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Phun

Posted by Dani @ February 27, 2008

I’ve seen a lot of different kinds of drawing and painting software, but Phun is unlike anything I’ve seen before.
From Phun’s website:
“Phun is an educational, entertaining and somewhat addictive piece of software for designing and exploring 2D multi-physics simulations in a cartoony fashion. It is part of our long term mission to bring visual physics […]

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Graphic Artist’s Guide to Buying a Mac

Posted by Dani @ February 26, 2008

If you are looking to make your next big Mac purchase, there is a very good write-up on The Graphic Mac for you. The article explains the advantages and disadvantages of each Apple model, and which ones might be suitable for certain types of design work.
See the full post at thegraphicmac.com.

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New Macbook Pros

Posted by Dani @ February 26, 2008

For you artists who like to work on the go, Apple just added some more power to their Macbook Pro line. You can now get one with a maximum 2.6 GHz processor, as much as 4 GB of RAM, and a hard drive of up to 300 GB.
The standard Macbooks also received speed boosts and […]

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ArtRage 2.5.20

Posted by Dani @ February 22, 2008

A new update to the painting program fixes the following bugs and issues:

Fixed a general problem encountered on some Tablet PCs including Lenovo PCs whereby the Airbrush would not work when using the stylus.

Fixed some paint removal problems when merging groups that have blend modes.

Fixed a bug that could cause problems when importing some PSD […]

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Painter Demo by Ryan Wood

Posted by Dani @ February 21, 2008

Ryan Wood has a great blog with some really fun artwork. I was absolutely delighted to see him come out with this video. I am heavily skewed toward Photoshop, but this makes me want to go download the Painter trial. See the original post and finished painting here.

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Pixelmator Updated

Posted by Dani @ February 21, 2008

Version 1.1.3 has just been released. It includes bug fixes and improvements, mostly dealing with the move, zoom, hand, and crop tools.
See the release notes here.
And download it here.

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Photoshop is born

Posted by Dani @ February 20, 2008

On February 19, 1990, Photoshop was shipped for the first time. Okay, I’m a day late, but let’s all celebrate anyway.
Read the full story on PhotoshopNews.

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Slashgear Gets a Modbook

Posted by Dani @ February 19, 2008

Slashgear just received a demo unit for review. They’ve posted unboxing pics, plus a video!
Visit Slashgear.com for the original post.

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PainterFactory.com Debuts

Posted by Dani @ February 14, 2008

Corel just launched a new website called The Painter Factory, a community website for artists, designers, and other fans of Painter. It contains news, discussion, downloads, and an art gallery. Check it out at PainterFactory.com.
Link via Macworld.

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38 Hours with the Modbook

Posted by Dani @ February 14, 2008

Scott from the Modbook Forum just received his Modbook. And it only took 398 days!
Apparently it was worth the wait, and he has posted an extensive review. Also keep an eye on his YouTube account for future videos of the Modbook in action.
The Modbook was announced back in January of 2007, and only just started […]

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