Deluxe Paint .... or freehand

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Posted by Catherine cartwright Jones on February 05, 2000 at 17:59:06:

In Reply to: To Catherine-just curious about how you create your designs posted by Carrie on February 05, 2000 at 17:26:00:

I could draw them freehand and scan them, but Roy's got the scanner
and I hate to bother him. There are very few things I do well in this
life, and one if them is that I can immediately draw, precisely, what
is in front of me. It's a little like perfect pitch. I've always had
it. It's been pretty damn useful. My professors at UCLA loathed it,
because abstract expressionism was soup de jour when I was there.

So, I use an ancient program called Deluxe Paint. It's dos, for
pity's sake. I use it because I have neither the computer power to run
a nicer program, nor do I seem to have the brain power to learn to use
a better program. No money to purchase a fancier package figures into
it too. I tried Corel and it was a pain in the ass for designing.
I've used Deluxe Paint for about 10 years, and it's like a friendly
old pair of jeans, that never looks elegant, but always looks ok. All
the lines are done in by mouse, though there is a radial and cyclic
symmetry function and a cut and paste. I use the same program to do
the graphics on "henna history". It works. I'm reluctant, therefore,
to fix it. I generate them in PCX, then use LView Pro to change them
to gifs.

I do have a hand template saved .... I have several of those
templates, and I keep thing sorted out by which group gets which hand.
Having a basic template for pattern sheets makes the portfolios look
tidy.

I also use LView Pro to make my photos look nice .... all those pix
ya'll find clogging up your email are just my ancient pawnshop
Minolta, shooting with grocery store quality film, at my left hand
(while the right hand holds the camera) and then when I drop it off at
the grocery store for processing, I get it back on disc from Konica.
Costs $4. I tweak the jpgs up with LView Pro.

This morning, though, I didn't take henna pix, I went and pic'd the 4
foot long icesicles hanging off our roof, dazzling tiny rainbows in
the winter sunshine!

Follow-ups:

Re: Deluxe Paint .... or freehand Carrie 07:54:39 2/06/00 (4)
- Re: Deluxe Paint .... or freehand Kenzi 06:02:52 2/07/00 (0)
- Re: Deluxe Paint .... or freehand Catherine Cartwright JOnes 16:09:02 2/06/00 (2)
  - paint, draw - or draft Eliz. 17:10:44 2/06/00 (1)
    - There are also computer "pens" and "paper" Kenzi 06:07:16 2/07/00 (0)

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: I could draw them freehand and scan them, but Roy's got the scanner : and I hate to bother him. There are very few things I do well in this : life, and one if them is that I can immediately draw, precisely, what : is in front of me. It's a little like perfect pitch. I've always had : it. It's been pretty damn useful. My professors at UCLA loathed it, : because abstract expressionism was soup de jour when I was there. : So, I use an ancient program called Deluxe Paint. It's dos, for : pity's sake. I use it because I have neither the computer power to run : a nicer program, nor do I seem to have the brain power to learn to use : a better program. No money to purchase a fancier package figures into : it too. I tried Corel and it was a pain in the ass for designing. : I've used Deluxe Paint for about 10 years, and it's like a friendly : old pair of jeans, that never looks elegant, but always looks ok. All : the lines are done in by mouse, though there is a radial and cyclic : symmetry function and a cut and paste. I use the same program to do : the graphics on "henna history". It works. I'm reluctant, therefore, : to fix it. I generate them in PCX, then use LView Pro to change them : to gifs. : I do have a hand template saved .... I have several of those : templates, and I keep thing sorted out by which group gets which hand. : Having a basic template for pattern sheets makes the portfolios look : tidy. : I also use LView Pro to make my photos look nice .... all those pix : ya'll find clogging up your email are just my ancient pawnshop : Minolta, shooting with grocery store quality film, at my left hand : (while the right hand holds the camera) and then when I drop it off at : the grocery store for processing, I get it back on disc from Konica. : Costs $4. I tweak the jpgs up with LView Pro. : This morning, though, I didn't take henna pix, I went and pic'd the 4 : foot long icesicles hanging off our roof, dazzling tiny rainbows in : the winter sunshine!

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