![]() If you use an iPad you can pick up Procreate for a mere $6 at the iTunes store. Having just given it a quick try I would say it's good for some quick sketching but not quite a full fledged app. It supports both Windows and MAC, as well as some lower price options for iOS and Android devices.Ĭorel, makers of Painter, have a free offering for Android devices at the Google Play store and the Amazon marketplace. You will need to create some brushes as the brush set is more limited. It isn't quite as full bodied as Photoshop for texturing and color but you can do some incredible full color work. For drawing, it is a fast and fluid program with some great features. It runs on Windows Vista and up and MAC, as well as on iPads and iPhones at $5 and $2.Īutodesk offers a wonderful drawing package with Sketchbook Pro which is now at $65. There's a lot more to see for features at their site. I've messed around with a demo and Artrage has some very interesting features like a rotate-able ruler for diagonal lines, paint symmetry or mirroring, and a unique user interface. It runs on Windows Vista through 10, so no XP and no MAC versions.Īnother interesting program at the $50 range is Artrage. I've seen a number of users produce works that rival Photoshop and it's much more attractive in price at $59. ![]() No MAC version though.Īnother good editor is openCanvas from Portal Graphics. ![]() It runs on Windows from 98 on up and on 64 bit systems. It's used frequently by our member Larb to do some great work and shouldn't be overlooked. PaintTool Sai by Systemax runs about $45 and seems to be a very good and fluid drawing program with much of the potential for full color work needed by map makers. Most of these come in at around the $25 to $50 price range and should be doable by even the frugal hobbyist. There are some lower cost options that are interesting and we'll look at several. But sometimes you might want something more or just different from these free options. There are of course free options such as GIMP, Krita and Inkscape. The professional standards of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator being beyond the reach of most people's budget leaves a large space for potential new software packages. Over the last few years several new programs have surfaced for doing digital drawing and painting that may be of interest to map makers.
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