OT needing a graphics artist

( Is that what you call an artist who does their drawing on computer?)
Back before I became a deadbeat, I did some illustrations and cartoons
with Corel Draw. Loved it. Even got paid for it.
Now there's a young one in the family who is delightfully talented and I
need to recommend a drawing software. She enjoys just plain old Paint but
I'm just sure there's something super available now. Can any of you suggest
a software that is child-friendly? And not babyish? Syd is seven now and
quite the grown-up. And aside - wasn't Old Paint some cowboy's horse?
Polly

IIRC a graphics artist can use a plain old pencil too.
"Goodbye Old Paint" (I'm leavin' Cheyenne.) ridin' Old Paint and
a-leadin' Old Dan... Drat, now the tune is stuck in my brain.
Roberta in D

On Mon, 1 Aug 2011 06:54:34 -0500, "Polly Esther"
wrote:

( Is that what you call an artist who does their drawing on computer?)
Back before I became a deadbeat, I did some illustrations and cartoons
with Corel Draw. Loved it. Even got paid for it.
Now there's a young one in the family who is delightfully talented and I
need to recommend a drawing software. She enjoys just plain old Paint but
I'm just sure there's something super available now. Can any of you suggest
a software that is child-friendly? And not babyish? Syd is seven now and
quite the grown-up. And aside - wasn't Old Paint some cowboy's horse?
Polly

On 01/08/2011 7:54 AM, Polly Esther wrote:
( Is that what you call an artist who does their drawing on computer?)
Back before I became a deadbeat, I did some illustrations and cartoons
with Corel Draw. Loved it. Even got paid for it.
Now there's a young one in the family who is delightfully talented and I
need to recommend a drawing software. She enjoys just plain old Paint
but I'm just sure there's something super available now. Can any of you
suggest a software that is child-friendly? And not babyish? Syd is seven
now and quite the grown-up. And aside - wasn't Old Paint some cowboy's
horse? Polly


I'm not sure about software to buy - but a very cool drawing web site is at:
http://artpad.art.com/artpad/painter/

And I would also recommend, if possible, a drawing tablet and stylus. I
tried out one that a friend had and then got my own as soon as possible.
The biggest difference over using a mouse is the increased control of
the cursor because you are effectively drawing with a pen. Wacom makes
some that are not very expensive (Bamboo tablets).

HTH
Allison

Sorry Roberta but Goodby Old Paint's got to be better than "I'm bring home a
baby bumble bee". THat's the one I usually have stuck in my head. Polly


"Roberta" Roberta@Home wrote in message
...
IIRC a graphics artist can use a plain old pencil too.
"Goodbye Old Paint" (I'm leavin' Cheyenne.) ridin' Old Paint and
a-leadin' Old Dan... Drat, now the tune is stuck in my brain.
Roberta in D

On Mon, 1 Aug 2011 06:54:34 -0500, "Polly Esther"
wrote:

( Is that what you call an artist who does their drawing on computer?)
Back before I became a deadbeat, I did some illustrations and cartoons
with Corel Draw. Loved it. Even got paid for it.
Now there's a young one in the family who is delightfully talented and
I
need to recommend a drawing software. She enjoys just plain old Paint but
I'm just sure there's something super available now. Can any of you
suggest
a software that is child-friendly? And not babyish? Syd is seven now and
quite the grown-up. And aside - wasn't Old Paint some cowboy's horse?
Polly

Thank you Allison. Seems like the way I did the cartoons was to do a
beginning with pencil, scan it and then make all manner of embellishments on
Corel. Fun and saved lots LOTS of time and paper. I was just thinking
there might be something new and upgraded now. ( Not that new and upgraded
are always better or 'as good as'.) Polly


"AllisonH" wrote in message
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On 01/08/2011 7:54 AM, Polly Esther wrote:
( Is that what you call an artist who does their drawing on computer?)
Back before I became a deadbeat, I did some illustrations and cartoons
with Corel Draw. Loved it. Even got paid for it.
Now there's a young one in the family who is delightfully talented and I
need to recommend a drawing software. She enjoys just plain old Paint
but I'm just sure there's something super available now. Can any of you
suggest a software that is child-friendly? And not babyish? Syd is seven
now and quite the grown-up. And aside - wasn't Old Paint some cowboy's
horse? Polly


I'm not sure about software to buy - but a very cool drawing web site is
at:
http://artpad.art.com/artpad/painter/

And I would also recommend, if possible, a drawing tablet and stylus. I
tried out one that a friend had and then got my own as soon as possible.
The biggest difference over using a mouse is the increased control of the
cursor because you are effectively drawing with a pen. Wacom makes some
that are not very expensive (Bamboo tablets).

HTH
Allison

On Mon, 01 Aug 2011 06:54:34 -0500, Polly Esther wrote:

( Is that what you call an artist who does their drawing on computer?)
Back before I became a deadbeat, I did some illustrations and
cartoons
with Corel Draw. Loved it. Even got paid for it.
Now there's a young one in the family who is delightfully talented
and I
need to recommend a drawing software. She enjoys just plain old Paint
but I'm just sure there's something super available now. Can any of you
suggest a software that is child-friendly? And not babyish? Syd is
seven now and quite the grown-up. And aside - wasn't Old Paint some
cowboy's horse? Polly

DD2 has a graphics tablet and stylus, plus she draws and scans.
Her graphics program of choice is Gimp.
Gimp is compatible with files from most other graphics programs
She railed and ranted when she had to upgrade to it, she does that every
time she has to change something, but now she loves it.
It might be a little big for the average seven year old, but then again
maybe not.

A big double plus for it is it's free. So if your girl just cannot
handle it, you are out nothing.

When she wants to move to three dimensional rendering look to Blender.

NightMist



--
I'm raising a developmentally disabled child. What's your superpower?

gimp might do the trick. so much there she'd be kept busy figuring it out
for ages.
free, tho a big download, well for me it was. when i got it was 81mbs.
vaguely recall that they've been working on making it more user friendly.
maybe i should get an update and put more energy into it myself. boing
boing
http://www.gimp.org/
there are screenshots there to look thru as well.
they have tutorials online as well.
can use it on various operating systems...windows, unix, mac.
hth,
j.

"Polly Esther" wrote ...
( Is that what you call an artist who does their drawing on computer?)
Back before I became a deadbeat, I did some illustrations and cartoons
with Corel Draw. Loved it. Even got paid for it.
Now there's a young one in the family who is delightfully talented and I
need to recommend a drawing software. She enjoys just plain old Paint but
I'm just sure there's something super available now. Can any of you suggest
a software that is child-friendly? And not babyish? Syd is seven now and
quite the grown-up. And aside - wasn't Old Paint some cowboy's horse?
Polly

Gimp is good, free, lots to do with it and enormous freedom and room
to grow creatively. And a drawing pad is vital if she's really
artistic and wants to draw. All good things. But the very, very best
is pencil and paper. Sorry, I'm a traditionalist. Get her in love with
pencil and paper first. She can learn on a computer later. But
gorgeous pencils and paper are a very good foundation.

Sunny
(Luddite)