Tenderfoot Thahd The tangent Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Hi! Anyone knows of a good graphics program for windows (Freeware is better.), for creating custom graphics? Thanx in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Inthrall Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 You should probably ask some of the older members of the community, such as Stareye, Aloreal, Kelandon, etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 We do read the forums, you know. Posting here is as good as asking us. Anyway, obviously Photoshop is a good choice, but it's expensive and might be overkill for making small BoA-style graphics. An ordinary paint program (preferably one that can "zoom in" to edit individual pixels) should be adequate if you just want to do minor edits to existing graphics (and it's surprising how much editing can accomplish if you're good at it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody The_Nazgul Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Photoshop...there is a Photoshop "Elements" that I think is free (it came with a mobile phone I think). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Thralni Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 The only thing I can come up with at the moment is simply using ms paint. isn't that good enough for what you need it for? And inthrall, what's wrong with the Dutch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Quote: Originally written by Thralni, Nephil translators & co.:The only thing I can come up with at the moment is simply using ms paint. isn't that good enough for what you need it for? And inthrall, what's wrong with the Dutch? That quote is a joke. See, saying that you can't stand the Dutch is intolerant, but he's also just said that he can't stand intolerant people. The person being quoted is oblivious to the irony of what he's said, which makes it funny. And now I've ruined the humour by explaining it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan ef Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 'Serif' is offering some of its software as freeware. 'Serif PhotoPlus 6' is a very good photo and image editing program. You have to register, but it's free. They have some other interesting programs that you might like to check out. Here's the link: FreeSerifSoftware.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Thralni Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Quote: Originally written by Thuryl: Quote: Originally written by Thralni, Nephil translators & co.:The only thing I can come up with at the moment is simply using ms paint. isn't that good enough for what you need it for? And inthrall, what's wrong with the Dutch? That quote is a joke. See, saying that you can't stand the Dutch is intolerant, but he's also just said that he can't stand intolerant people. The person being quoted is oblivious to the irony of what he's said, which makes it funny. And now I've ruined the humour by explaining it. I also figures that out in the meantime. I didn't look proparly and missed the bit before it, making me think it was Inthrall's opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderfoot Thahd The tangent Posted January 8, 2006 Author Share Posted January 8, 2006 Thanx. I can't afford photoshop, so there it goes. Will try out Serif Photo Phus. And by the way, which software is generally used? I have seen terrific custom graphics which obviously haven't been created using MS Paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk nikki. Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Paintshop Pro v5 is freeware. I tend to use that and MS Paint. It should be on some website somewhere - mine was off a freeware disk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Aran Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Quote: Originally written by The tangent:Thanx. I can't afford photoshop It would be against the CoC to be more specific, but I believe that Photoshop can be, uh, "acquired" for free, by sufficiently immoral people. Ahem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Xoid Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 I use MSPaint for the fine details, and Irfanview for resampling, format conversion, editing the palette, etc. For freeware that is under a meg, Irfanview ain't bad by any stretch of the imagination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon The Almighty Doer of Stuff Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 If you're going to use Jasc Paint Shop Pro, use version 6 instead of version 5. Version 6 is freeware too. It's what I use, although granted, my graphics skills aren't that great, at least not compared to some other members of the community. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan ef Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Quote: Paintshop Pro v5 is freeware Yes, it used to be while its producer 'Jasc' still owned it. But since 'Corel' has taken over 'Jasc', the freeware has vanished from the web. All you can donwnload now is Corel's trial version of Paintshop Pro X. 'The Gimp' is always a good alternative and is open source. The Gimp I also like Irfan View. Wouldn't want any other picture viewer. edit: ADoS, can you give me a link to that Photoshop 6 version you use? 'Jasc' used to be one of my favourites, I'd like to know where to download some of their former software. As to which software people use - though I know that Adobe is univerally adored, I still prefer to work with Corel and Macromedia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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