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CloseSo, I've been enjoying my brand spankin' new computer and getting used to the subtle differences between Windows XP and Windows 7. But there's one program I just can't stand in it...
The new Paint sucks.
I suppose it was barely passing before anyway, but now it's almost unbearable to work in. So if you please, would you recommend me something better? I'd mostly be using it for basic sprite creation/editing; nothing too serious business. I'd also prefer (read: require) that it be free. Which program(s) have worked best for you?
The new Paint sucks.
I suppose it was barely passing before anyway, but now it's almost unbearable to work in. So if you please, would you recommend me something better? I'd mostly be using it for basic sprite creation/editing; nothing too serious business. I'd also prefer (read: require) that it be free. Which program(s) have worked best for you?
Paint.NET is amazing for "as close as you're gonna get to high-end image manipulation without paying for it/piracy"
For spriting I'd suggest downloading GraphicsGale Free Edition and possibly even iDraw chara maker (you can easily find both by googling them) and using them all in conjunction, they're all good for different aspects of making graphics for games and such.
For spriting I'd suggest downloading GraphicsGale Free Edition and possibly even iDraw chara maker (you can easily find both by googling them) and using them all in conjunction, they're all good for different aspects of making graphics for games and such.
I suppose I should mention that my new compé is strictly offline*, rendering any program that requires the internet null. I can download things to move to it, but otherwise, no dice.
*at this point in time
*at this point in time
paint.NET isn't online. It's just called that because it was developed on the Microsoft .NET framework, or something like that.
Forget paint.NET for spriting :/
It's like an alternative photoshop. xD
Very nice, but... GraphicsGale is the real deal. ♥
Seriously. Download and get used to the program. It's like a magic wand.
It's like an alternative photoshop. xD
Very nice, but... GraphicsGale is the real deal. ♥
Seriously. Download and get used to the program. It's like a magic wand.
Well, I gave paint.net a try, and I can see why you've recommended it so strongly. However, it seems really difficult to select darker colors. The wheel only has the lighter spectrum. I'm fairly sure I'm just missing something really intuitive, like maybe a keyboard shortcut, but if there isn't a function that makes it more bearable, I'm gonna need something else!
Even so, it still beats the $h!+ out of what I was using.
Even so, it still beats the $h!+ out of what I was using.
author=halibabica
However, it seems really difficult to select darker colors. The wheel only has the lighter spectrum.
use the "More>>" option on the palette and move these bad boys around
Eeeeeugh, that's what I was afraid of. If that's the only way to pick darker colors, I think something else might be better suited to my needs.
author=halibabica
Eeeeeugh, that's what I was afraid of. If that's the only way to pick darker colors, I think something else might be better suited to my needs.
Well, what exactly do you need? IMO it's pretty simple to slide a single bar up and down through every possible lightness/darkness of the currently-selected color. It is like one click more than sliding your cursor around a giant color chart
I dunno, I just don't like that the wheel's selection method wipes out half the spectrum. It makes it tough to pick a dark color individually, because you have to pick its lighter counterpart first. You can't browse the wheel in the darker spectrum because clicking it automatically brings it to lighter. It seems like it could stand to be less tedious.
author=halibabica
I dunno, I just don't like that the wheel's selection method wipes out half the spectrum. It makes it tough to pick a dark color individually, because you have to pick its lighter counterpart first. You can't browse the wheel in the darker spectrum because clicking it automatically brings it to lighter. It seems like it could stand to be less tedious.
b-but the dark versions are all ... to the left of what I circled... under the color wheel... for you to click on..
edit: not talking down to you but yeah, I would not use the word "tedious" here. click 'dark blue' and slide the v-bar up/down. definitely not ideal but also not tedious
edit edit:
author=Miracle
Actually, if you bring the 'v' value to about the darkness that you want, you can slide the 'h' bar to the color that you want ^^ It's not so bad :>
Miracle is more clever than me
Miracle
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Actually, if you bring the 'v' value to about the darkness that you want, you can slide the 'h' bar to the color that you want ^^ It's not so bad :>
EDIT -- I forgot to mention that I was exactly the way you were and hated the fact that I couldn't select a darker tone from the color wheel, but I find that the HSV bars are a lot more precise and less frustrating than keying in values by hand ^^
EDIT -- I forgot to mention that I was exactly the way you were and hated the fact that I couldn't select a darker tone from the color wheel, but I find that the HSV bars are a lot more precise and less frustrating than keying in values by hand ^^
*looks*
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, okay, that makes things a bit more bearable. It's not ideal imo, but I can work with that.
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, okay, that makes things a bit more bearable. It's not ideal imo, but I can work with that.
author=geodude
halp how do u use colour wheel
cool story bro didnt have enough condescension toward people asking for help thx that should do it
i think you missed that hali and i are friends and i am ribbing him accordingly
it's interesting that you thought wading in with your size 12s and your own condescension was the best way of dealing with this
it's interesting that you thought wading in with your size 12s and your own condescension was the best way of dealing with this
Too many PRICES AND VALUES
EDIT:
from geodudeWait, when did that happen?
hali and i are friends
Thanks for your help, peoples! I think I'm good to go!
