The NEW Build Your Own Arcade Controls
Main => Artwork => Topic started by: Chris G on February 08, 2007, 12:40:58 pm
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I've never worked with art/photo software before, but for whatever crazy reason, I've decided to take a stab at designing my own artwork.
I'm trying the Paint Shop Pro evaluation that came with Saint's book, however, before I plunk down my money on a full package, I thought I'd ask you experts out there if you have any strong opinions for or against any particular programs. I know there are many out there and am not sure if any one is better than another for our particular hobby. Whatever I buy needs to have a good tutorial!
Thanks!
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By the way - yes, I checked out the Artwork FAQ, but the software threads are a bit aged...
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*Any* program you choose will have just under 8 gazzilion tutorials online, so don't worry about that. Plus most of the programs do the same stuff anyhow, so it's just a matter of finding that particular "tool" and you can do it in other programs as well.
I use PaintShop Pro, Photoshop, and Illustrator. I usually design in PSP, add a touch of Illustrator and then compile all the different layers in Photoshop. Photoshop seems to handle large files like saideart & 4-player cpo's better than PSP does.
The first thing you'll want to learn is the value of working in different layers. For our cpo's, I'll have anywhere from 5-15 layers. It make stuff easy to edit, select/mask and delete. If you get into 5+ layers on a marquee size project, Photoshop will probably be better, but it has a little steeper learning curve. Illustrator is probably the hardest for a beginner to use.