If you have the latest copy of imagineFX take a look at Nick's intro video on the DVD. There is a pretty comprehensive tour of the new interface. Oh it is lovely. :)

Oh it's good. Tenfold is not enough, you better ramp up that expectation some. :D  

Yes I got my subscriber copy the other day. Nick did a fantastic job on the article and I think AR3 is about to hit a very very tall high. :D Cheers Egg

Cheers Yian. :)  

Hello I'm often in two minds whether to use a local colour variant or compliment of the light source for shadow colours. I'd be grateful if anyone could share their knowledge of the subject. Thanks Egg

freiheit:well, I'm going to start by trying 2.5 and if it's good... They'd better give us a release date soon on the third! Does anyone know how much it's going to cost (more or less)?   They said it would cost a bit more than the last version, but since that was next to nothing I guess it'll be next to something. :D ...

banjaxedmdt:Absolutely. Paintstop has more than an air of Artrage about it, some really nice brushes too (love the colour blender).   One of my faves too. :) I like the fact that you can easily change the characteristics of a brush head by using different alphas and all the other 2D tools ZBrush has to offer. Reckon ArtRage 3 will be ...

'What with Artrage 3 and Zbrush 3.5/and 4 on their way, I might actually explode in a big... erm, explosion.'   Pixologic can't seem to stop releasing yummy stuff at the moment. Have you tried Paintstop yet? I really like it. Cheers

Thanks, I did enjoy scribbling that one, haven't played with that idea for a long time! Artrage won't support any of those custom brushes. I can't imagine  they will in 3 either because it sticks quite strictly to its ideals of traditional materials. In practice I find the oil brush and its various states of loading/thinners does ...

The Flying Trilobite:I agree, nice image Egghed!  Reminds me of the old book and cartoon series , The Green Forest, with Woody Woodchuck. I'm still exploring my digital options.  I like Photoshop, but I've been casting about for a painting program that would suit my oil painting background.  ArtRage is looking pretty ...