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ceenda · member Member # Joined: 27 Jun 2000 Posts: 2030

Hi there.

I showed some of my Painter pics to a friend who ... told me that I should go back to using Photoshop.

Of course, this is fair enough, but I would like advice from the many people on this board (for instance vebjorn and Jason Manley) who have managed to get such impressive results from this package. Painter is great fun and I would like to keep using it but I'm more than happy to go back to Photoshop. I just don't feel that I'm 'painting' in Photoshop.

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poxen · Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2000 2:41 pm

nice ceenda....
very good for a fast pic..

i have never tested painter, but if you can do pics as nice as this, its a must for trying!

keep it upp!

/poxen

aNoah · Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2000 2:48 pm

First of all... AWESOME CLOUDS.

There is no clear cut answer to the photoshop vs painter question. The best answer is to use the one you like best, or use both. It doesn't matter what brand of brushes you're using, if you paint like Raphael

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Binke · Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2000 4:01 pm

I dunno why but..
I think that cloud looks cute

looks nice ceenda. I dig your work. I think that you should just go for whatever program that suits you right. Then again, why just use one program? Use both!

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Guy · Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2000 4:31 pm

yeah those clouds rock.
and i tend to use both at times. i like things that painter can do and i like things that ps can do and its also nice that painter opens psd files too

Wildkat · Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2000 10:54 pm

ceenda,
those clouds are incredible!!!
my advise is use which ever you enjoy, they are compatable with each other.. so... have fun.

Unless of course you run out of paint in one or the other...:eek

I just hate when that happens

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Freddio · Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2000 11:15 pm

hmm,, I dont get it, how do you run out of paint?

jasonN · Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2000 11:28 pm

I think you should use both. When you are in a 'photoshop' mood, use PS, when you feel like painting, go to painter.

A lot of the pics I see done with painter seem more expressive, but with photoshop you can get really good results as well. It looks as though you know both programs well, so just do whatever.

Those clouds look so white and puffy I just want to touch them

-Jason

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Liquid! · Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2000 2:15 am

I happend to think this cloud is awesome. On the same note I think your "friend" is an idiot!

Just teasing, I just like the could alot. So sue me.

KachimbA · Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2000 5:45 am

I just can�t believe how much you�ve improved! Great clouds, really like the crisp/blurry edge contrast. Did you use a photo as a reference, or is it a plen air study?

micke · Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2000 6:03 am

Wow! Really nice

Great feeling of depth.
-micke

ceenda · member Member # Joined: 27 Jun 2000 Posts: 2030

Thanks to everyone for their comments! Painter is certainly alot of fun.

I really enjoy doing reference pics like this(this was from an encyclopedia section on clouds). However, I want to start doing more fantasy / sci-fi pics and I'm not sure if doing reference painting is the best way to achieve more realistic sci-fi pics. I find it hardest doing a background and then trying to put the foreground over it.

Once again, thanks for the comments everyone.

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