Keep It Cheap: Go Pro On A Mac For Less Money
Is it the tool? Or, is it the artist? If you use your Mac to make money, then you know that success is probably a little of both. How much of each?
I was impressed by the story of Bob Staake, a talented, successful artist, a devout Photoshop user. That’s Photoshop 3.0. Photoshop as in about 15 years ago. Is it the tool, or the artist?
As I read his story—a long time Photoshop user who upgraded his Macs but not his Photoshop, yet became very successful—I wondered, “.... (excerpted).
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hmurchison said:
Don’t forget Artrage 2 which is Painter for the “damn near homeless”
Lineform is another great drawing app as well from Freeverse.
Adobe apps are so bloated. Someone time how long CS4 takes to launch and how much RAM it takes.
Adobe pasted to dangerous part of featurecreep a long time ago.
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Ryan said:
I think its great that we see people doing well with tools that are considered “outdated or inferior.” Many pros and prosumers today buy the latest and most expensive claiming that anything less then thousands of dollars worth hardware and software will limit their creativity and productivity.
It just clearly shows its not necessarily the gear but the person that is behind the product.