Seems really buggy on OSX (just drew two rectangles and filled them with colors - some parts of the rectangle don't appear until you zoom in and then back out 2x).
Paint for Windows still seems like the single best drawing program for simple things.
Paint for Windows still seems like the single best drawing program for simple things.
It has an amazing selection of preset brushes and my personal experience with it is joyful.
But if you're wanting to freehand something with a tablet, for instance, having some specialised brushes and features that are fine-tuned by artists for artists can quite often make it a much 'nicer' experience.
I feel all the examples on this site could have been achieved in any other capable suite. However whether or not the artist enjoyed creating them is where the point of difference lies.
That doesn't even make sense.
First of all, it's not "for art" as some abstract ideal, it's for drawing and graphic design. Which includes "simple things" like drawing perfect circles and triangles in the day-to-day requirements.
Second, nothing about "art" (even high art) precludes it being good at the things the parent mentions. If anything, they should be a prerequisite. Artists have used rulers and compasses in real life since forever.
Perhaps you could highlight some well known artists using a geometric drawing style to prove your point? My first thought would be Mondrian but I'd go with an app targeting vector graphics to get that effect.
Also for creating grids under the base composition, for perspective and other uses.
From old masters, to photo-realistic painters, pop-art painters, etc. Also useful for matte painting.
> Second, nothing about "art" (even high art) precludes it being good at the things the parent mentions.
Also the official url for Corel's Painter is http://www.painterartist.com/us/
Painter Artist and yes the program is geared more towards being an art tool.
I have used Krita for years. Krita was a better Gimp and then they drastically turned it into a painting program. I would not use Krita for most things Gimp they are two different tool kits.
3.0 is still labeled as unstable release for OSX. 3.1 should be the stable though.