Here is a copy of a recent mail on the AW list:
---------------- Begin Forwarded Message ---------------- > > What programs do you recommend to replace Appleworks drawing and > painting? Thanks for all the help this list has been. Helen What are your intended use(s)? Do you paint with a tablet, for example? - For painting, you can try Photoshop Elements ($90): http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshopelmac/ http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/10347 - or, if you don't want to spend that much, check out Color It! ($60): http://www.digimagearts.com/ http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/2889 http://www.applelinks.com/index.php/more/ charles_moore_reviews_color_it_45_for_mac_os_x/ I have used Color It! since OS 7.5 days and found it to be much easier to use than Photoshop Elements. Another possibility if you use OS 10.4 might be Paintbrush, but it is still in a "pre-release" form: http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/32559 For drawing (vector graphics), there are several programs. Some focus more on "CAD" (computer-aided design) functions, others on "Illustrator"-type uses. I'll assume that you mean more the latter. Check these out (they all have demo downloads) to see which (if any) will do what you need. It may also depend upon which OS you're using. I hesitate to recommend one over another because they have somewhat different features and requirements. Intaglio seems to get the SLIGHTLY better reviews on VersionTracker, though all of these rate a 4.0 or better. (You can also check macupdate.com for user reviews.) - Intaglio (103.9-10.4; some features require 10.4) $89 http://www.purgatorydesign.com/Intaglio/ http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/19103 - Lineform from Freeverse, the noted Mac game developer (10.3.9 +) $80 http://www.freeverse.com/apps/app/?id=6020 http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/29537 - EazyDraw (10.2-10.4) $95 http://www.eazydraw.com/index.htm http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/17906 Another, Inkscape, is still in beta form. It's free, but a review note says that it doesn't really work in 10.3.9. It gets 3.6/5 at VersionTracker. http://www.inkscape.org/index.php http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/27526 George Slusher Eugene, OR ----------------- End Forwarded Message ----------------- ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe send a mail message with a SUBJECT line of "unsubscribe" to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
