have a great start so keep on experimenting and learning new ways to bring your comics to life. I will be visiting the site and see how you come along. Just took my first look at your site. I am impressed at what I have seen. Being mostly computer illiterate I’m interested to see how things are done. You have a great start so keep on experimenting and learning new ways to bring your comics to life. I will be visiting the site and see how you come along.

]]> By: Kathy Goodwin http://dontfeedthegeek.com/2008/01/29/experimenting-with-opensource-drawing-programs/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Kathy Goodwin Fri, 16 May 2008 13:58:36 +0000 http://dontfeedthegeek.com/2008/01/29/experimenting-with-opensource-drawing-programs/#comment-23 I laughed out loud. LOL about this. I'm all for using free stuff or what you have rather than spending tons of moola on more programs that are out of date before you learn how to use all the tools in them. :) I laughed out loud. LOL about this. I’m all for using free stuff or what you have rather than spending tons of moola on more programs that are out of date before you learn how to use all the tools in them. :)

]]> By: David Szpunar http://dontfeedthegeek.com/2008/01/29/experimenting-with-opensource-drawing-programs/comment-page-1/#comment-6 David Szpunar Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:53:16 +0000 http://dontfeedthegeek.com/2008/01/29/experimenting-with-opensource-drawing-programs/#comment-6 Have you looked at <a href="http://www.gimp.org/windows/" title="The GIMP for Windows" rel="nofollow">The GIMP</a>? That's a link to the Windows version of it. It's a crossplatform program that emulates Photoshop in a lot of ways, although people that know more than I do say the interface isn't quite up to snuff compared to the real Photoshop. But it does have a ton of options and advanced features! There may be a bit of a learning curve...I don't use it (often) myself. I like Paint Shop Pro personally, and have versions 5 and 7 of it, but it's not free. <a href="http://photofiltre.free.fr/download_en.htm" rel="nofollow">PhotoFiltre</a> isn't bad for non-layer-based quick image editing, and it's free. Have you looked at The GIMP? That’s a link to the Windows version of it. It’s a crossplatform program that emulates Photoshop in a lot of ways, although people that know more than I do say the interface isn’t quite up to snuff compared to the real Photoshop. But it does have a ton of options and advanced features! There may be a bit of a learning curve…I don’t use it (often) myself. I like Paint Shop Pro personally, and have versions 5 and 7 of it, but it’s not free. PhotoFiltre isn’t bad for non-layer-based quick image editing, and it’s free.

]]> By: Cindy McShane http://dontfeedthegeek.com/2008/01/29/experimenting-with-opensource-drawing-programs/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Cindy McShane Sun, 03 Feb 2008 16:28:13 +0000 http://dontfeedthegeek.com/2008/01/29/experimenting-with-opensource-drawing-programs/#comment-5 Hmmm, I've played a bit with sketch-up, which is quite cool for back up work - Otherwise, I'm using either photoshop elements or Corel Paint. Layers are awesome - Think of them like animation cells One for the background, one for each character then another for special effects. I'll send you some really cool links on various tutorials I found that are really useful for the principles. Hmmm, I’ve played a bit with sketch-up, which is quite cool for back up work – Otherwise, I’m using either photoshop elements or Corel Paint. Layers are awesome – Think of them like animation cells

One for the background, one for each character then another for special effects.

I’ll send you some really cool links on various tutorials I found that are really useful for the principles.

]]>