I am risking sounding like a pompous ass to most people here, but there are some with talent that might listen. I don't want to tout where I've been or what I've done (here it is if you want to see me put my money where my mouth is - http://www.sandsdesigns.com ) but I think I see a problem with Painter users and computer users in general. Just because your latest program has an image hose that paints trees, doesn't make you a landscape artist. Please people, use these new tools the way no one would expect, we can all spray the nozzel randomly on the canvas! And we all have! We just don't all post it as our latest fine art! I don't mean to degrade or desrespect anyone, I just want to see that we can (and I know we can) do better than the paint, the pencil, the software; whatever we choose as a tool. The use of a good tool marks a good artist, but it doesn't make him or her an artist!!!
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shawnsat
http://www.sandsdesigns.com
shawnsat@comcast.net