02-09-2005, 11:32 PM
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Depends on what you want to do, and you personal preference. Graphics Gale is a very good free program for pixel graphics. Something like OpenCanvas is good for simulating watercolours and the like. Some people just stick to paint for pixeling, personally I don't like it.
I prefer Photoshop, as I'm more familiar with it, the shortcuts, etc... I use it for pretty much everything, pixeling, vector graphics, photo editing. It's the industry standard... So of course it comes at a bit of a price... I think if you go through your school/college you can get the new Adobe Creative Suite (Which includes Photoshop, Illustrater, etc) at a rather large discount...
When making 'pixel' with a program like Photoshop, or Paint Shop Pro (I'd go with Photoshop over PSP if you're starting from scratch anyday... And yes, I've tried both) try to shy away from the flashy features... Stuff like filters, textures, airbrushes, and translucent layers. Your graphics usually end up looking sloppy. Some people can pull off decent brushwork, but I always think pixelled things look much better than brushed things.
Mih, I cant think of anything else to say. Just go with what you're most comfortable with... But beware that somethings can be pricey....
(P.S. Oh, a free alternative to something like Photoshop would be The GIMP. It's open source or some jazz like that... I've never used it before though, so I'm not sure how well it works) |
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