Re: Help!..Design Suggestions

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From: Don Buxton
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 1997 00:00

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> 
> Photoshop is WAY overrated.  True, it's a great program for SOME
> things, but it won't do ALL things.  People treat it like a drawing
> program when it really isn't.  It's a raster-based IMAGE MANIPULATION
> program.  There's not a single drawing tool in th whole package!
> 
> **** HOLD YOUR FLAMES ****
> 
> By this i mean there are no traditional drawing package tools, like
> circle, square, pen, freehand, etc ... unless you consider that
> marquee selection tool a drawing tool.  ... Even if it DOES have tools
> similar to these, they weren't meant for *drawing* and design ideation
> ... would i be correct in saying it is much more intended as a digital
> post-production program than a make-an-image-from-scratch program?
> (With the exception of textures, which is more a matter of playing
> with filters than actually drawing pixels on the canvas. )

I believe that the airbrush, paintbrush and pencil tools might be
considered "drawing tools", judging from some people's results using
them to create things from a blank screen. I agree that a logo should
probably be done in a vector based program.

> 
> -RC
> 
> ( who wasn't at all impressed with Photoshop and still clings to his
> copy of AAPro, and has lustily eyed Fractal Painter for many months
> now )

Do you still have your exacto knife? :-)

Don. (who loves Photoshop but still clings to his acrylics &
paintbrushes)
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       Amadeo Design ~ visit us at www.amadeo.com
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From: Don Buxton <Don@amadeo.com>
Subject: Re: Help!..Design Suggestions
Date: 1997/08/20
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