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Parasol:
So im new to this writing in forums thing, however, you all here might be able to help me best.

I am an artist but have always been pencil black and white traditional in my ability to produce art. I recently bought a Tablet and have been messing around drawing on the little bugger. Now, what i am wondering is this, it came with sort of a generic "windows" art program. (at least im going to guess its just what comes with XP's tablet OS) I am curious as to what you all would consider the "best" program for drawing.

What im looking for in the program is pen to "paper" accuracy, something that is easy to color with (im horrible at coloring anything) and something with plenty of neat utensil choices.

Also, if its not too much trouble to ask, is it easier to hand draw something, scan it, and then ink it on the pc? Im really not sure how much of this works as per me coming to you guys with these questions.

^_^

All the best

Valrus:
I really like ArtRage, and it's quite cheap too.

philharmonic:
I'm wondering what kind of tablet you got. I got a WACOM Intuos 3 tablet. I use Adobe Photoshop Elements as it came with the tablet. Jeph did a pretty good tutorial that gave me a good idea on how to start using both. I've also found as it works as a mouse it works with almost any thing I've tryed like Windows Paint and Paint Shop Pro. Also it works well with the graffitti thingy in facebook.

3Z3VH:
If your tablet doesn't have several levels of pressure sensitivity (to make a line go from thin to thick, etc.) then bring it back to whomever you bought it from immediately, but beyond that, just make sure you use an application that supports the varying pressure input your tablet gives it.  The better ones are Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.  Most find Illustrator to be much 'kinder' by smoothing out the lines they make, while others prefer the program do exactly what they draw, hence the raster world of Photoshop.

If you are looking for a program that is a little less pricey, or simply want an alternative to Adobe, you can usually find apps that are specifically designed for the type of art you are making, like Cartooning, Painting, Illustration or Anime.

Parasol:
AH! ha, i wish i were more tech savvy. I have a Thinkpad x60 (which sounds like an odd choice but it is a very good computer). It does have pressure recognition however the program that is on this little bugger is set for dark or lightness of a lines that i draw. I think the program is called Ink Art, but im not really sure at all what that is.

The most art that i do though is anime and cartooning. I cannot really do realistic etc. So i suppose whatever program works the best with that kind of thing would be great. I have heard good things with adobe in the past but every time i see someone using it i get all baffled cause there are so many buttons etc.

3Z i think i'll look around a little bit at some of the programs you mentioned. I also think i need to read up more on tablets and drawing, maybe the one i have isn't right but i do like it.


Thank you!

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