pumecobann opened this issue on Mar 13, 2006 ยท 29 posts
pauljs75 posted Tue, 14 March 2006 at 1:47 AM
Of course there's Flash, but it handles vectors in a different way than Illustrator. (The pen tool in the MX versions is sorta crap when compared to Illustrator's. Dunno if they fixed how it behaves in 8. The way the paint tool in Flash automatically converts to vector shapes is pretty neat though.) If animation is your end-goal, Flash is definitely worth looking into. Not sure if there are any good free options out there. I suppose you could look into GIMP. They might have an animation-related plugin. Or you could check the GIMP forums for finding good leads on Open/Free animation software. Also if you have a tablet for drawing, I'd recommend OpenCanvas 1.1 (the older free version) as a good program for sketching character studies while saving paper. (It saves the time involved in scanning and making adjustments from pencil drawings too.) It doesn't animate, but it's great for practicing. Unlike PhotoShop/Gimp, OpenCanvas is very simple (almost like Wings in that regard) and the drawing tool is plenty flexible and responsive in regard to stylus input.
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