[Elliott]

I don't think there is a topic on this.
Vote for your favourite, and discuss.
Suggest anything I have missed and it will be added.

I vote Adobe Photoshop as it is the only one I have used.

~Note: This is not for 3D programs

[Kubjelle]

I've used Photoshop, Paintshop pro, MS paint and Fireworks. My favourite is Photoshop. I don't like the navigation in Fireworks and Paintshop pro, and MS paint just mainly suck.

GIMP I have heard of, but I doubt a freeware is so good.

[Nick Presta]

Uh, Photoshop for bitmaps and Illustrator for vector graphics.

[Betrayer]

Agatio, on May 29 2005, 04:45 AM, said:

I don't think there is a topic on this.
Vote for your favourite, and discuss.
Suggest anything I have missed and it will be added.

I vote Adobe Photoshop as it is the only one I have used.

~Note: This is not for 3D programs

There are more than one version of Microsoft Paint, to let you know.

I vote Adobe Photoshop, followed by Corel Photopaint, great for brushing.

I've used Photoshop, Fireworks, Paintshop Pro, and Paint, among others.

[Izar]

Photoshop owns, next, a close second, would be Paint Shop pro, and then I guess Paint, cuz it's the only other one I've used... Well, exept that one program i touched very little and whiped out my hardrive, anyways, I may get a photoshop copy soon.

[Tachyon360]

nick1presta, on May 29 2005, 10:56 AM, said:

Uh, Photoshop for bitmaps and Illustrator for vector graphics.

Just a small nitpick: Photoshop can save images in bitmap formats, but the type of graphics it's designed for are called raster graphics.

Anyhow...

- The GIMP is way over-rated. Sure, it's open source. Whoop-de-f'ing-doo. It's got nothing else going for it.

- PaintShop Pro is pretty good as far as features go, but it's interface is sorta sloppy compared to Photoshop's interface.

- MS Paint is 73h üb3r1337 sh17!!!! It sucks, and Paint.NET is considerably better, but making designs pixel by pixel is fun sometimes.

- I haven't had a chance to really try out Fireworks, so I wouldn't know its pros and cons.

- Adobe Photoshop is the king of all raster graphics programs. 'Nuff said.

- Corel Painter is the king of all digital paint programs. 'Nuff said.

[Izar]

Yeah, I use Paint to edit Charsets, Chipsets, and all that kinda stuff for RPG Maker 2000/2003.

[Elliott]

If you get he hang of MS Paint it's the best for pixel art.

[Excalibur's Power]

I like Photoshop the best. Even though I've only used the trials [poor me] I like the things you can achieve with APS. :P

[Izar]

Yeah. i had a copy of it, probably gunna get another one, but now I only have Paint shop Pro.

Paint is the best for Pixel-By-Pixel art, like sprites. Well, IDraw is good, but Paint is just reliable.

[Elliott]

Paint is a nice small program that loads fast, and has all the features you need for pixel art. Just about every pixel artist I have talked to uses it. Photoshop is also ok for Pixel art.

[Betrayer]

Paint is the program I use the most, even though it's third on my list. I do all my spriting and saving on it. Probably because ImageReady only saves as .psd's. If only photoshop would open.

[l3lueMage]

IN order of favorite:
Photoshop
Paint
PSP
Fireworks

I HATE FIREWORKS, horrible quality renders, photoshop is always best though =]

[Elliott]

Well Fireworks, like Max has said before, is mainly for creating web layouts, as it can integrate well with Dreamweaver (both are by Macromedia). I also though the same of it before he said this.

[l3lueMage]

yes but, I do not know how to integrate fireworks and dreamweaver to work together, besides I just use photoshop for my websites and use the slice tool =]

[Izar]

I like how Paint Shop Pro is so easy to use. Also, Photoshop has really good images that come out of it. The detail is just amazing.

[Eugine]

I like Photoshop too, I got Photoshop CS. I can't use it that good though, so usually I ask people to design graphics for me.

I'm busy with school so I don't do anything related to designing now. When summer come's around I feel I'm going to learn so I can aid my website with graphics.

[Luna]

Out of that list, I have used all of them except for Paint Shop Pro. o.o; But, I would have to say Adobe Photoshop. It's the first one I ever used after Paint.

Fireworks is really neat too. I only used it a couple of times during class though. And GIMP x.x I never really liked the GIMP.

Oh and, Sheba also has this painting program called Art Rage :O It does stuff just like traditional art.

[lifeform287]

Someone voted for Microsoft Paint! LOL! I know who and I'll never say it.

Anywho, I like using the simple little program called Microsoft Paint. I've used it for awhile so I've gotten used to it.

[Luna]

MS Paint is not so bad: http://www.deviantar...m/view/9045788/

It's the best thing ther is for pixel art, I've heard.

[Elliott]

Not bad at all: http://www.deviantar.../view/17908194/
Supposedly the best for pixel art, but I used fireworks for mine, and it was good, and turn off anti-aliasing in photoshop and it can be used for PA as well.

[lifeform287]

I know. Thats why I use it. To prove to "non-beleivers" (people who think it can't do nothin) it can do things!

[Izar]

Paint is what is best for Pixil art, i heard Fireworks is almost as good, but I know Idraw is good, but it's for Charsets and such, not for relative images.

Most free image programs suck, infact... I can't remember which ones(besides trials) are any good...