On Thu, 2009-04-09 at 12:04 -0400, Rob Antonishen wrote:
Just wanted to share some (positive) feedback from a person I had been
pushing to try gimp:
[...]
My conclusion is that either the scare stories are wrong, or the
latest version of the software is much easier to use than earlier
I think it is time to bow out, since I am not an artist ;)
I'm an engineer both by training and by upbringing, so to be honest, I
have trouble appreciating artistic effort that could be better
accomplished through automation ;)
(Don't even ask my opinion on pointillism...)
-Rob A
On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 5:10 AM, Mirai Warren wrote:
The notion that a program can improve artistic skills is heavily and
typically misleading. An artist can put together excellent works with
any tool he chooses to use. For instance, Microsoft Paint is
responsible for some of the best
On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 9:10 PM, Mirai Warren wrote:
The notion that a program can improve artistic skills is heavily and
typically misleading. An artist can put together excellent works with
any tool he chooses to use. For instance, Microsoft Paint is
responsible for some of the best
Ach. Sorry, but my meaning was simply that an artist can create art
with any tool. mspaint was only an example.
Looks like you have to make a tough choice to stop contradicting yourself :)
I wasn't contradicting myself. By was responsible for I meant was
used to create. It is still the artist
On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 5:11 AM, Mirai Warren
the.future.comes...@gmail.com wrote:
Ach. Sorry, but my meaning was simply that an artist can create art
with any tool. mspaint was only an example.
Looks like you have to make a tough choice to stop contradicting yourself :)
I wasn't
2009/4/9 Mirai Warren the.future.comes...@gmail.com:
The notion that a program can improve artistic skills is heavily and
typically misleading. An artist can put together excellent works with
any tool he chooses to use. For instance, Microsoft Paint is
responsible for some of the best
This seems to run as a general response to software that challenges
another with a major market share/user base, and particularly free
software like blender and the gimp. I myself was sceptical of both of
those projects earlier on due to prior experience with Maya and
Photoshop. Many who use
The notion that a program can improve artistic skills is heavily and
typically misleading. An artist can put together excellent works with
any tool he chooses to use. For instance, Microsoft Paint is
responsible for some of the best creations at pixeljoint.com.
On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 11:04 AM,
