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Alright, before i start I want you to know that I have a macintosh
ibook g4. i also want you to know that I am completely and totally
broke. To make a long story short, i would like to know if there is a
free pixel graphics application for macintosh. That's it. In the
meantime ill try to townload GIMP.

::edit:: the gimp didn't work out.

::edit:: nevermind, i found a free application called "pixen" which is
working out. For anyone else here's a link:
http://www.opensword.com/pixen

Edited by anonymousL

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anonymousL Seaman Joined: 18 August 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2	Topic: Mac Free Pixel Software Posted: 22 August 2005 at 1:05pm
	Alright, before i start I want you to know that I have a macintosh ibook g4. i also want you to know that I am completely and totally broke. To make a long story short, i would like to know if there is a free pixel graphics application for macintosh. That's it. In the meantime ill try to townload GIMP. ::edit:: the gimp didn't work out. ::edit:: nevermind, i found a free application called "pixen" which is working out. For anyone else here's a link: http://www.opensword.com/pixen Edited by anonymousL
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Filax_666 Commander Joined: 10 August 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 108	Posted: 08 September 2005 at 3:32am
	You could just use Photoshop and Image Ready...
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Ensellitis Commander Joined: 19 June 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 10099	Posted: 08 September 2005 at 8:55am
	Filax: He plainly said "free pixel graphics", Photoshop costs hundreds of dollars. Read posts before you reply, please.
	ಠ_ಠ There's a pubic hair on my keyboard. What the f**k?? I "mow the lawn" so it's not mine. Gross.
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Filax_666 Commander Joined: 10 August 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 108	Posted: 16 September 2005 at 11:30am
	lol i got my one for free so...i dont know where anyway...a friend of my father installed it in my computer when he installed OS X 10.3.9. i think you can try to get a crack for the trial version (but i dont know if you can do that on mac)... anyway, sorry for givin that options...
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Di0xygen Commander Joined: 03 July 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 401	Posted: 16 September 2005 at 1:00pm
	omgwtfhax!
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NFGman Seaman Joined: 24 September 2005 Location: Australia Online Status: Offline Posts: 2	Posted: 24 September 2005 at 12:36am
	In my travels I came across this site, which claims to offer a free Mac pixel app: http://www.opensword.org/Pixen/ I haven't tried it, I make no claims about its suitability, but there it is.
	I shouldn't be here.
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ganondorg Seaman Joined: 08 November 2005 Location: Netherlands Online Status: Offline Posts: 5	Posted: 10 November 2005 at 2:20pm
	I use pixen, its a great programm, but with the standard edition you can't make animations, but there is a beta from the next version and you can do it with that one. but it crashes a lot (I think it's my cpu 700 mhz). I can really recommend that one Edited by ganondorg
	mac rulezz, and the settlers 2 rocks too. its the best!
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space2 Midshipman Joined: 17 July 2019 Online Status: Offline Posts: 48	Posted: 11 November 2005 at 12:07am
	Try gimp, it's very powerfull. Some hints: - Use the PENCIL, it draws exact pixels - when you are working on an image, from the view menu: - select new view - uncheck all checkmarks (ie no menu, nu grid, no guides, etc.. maybe you can leave the scrollbar if you are working on a bigger image) And voili ;-) Happy pixeling, and let's see some result here! :-D
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Psychotic_Carp Commander Joined: 02 April 2005 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1008	Posted: 11 November 2005 at 6:29am
	Have any of you tried the gimpshop? http://plasticbugs.com/?page_id=294 Its a modified version of the gimp that has the same layout as photoshop
	got game?
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Toby Seaman Joined: 14 October 2005 Location: Finland Online Status: Offline Posts: 6	Posted: 15 November 2005 at 9:07am
	Pixen has a really good standin point. It's nice and simple for anyone that hasn't yet got used to Photoshop and it has all the basic functions a pixel artist need. But there are problems in the coding. Pixen crashes a lot, the palettes have bugs, tools have bugs, and canvases aren't "infinite" - meaning, you can't drag something out of the main area and drag it back as a whole (what ever went over gets chunked off). The layers are buggy and tools don't have specified cursors - something that will most probably be fixed in the future, but would be kinda relevant to have in the builds that excist already. But anyhow, Pixen is worth giving a try and it's worth giving the Open Sword team feedback, they actually do listen :)
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