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I saw this program advertised on Tumblr earlier today and decided to give it a try - I was so impressed with it I figured to link it here as well! Artists, meet FireAlpaca!
What is it, asides from a silly name? It's a drawing program made specifically for digital art. It functions like a mix between Photoshop and Paint Tool SAI, taking the most important features of both in a compact, simpler interface than either. It's got layers, blending modes, a navigator, full color picker, Magic Wands, gradients, Aliasing and Anti-Aliasing - pretty much everything you need to make yourself some art. And, as the title implies - it's completely free! Plus it works on both PC and Mac computers, which is a huge plus.
Now admittedly I've only spent probably about an hour total fussing around with it, but here's some things I've noticed:
Pros:
-Automatically responded to my tablet
-Very slick brush tool with high responsiveness to pen pressure
-Interface was nice and simple compared to PS or SAI - much less intimidating to open up
-Program ran with very minimal lag
-Working in it is quite slick - it's complex enough that you can do a lot of different things with it, but simple enough that you don't have to press ten buttons to find the one you were looking for, or sort through a dozen different windows. It took me about 10 minutes to figure out where everything was and what it did, and after that I was able to jump right in to drawing.
-If you do have Photoshop, it can also save files as .PSDs for easy cross-program compatibility.
Cons:
-Brush lines were a bit shaky -
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-No filters
-Brushes are rather limited. From what I can see, no way to add textured brushes or custom shapes.
-Probably not something you can make terribly complex art with.
Overall: VERY nice little program. This is a great alternative if you want to get your feet fet in digital art but don't have the cash to drop on Photoshop or SAI. If you know the basics of layers, you are pretty much ready to go once you open it up. (And if not, there's about a million tutorials if you search DA).
So do check it out! I get a lot of people asking me how to use Photoshop, or where to buy it, or where to download it for free. This program is a real nice alternative - you probably won't paint any Mona Lisas with it, but it's a nice fit for the beginner digital artist. Definitely a big step up from Muro or GIMP or Paint, for sure.
Here's a generic doggy I drew to experiment with the program, took about 20 minutes: img43.imageshack.us/img43/619/… .
taking requests
yeah you read that right
i've been struggling to be productive with art for the last.... ugh like 5 years? lots of compounding issues i won't get into but part of it is also that my own characters are getting stale for me and frustrating to draw. so, i figured it wouldn't hurt to try something new. got an OC? slap a link in the comments. any species or style or type will do.
this is NOT a guarantee that i will draw you something, it's just going to be based on what characters catch my eye. i may end up doing a bunch, or only a few. i may very well end up doing none at all. but i figure it won't hurt to give it a shot and hey, no cost to you
moving (irl)
just so that the title doesn't confuse anyone :p not leaving this account
at the end of this week i am going to be moving back to my home state of CT, first time i'll be living there again since the 90s. the last 18 years i've spent in the south and midwest so i'm looking forward to getting back to my roots, so to speak. i am going to have to become the proverbial '20-something living in their parents basement looking for work' for a few months, which i don't love, but i'm optimistic that the time will give a chance to de-stress and (ideally) focus on art. i've been working 45/50hr workweeks for the past 4 years and while it's been good for
Using my art off-site
So I've gotten like 20 requests over the last day or two (which is a lot for me considering how dead this account is) regarding using my art work for some website thing... animal jam whatever.
Does the image include a character of mine? Then no.
Was the image a commission/trade/gift for someone else? Then no.
Is the image available for commercial use? Then no.
Does the image include no owned characters, was not drawn for anyone specific, and is not being used commercially? Then yes as long as I am credited as the artist and you link back to the original on DA. Neither of these are optional.
If you have a specific image you want to use th
See You at Midwest Fur Fest!
Hi all, just wanted to formally announce that I will be attending MFF this weekend along with my wonderful friends Avyris ( SoldierYena (https://www.deviantart.com/soldieryena) ) and Johis ( Lhuin (https://www.deviantart.com/lhuin) )! We will all be wearing at least one badge with our names on it so if you see us please come and say hi, I love meeting people! I'm not going to have any artwork with me but I'm looking forward to seeing everyone and attending some panels! I plan to be there all four days, unless something changes.
I apologize for the sudden silence the last few weeks, shortly after my birthday I ended up needing fairly short-notice abdominal surgery so that + recovery + making up the work hou
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I recently got a version of SAI and used it JUST last night to do a drawing of my friend's character..now all of a sudden it refuses to respond to tablet movements at all, even when the window is minimized...so even if I'm on here, the tablet doesn't move the mouse...once Sai is closed, my tablet works normally.
It makes NO sense how it went to shit in one night...it's the 3rd program I've gone through, as I'm too poor to afford Ps...So, I'm thinking of giving this a try....pathetic that I get happy about a program, just for it to stop working randomly.
It makes NO sense how it went to shit in one night...it's the 3rd program I've gone through, as I'm too poor to afford Ps...So, I'm thinking of giving this a try....pathetic that I get happy about a program, just for it to stop working randomly.