Heck, rate my site.

[R. K. Raja]

Originally posted by NerdWarrior

What would you suggest? I screwed up the first comic, sure. The menu looks fine. So do the cast sprites.

Anything other than Paint will do

 

[NerdWarrior]

Originally posted by R. K. Raja



Anything other than Paint will do

That's not exactly what I asked about. First, it's just a statement of the obvious. Second, there are worse things than paint out there. Third, I'm too broke to pay for something good.

 

[conkermaniac]

Well, download a free trial version of a professional program. At least it's still better than Paint. And yes, Paint is the worst graphics designer out there.

 

[R. K. Raja]

Originally posted by conkermaniac
Well, download a free trial version of a professional program. At least it's still better than Paint. And yes, Paint is the worst graphics designer out there.

Yep.

This may sound silly but about half of the graphics I do are done in MS Paint or with the help of it. I just use Photoshop to enhance, layering, special effects, and saving

Paint is easy for simple stuff

 

[NerdWarrior]

*thinks*
I have the light version of Photoshop. Would that do?

 

[cheatpark]

Nerdwarrior go to http://www.serif.com and download photoplus 5. Its a free program and I use it for my site.

 

[NerdWarrior]

PhotoPlus=no good for me.
Sure, It's a good program, it just doesn't have the features I need. I can't use "Paste From" for example.

 

[cheatpark]

You can paste things into it. I have. I don't think you know how to do it properly.

 

[NerdWarrior]

I don't think you get it. Of course I can paste, but not in the way I want. I can't just paste a file. I can't resize my paste afterward. I can't paste w/ a transparent background (if I could, it wouldn't matter.). Besides, I have to pay to use gifs? I could just use paint for that. And it would be much easier too.

 

[cheatpark]

Yeah but at least the images don't appear messed up like they do in paint.

 

[NerdWarrior]

Ah, the last ditch attempt. No, it's too hard to use. Paint gets the job done much quicker.

 

[cheatpark]

I have no faith in paint. I haven't used it for months.

 

[wm2k1]

paint is old w/ very little capacities
i remembering using it since the days of windows 3.0

u r better off w/ psp or photoshop

 

[NerdWarrior]

psp=pay
photoshop=doesn't have needed functions

There ya go.

 

[niv]

Graphics won't do you good without a solid design or a firm grasp on HTML...seriously, it looks like something that came out of Trellix or something like that. I'd be pretty bold to validate that page through W3.

NerdWarrior: You can always add plug-ins to the full Photoshop...if you're not willing to pay, your site's not going to improve.

 

[cheatpark]

I would also recommend that nerdwarrior gets a paid host and a domain name too. Otherwise it looks scruffy.

 

[NerdWarrior]

I don't think a Photoshop plug-in is gonna have "Paste-From"
And remember, my operating budget is $0.00. I don't have enough money for crap like that. Screw it. There are comics that used a free host that are immensely popular. For instance, Farmboy.

 

[cheatpark]

Originally posted by NerdWarrior
I don't think a Photoshop plug-in is gonna have "Paste-From"
And remember, my operating budget is $0.00. I don't have enough money for crap like that. Screw it. There are comics that used a free host that are immensely popular. For instance, Farmboy.

If you thinks its crap then your site will be crap too. Simple.

 

[NerdWarrior]

why get psp? I have PhotoPlus (or whatever) for touchups, if necessary. Paint is easy to use, and it suits my needs. Do you get things that don't suit your needs?

 

[niv]

Paint is for child's play...honestly, a comic artist should not be using paint. Suiting your needs is one thing, serving an aesthetically pleasing page is another.

FYI, Nerdwarrior, go to www.keenspace.com. I believe they still allow artists to sign up for free "unlimited" space there. They do have archiving software.