There are some incredibly talented artist producting fantastic work solely by digital means. You need to use those tools to express your unique creativity. You need to know how to use those tools to best advantage. It’s not going to miraculously turn you into an artist. A digital painting program is simply a tool. Do you know of artists that use a camera to take reference photos? They are taking advantage of a tool. Have you ever seen someone enlarge an image using a grid? They were using a tool. Artists have been using tools for centuries. It is a creative tool in the same way that a pen or a brush is a tool. Isn’t using a digital art program cheating? In addition there are apps for iPad, iPhone and Android which are much cheaper although these obviously do not have all the features of the desktop version.

It is available for both Windows and MAC. If you are an existing user they are offering very attractive upgrade options. $US79 for a first time purchase (there is an even cheaper ArtRage Lite version). It is designed to be accessible to a wide range of users and support professional quality illustration while remaining focused on traditional media.” How much does it cost? ArtRage offers incredibly realistic oils, pencils, watercolor, canvas textures and other traditional painting tools, along with a range of powerful professional features and digital editing functions. “ArtRage is a traditional media painting program that mimics real life painting and drawing. Here is what Ambient Design says about ArtRage: I’ll be talking about the Windows version of the product in this review. I’ve been a user of ArtRage since version 2.5 and am currently using both the desktop and Android versions. The company recently released version 5 of ArtRage and have kindly given me a copy to review. ArtRage is a digital painting program made by Ambient Design, a New Zealand based software development company specializing in creative tools for artists.

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