Yes it is overkill for simple things but when you need the power, you need Photoshop. You can buy Photoshop CS quite cheaply then upgrade to CS3. That's the cheapest (legal) route to CS3 ....
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Whats your replacement for MS paint?
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PS CS3, Adobe Lightroom. Own Aperture, but it doesn't hold a candle to LR, IMO. I'm a semi-pro photographer- gotta have top notch tools.
Yes it is overkill for simple things but when you need the power, you need Photoshop. You can buy Photoshop CS quite cheaply then upgrade to CS3. That's the cheapest (legal) route to CS3 ....
$450 something? then how much is it to upgrade to CS3?
Paintbrush is what you're looking for. I've looked for my father for 6 months and nothing else, even those already mentioned, comes close.
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intaglio is like mac draw pro from the old days.
much more features than paint and $79. not really as simple as paint but easy and i think it's worth it. i usually need a bit more than what paint offers anyway.
http://www.purgatorydesign.com/Intaglio/
much more features than paint and $79. not really as simple as paint but easy and i think it's worth it. i usually need a bit more than what paint offers anyway.
http://www.purgatorydesign.com/Intaglio/
Usually AppleWorks. Although I have just downloaded Pixelmator and that may become my new go-to drawing program.
Thank you! I've been looking for something like this for quite some time. I was thinking of creating my own app, but now it looks like I don't need to.
Seashore
It's a deceptively powerful little app and does 80% of what I want in an editor. And until an adequate editor comes out in the $50 range, I stay with Seashore.
I tried Chocflop; it has potential but at present has too many interface oddities that it's just not usable to me. And Gimp on the Mac is an abomination I couldn't use it. Now, if there's a version with an OS X interface, I'd love to see it.
It's a deceptively powerful little app and does 80% of what I want in an editor. And until an adequate editor comes out in the $50 range, I stay with Seashore.
I tried Chocflop; it has potential but at present has too many interface oddities that it's just not usable to me. And Gimp on the Mac is an abomination
I couldn't use it. Now, if there's a version with an OS X interface, I'd love to see it.
Paintbrush is awesome. I've been using Seashore for my MS Paint substitute, and it's also great, but I just downloaded Paintbrush after reading about it on the last page and really like the simplicity of it.
I wish FR Jack was a real person, I think he could be fun to hang out with. I'm using Adobe CS on my new MacBook, and it works better than I expected. The price of CS3 means it will be a while, but I really want to give it a try when I get the opportunity.
I can't imagine a computer without PSCS3.
Unless you never use any of the power in those applications or any of your computer needs, I would always spend the $1200/whatever for the whole suite of printing/photo work.
Unless you never use any of the power in those applications or any of your computer needs, I would always spend the $1200/whatever for the whole suite of printing/photo work.