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    So MSpaint is an awesomely capabale program!

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by SillyMan, Oct 15, 2007.

  1. SillyMan

    SillyMan Notebook Consultant

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    Thomas McLovin

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    That must have been done with a tablet.
     
    Thomas, Oct 15, 2007
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  3. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    Seen plenty of these. It's not that MS Paint is necessarily a very good program, it's just that those artists are very good artists.
     
    Commander Wolf, Oct 15, 2007
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    SillyMan Notebook Consultant

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  5. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    I doubt they're lying. If you get one of those really dinky little mice you can get significantly better control of your brush than if you got a more normal sized mouse. I was using one of those dinky ones before I got my own tablet (Though I'm sorry to say I'm nowhere as good as those folks XD).
     
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    PhoenixFx Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yeah, a good artist can use basically anything to create a master piece.

    I use MS Paint most of the time for basic imaging and pixel manipulation; to draw simple diagrams or modify/enhance simple things. Despite what most others say, I think MS Paint, Calculator and Notepad are the 3 most valuable tools in Windows :p .
     
    PhoenixFx, Oct 15, 2007
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  7. Ice-Tea

    Ice-Tea MXM Guru NBR Reviewer

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    ^^

    I second that 100%
     
    Ice-Tea, Oct 15, 2007
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  8. csinth

    csinth Snitch?

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    But there are always better, free, alternatives to Windows tools.. I use Notepad++ instead of Notepad for instance..
     
    csinth, Oct 15, 2007
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  9. LIVEFRMNYC

    LIVEFRMNYC Blah Blah Blah!!!

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    Gotta agree with the with everyone else. That's straight Talent. I couldn't do that with any program whether using a mouse, tablet or piece of paper.
     
    LIVEFRMNYC, Oct 15, 2007
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    And Solitaire for wasting time :D
     
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  11. tyeh26

    tyeh26 Notebook Geek

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    ditto oh phoenixfx.

    notepad is so useful for..... taking notes! and some html work.
    mspaint is great for quick screenshots and saving them. and just some random artwork. You just gotta familiarize yourself with alllllll the function
     
    tyeh26, Oct 15, 2007
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    MS Paint would be ok, except it needs better gif and jpg file save features. GIF images are always spotty and jpg's look horrific.
     
    HTWingNut, Oct 15, 2007
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    I found paint.net a while back and was impressed. Just never took the time to learn it. Need to give it a try again.

    My problem is that at work I can't install any software on my PC's unless it is self executable. So paint.net is out of the question unfortunately.
     
    HTWingNut, Oct 16, 2007
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