Originally Posted by Egpllant
I use 3 programs!
To make the basic head and some details: Project Dogwaffle (It's a freeware paint and effects program)
To add detail, sharpen/blur, and just retouch in general: Photoshop 5.5. You can get the old versions for cheap.
To add lighting effects and enhance previous effects: Gimp.
I just use Gimp and Photoshop,Gimp for preview,Photoshop Everything!
MS Word. Just kidding. Gimp o'course. It's simple and free.
It surprises me how I have not commented in this thread yet.
Photoshop, obviously. It's got a learning-curve, but that aside, it's perfect; It's really multi-purpose, wether you're texturing or simply working on graphics, it can do it all.
Gimp is a nice second choice, however, it has quite a -in my opinion that is- tricky to use interface, nothing can just be accesed quickly.
All in all, if you're not thinking of buying Photoshop, it might be best to get Paint.NET. It's quite a nice program. It's simple to use, has almost no learning-curve and it's free.
I agree with Blam.
EDIT: Oh and I use Photoshop obviously. After you start learning where all the buttons are, it's perfect.
Photoshop, obviously. It's got a learning-curve, but that aside, it's perfect; It's really multi-purpose, wether you're texturing or simply working on graphics, it can do it all.
Gimp is a nice second choice, however, it has quite a -in my opinion that is- tricky to use interface, nothing can just be accesed quickly.
All in all, if you're not thinking of buying Photoshop, it might be best to get Paint.NET. It's quite a nice program. It's simple to use, has almost no learning-curve and it's free.
I agree with Blam.
EDIT: Oh and I use Photoshop obviously. After you start learning where all the buttons are, it's perfect.
Last edited by Mapleleaf; May 3, 2009 at 01:29 AM.
Originally Posted by Mapleleaf
It surprises me how I have not commented in this thread yet.
Photoshop, obviously. It's got a learning-curve, but that aside, it's perfect; It's really multi-purpose, wether you're texturing or simply working on graphics, it can do it all.
Gimp is a nice second choice, however, it has quite a -in my opinion that is- tricky to use interface, nothing can just be accesed quickly.
All in all, if you're not thinking of buying Photoshop, it might be best to get Paint.NET. It's quite a nice program. It's simple to use, has almost no learning-curve and it's free.
I agree with Blam.
EDIT: Oh and I use Photoshop obviously. After you start learning where all the buttons are, it's perfect.
I agree with you,once you learn how to use photoshop,where buttons are and how to use em its perfect
Originally Posted by Mapleleaf
Oh and I use Photoshop obviously. After you start learning where all the buttons are, it's perfect.
Same with Gimp. I find that PS and Gimp are surprisingly similar. Yeah, Photoshop is a bit easier, and makes some things easier but i prefer Gimp for textures. It's easy (once you learn where the buttons are) and has everything you need to make really good textures. It's what I use the most.
