For years I wondered about Xara's 'targa' import/export option. The wondering didn't keep me up at night but it did exercise the noodle a wee bit. Anyways, today I came across free software that uses that targa format and seems to be a great sidekick program to use with Xara X.
It is called 'Dogwaffle' and it is a painting/animation program. Not only is it free it is not spyware or adware. It was developed by an artist for artists. My attached image was exported from Xara using the targa export format. In dogwaffle I softened the image with a blur and gave it a nice paper texture.
The program has Painter-like tools and can be used with a tablet - but I haven't tried either yet.
If you want add this compact program to your toolbox download here. It has an unusual user interface but I think you'll get the hang of it.
Regards, Ross
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