Pixel Joint Forum: PROBLEM SOLVED!! Picture design programs (FOR MAC)

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   I'm lookin for a good program to make pixel images with.

I've been using a program called Pixen on my new MacBook but it crashes constantly which is extremely frustrating & makes completion of any image nearly impossible. I'm a begginer pixel artist and I grew up tinkering with MS paint, so I would like to find another program just about as simple as MS paint that is alot more reliable...

Or if you know something about Pixen that I don't then a fix for the crashes would be nice too because Pixen is simple and nice to use (when It doesn't crash and lose all my work)

Thanks for the help..

Edited by Jefe - 11 May 2009 at 11:31pm

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Jefe Seaman Joined: 16 November 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 6	Topic: PROBLEM SOLVED!! Picture design programs (FOR MAC) Posted: 11 May 2009 at 5:37pm
	I'm lookin for a good program to make pixel images with. I've been using a program called Pixen on my new MacBook but it crashes constantly which is extremely frustrating & makes completion of any image nearly impossible. I'm a begginer pixel artist and I grew up tinkering with MS paint, so I would like to find another program just about as simple as MS paint that is alot more reliable... Or if you know something about Pixen that I don't then a fix for the crashes would be nice too because Pixen is simple and nice to use (when It doesn't crash and lose all my work) Thanks for the help.. Edited by Jefe - 11 May 2009 at 11:31pm
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jalonso Admiral Joined: 29 November 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13537	Posted: 11 May 2009 at 10:12pm
	Pixen will do that, I was beta testing it for a while and gave up. Go to apple.com and get Paintbrush(free) or Acorn( $40) (other options there but none look good to me, try some). Or the best deal is to buy a Bamboo Tablet for $99 cuz it brings Photoshop Elements (layers/animation). Gimp is free open-source too. Edited by jalonso - 11 May 2009 at 10:12pm
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Jefe Seaman Joined: 16 November 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 6	Posted: 11 May 2009 at 10:16pm
	Thanks, I've been looking into Photoshop CS4 for Mac and the trial looks promising. I'll try out Paintbrush from apple though, when I was looking for something like that I came across (God forbid) Pixen. ty for the word -An enthusiastic beginner
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jalonso Admiral Joined: 29 November 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13537	Posted: 11 May 2009 at 10:19pm
	Well I use CS4 for all my pixelart so if you can afford it then do use it, its the best. PS: CS3 +4 no longer have gif animation capabilities. CS or earlier (ImageReady)
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Jefe Seaman Joined: 16 November 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 6	Posted: 11 May 2009 at 10:24pm
	LOL at paying for it.
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jalonso Admiral Joined: 29 November 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13537	Posted: 11 May 2009 at 10:27pm
	Then LOL at your question in the first place
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Jefe Seaman Joined: 16 November 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 6	Posted: 11 May 2009 at 11:23pm
	!! one more thing!! ( I successfully installed photoshop CS4...) I donno how to use CS4. hah.. Sooo to start a new document: I select pixels for the size, I dont understand what to do for resolution, what's easy/standard?? WTF is a color mode and how many bits should I use? 8? Edited by Jefe - 11 May 2009 at 11:23pm
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jalonso Admiral Joined: 29 November 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13537	Posted: 12 May 2009 at 3:55pm
	http://www.gamedev.net/reference/art/features/pixelart1/page3.asp http://www.drububu.com/tutorial/photoshop.html more in the links section of the gallery and on google
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