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06-01-2012, 07:08 PM
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Photoshop, or Paint.NET?
I'm completely new to graphic design; I'm looking to create impressive skins for forum software using CSS and Paint.NET. Should I steer clear of that, and pay for Photoshop instead? Is there any significant difference?
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06-01-2012, 07:13 PM
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lol, Photoshop is way better. If you can afford it definitely get Photoshop or if you can't afford it try GIMP. http://www.gimp.org/
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06-01-2012, 07:45 PM
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Paint.NET is pretty good. I used it for a while. I like it way better than GIMP. In fact, I can't stand GIMP.
Photoshop is definitely better. Fireworks is better still, but Paint.NET is really good and perfectly adequate for just starting out.
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06-01-2012, 11:09 PM
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folks, CS6 is really affordable!
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06-02-2012, 03:18 PM
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Photoshop is a Digital Photo Editor (bitmap/raster editor) not truly a graphic design tool, and "creating impressive skins" needs far more than knowing what tool is the "best to use".
You need the creative ability and artistic skills first and be able to start with a sketch.
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06-11-2012, 01:03 PM
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is Paint.NET free? I've not heard of it thanks for bring it to my attention!
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06-11-2012, 11:33 PM
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06-13-2012, 04:50 AM
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06-15-2012, 11:58 AM
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But to be perfectly honest, there's no competition between Paint.NET and Photoshop. Infact, if it's purely website design you want to use the software for, give Fireworks a try.
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06-18-2012, 06:02 AM
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both photoshop & paint.net are great. but I personally like Paint.Net
because lots of tools in it & easy to use.
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