> As of 6 mos ago or so, all Wacom tablets (including the 99$ graphire 2 > - a 4"x5" tablet) come with Painter Classic - a version of painter that > is surprisingly adequate and rather powerful - not just black and > white, but full color. I think this 99$ investment would be a great one > for your son. Double check to see if they still come with painter > classic, but I think you should be in tip-top shape. A friend of mine > who does Illustration full-time, uses Painter Classic for his work > (ironically, using "classic" - he's on OSX.2, and Painter Classic is a > 9only app). > I bought the tablet a year or two ago (at a discount retailer, I think I paid $78) and it came with Photoshop LE and Painter Classic, which is great, does color as mentioned above, and would probably make you and your son very happy. (Warning - playing with this stuff can be habit forming.)
There are also other programs, some even available as free downloads, that might be useful, but if you can get Painter you will probably need to look no further. Beverly -- Beverly Woods Visit my Low End Mac column: http://www.lowendmac.com/woods/index.html music website: http://www.sethausten.com/ -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
