Suggestions for Art Software (free/inexpensive)/Getting Started Tutorials to use with a Wacom Tablet

[RedMogg]

Hi all,

I built my daughter her first gaming pc for her tenth birthday, which she's very much enjoying. I also picked up a Wacom Intuos Small CTL-4100WL as an introduction to digital artwork.

She loves to draw with her Posca pens (and a variety of other mediums), so I thought the Wacom might be something she'd make use of, to translate her artistic side to a digital format.

Having absolutely zero knowledge of digital art creation (beyond basic Lightroom fiddling of my photos), I've hit a bit of a wall in terms of getting her set up.

I'd be grateful for any pointers for an absolute beginner, both software (I've read briefly about GIMP and Adobe Illustrator) and any recommendations for Youtube tutorials/Getting Started type guides.

Many thanks!

 

[Chaos]

Krita is free and pretty powerfull -

Krita

Krita is a professional FREE and open source painting program. It is made by artists that want to see affordable art tools for everyone.

krita.org

Here is a painting tutorial for an older version -

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaGRTLvEbVzybijtYZRy4EoGrx6Bq_xOG

 

[Temujin]

Whilst not probably the best for art, depending on your definition and what she would like to do you could look into Blender as you can do a lot with grease pencil and there's always the option of doing some 3d modeling and whatnot.

 

[Hades]

Krita or GIMP

Krita is easier to start with but GIMP is more powerful (and harder to learn). I would suggest Krita.

 

[suenstar]

If you want some reasonably priced software, Painter 2023 and PaintShop Pro 2023 are currently both being offered in a Humble Bundle pack for around £23 (9 days remaining):
https://www.humblebundle.com/softwa...-amazing-art-tools-from-corel-encore-software

 

[SoundsGood]

Ibis Paint is good for free

 

[Cherryaid]

Hi all,

I built my daughter her first gaming pc for her tenth birthday, which she's very much enjoying. I also picked up a Wacom Intuos Small CTL-4100WL as an introduction to digital artwork.

She loves to draw with her Posca pens (and a variety of other mediums), so I thought the Wacom might be something she'd make use of, to translate her artistic side to a digital format.

Having absolutely zero knowledge of digital art creation (beyond basic Lightroom fiddling of my photos), I've hit a bit of a wall in terms of getting her set up.

I'd be grateful for any pointers for an absolute beginner, both software (I've read briefly about GIMP and Adobe Illustrator) and any recommendations for Youtube tutorials/Getting Started type guides.

Many thanks!

PaintDotNet is a good free photoshop substitute. Not as good but it gets things done. https://www.getpaint.net/

Blender3D is a good free 3D engine. It is also used to take drawings to the next level. Animated cartoons. https://www.blender.org/

Seek youtube tutorials for both suggestions to really open them up.

 

[embalse]

On Windows use either: ArtRage or Rebelle.
On Mac: Procreate.

They are not free, but not that expensive either.

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