compared to leading bezier format programs. But having worked with both types of programs, I’ve become aware of the strengths and shortcomings indigenous in both. In fact, my personal wish list includes a graphic program as equally proficient in both paint and bezier formats.
Certain styles of artwork are indeed better suited by paint type programs, which can mimic, for example, the line work found in traditional sketching. A professional looking logo, on the other hand, needs the extreme line control found only in the bezier programs.
All images shown here were done quite awhile ago in Superpaint 1.0 (SuperPaint’s more powerful version 2.0 is now on the shelves of your favorite software supplier).
I’ve included these bitmapped images in
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The Amug Art Gallery to make my point that the paint format can indeed yield good quality work even by today’s standards.
Superpaint works especially well at producing these images because of it’s “paint layer to drawing layer” transferring abilities. I used this special Superpaint layer transferring ability throughout the creating process. For instance, I would use the drawing layer’s rectangle tool to get the basic shape of, say, a caboose. Using the rectangle tool in the draw layer enabled me to quickly change the basic shape till I was satisfied with the proportions. Once satisfied, I would select the appropriate rectangles and transfer them into the paint layer where I could edit them and add details.