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NinjaxTheHog

So i wanted to make a picture of my character Ninjax The Hedgehog but the only program i have is ms paint (and everyone knows how awful that progam is.) Does anyone know a good drawing program that i can make the picture in. Any help would be great thanks





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Rissian

Gimp is a pretty good program though it's a bit complicated to use unless you've used more advanced drawing programs before.
http://www.gimp.org/

Pipkin

MS Paint isn't that bad, that was all I used when I started drawing, particularly Sonic the Hedgehog fancharacters, actually
My old dA account where you can find said Sonic art

As for drawing, gimp's good as Trege said, or paint.net, or inkscape, which is what I use for vectors.

Sea Foam

To my knowledge, Gimp is probably your best choice for a free program.
However, I can't vouch for it myself, as I've never used it.

If you're willing to spend money, Paint Tool SAI is a very good program for a cheap price. You can get a 31 day trial of it.
If you want to get really pricey, there's always Photoshop.  X3

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they call me on and on across the universe.
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Julius

I recommend Inkscape myself. ^-^
Purr~

Jenzy

My recomendations...

FREE:
GIMP
InkScape
Paint.net
Photoshop CS2 (Legally through Adobe's Website)

With a price:
Any other Photoshop like the more advanced CS4-CS6 (Free limited-time trial through Adobe's Website)
Photoshop Elements (Got this with my Wacom Bamboo Capture Pen Tablet)
Paint Tool SAI

Science Woona

Quote from: Julius on 2013 Feb 10, 03:56:33
I recommend Inkscape myself. ^-^

Silly Julius, you and your vectors ^-^
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Check out my art thread!

Julius

Well, yeah it's what I do! ^-^

I got all of these programs now... But having to learn how to use them... It's scary. lol

I got... SAI, Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks, InDesign, GIMP and of course, Inkscape. X3
Purr~

Night Pony

Quote from: Julius on 2013 Feb 12, 15:32:21
Well, yeah it's what I do! ^-^

I got all of these programs now... But having to learn how to use them... It's scary. lol

I got... SAI, Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks, InDesign, GIMP and of course, Inkscape. X3


I got GIMP and uninstalled Flash. 1/2 I know how to use. lol

I want to thank all of the artist that have drawn my OCs.
Night Shine and Moon Violet

Jenzy

I already said what I needed to say. But I'll explain my reasons.

GIMP is really easy once you get used to it. I used the Shift+Click method for straight lines and eraser/Select to smoothen those lines. Then I moved to using Paths, which is like Vectoring. Very easy to use after getting used to.

Photoshop is one of the best ones and most popular ones. Aside popularity, it's a wonderful program with many great tools. I use a tablet, and it uses the Pressure Sensitivity of the tablet to determine brush thickness.

I've only heard that InkScape is really good too. Never used it. Looks complicated. But I might try vectors on it soon. :P

Unsure about Paint.NET to be honest. SAI, it seems great for shading.

Johannes

Quote from: Jenzy on 2013 Feb 12, 21:43:23
I've only heard that InkScape is really good too. Never used it. Looks complicated. But I might try vectors on it soon. :P

It looks complicated but actually it is really simple.

Julius

Quote from: Johannes on 2013 Feb 12, 22:22:33
Quote from: Jenzy on 2013 Feb 12, 21:43:23
I've only heard that InkScape is really good too. Never used it. Looks complicated. But I might try vectors on it soon. :P

It looks complicated but actually it is really simple.


Eeyup, you only need like four to six tools to get things done. :P

And if you get the Ellipse by five points extension, you'll barely use the Ellipse tool. lol
Purr~

Science Woona

Quote from: Julius on 2013 Feb 12, 22:29:47
Quote from: Johannes on 2013 Feb 12, 22:22:33
Quote from: Jenzy on 2013 Feb 12, 21:43:23
I've only heard that InkScape is really good too. Never used it. Looks complicated. But I might try vectors on it soon. :P

It looks complicated but actually it is really simple.


Eeyup, you only need like four to six tools to get things done. :P

And if you get the Ellipse by five points extension, you'll barely use the Ellipse tool. lol

I wanna make a vector of you vectoring in Inkscape using Gimp to make the original vector :3
Click the picture for my blog!


Check out my art thread!

Johannes

Quote from: Julius on 2013 Feb 12, 22:29:47
Eeyup, you only need like four to six tools to get things done. :P

And if you get the Ellipse by five points extension, you'll barely use the Ellipse tool. lol

Six? How is that even possible?

I use only three to four tools.

Jenzy

Quote from: Johannes on 2013 Feb 13, 00:21:29
Quote from: Julius on 2013 Feb 12, 22:29:47
Eeyup, you only need like four to six tools to get things done. :P

And if you get the Ellipse by five points extension, you'll barely use the Ellipse tool. lol

Six? How is that even possible?

I use only three to four tools.

For me...

GIMP:
-Brush
-Eraser
-Paths
-Select
-Fill
-Gradients

Photoshop:
-Brush
-Eraser
-Select
-Paint Bucket
-Gradients

Julius

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Quote from: Science Woona on 2013 Feb 13, 00:13:34
Quote from: Julius on 2013 Feb 12, 22:29:47
Quote from: Johannes on 2013 Feb 12, 22:22:33
Quote from: Jenzy on 2013 Feb 12, 21:43:23
I've only heard that InkScape is really good too. Never used it. Looks complicated. But I might try vectors on it soon. :P

It looks complicated but actually it is really simple.


Eeyup, you only need like four to six tools to get things done. :P

And if you get the Ellipse by five points extension, you'll barely use the Ellipse tool. lol

I wanna make a vector of you vectoring in Inkscape using Gimp to make the original vector :3


Go for it! lol

Quote from: Johannes on 2013 Feb 13, 00:21:29
Quote from: Julius on 2013 Feb 12, 22:29:47
Eeyup, you only need like four to six tools to get things done. :P

And if you get the Ellipse by five points extension, you'll barely use the Ellipse tool. lol

Six? How is that even possible?

I use only three to four tools.


Let's see... I use the Select tool, Edit paths by nodes, Ellipse tool (barely), Bezier curves and straight lines, Dropper tool and the Gradient tool.

And then there's the Text tool if I want to add words to it, but that one doesn't count since it's used very rarely. -.-

So... four to six, yeah. (:
Purr~

Jenzy

How could I have forgotten... Dropper Tool. My best friend for "accurate colors" :P

Quote from: Science Woona on 2013 Feb 13, 00:13:34
I wanna make a vector of you vectoring in Inkscape using Gimp to make the original vector :3


Possible idea for your current Crystal Julius request. Too bad it's on hold. :l

But I can start sketching any time ovO

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