Mert & Holly Kilpatrick on sun 8 feb 98
In his book, "Handmade Tiles", Frank Giorgini talks about using computer
paint and draw software for making designs. Does anyone have experience
with this type of software? What specific software programs do you
recommend, or not recommend?
Holly Kilpatrick
kilpatrk@epix.net
K. Urban on mon 9 feb 98
Holly,
I do some graphic arts and also create rubber stamps. I use Macromedias
Freehand. I really do love it. Great on a PC I liked Adobes Illustrator
on the MAC. Isn't as good in the PC version and Freehand is much better.
I wouldn't trade my Freehand. All this is just MHO.
Kaye
At 10:46 PM 2/8/98 EST, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>In his book, "Handmade Tiles", Frank Giorgini talks about using computer
>paint and draw software for making designs. Does anyone have experience
>with this type of software? What specific software programs do you
>recommend, or not recommend?
>
>Holly Kilpatrick
>kilpatrk@epix.net
>
>
One never knows when one tiny piece will pull the puzzle together.
Don Prey on mon 9 feb 98
In a message dated 2/8/98 9:00:29 PM, you wrote:
<< Does anyone have experience
with this type of software? What specific software programs do you
recommend, or not recommend?>>
Holly,
I suppose it depends upon how far into this realm you intend to wander.
Myself, I have dabbled a bit during the last year or so with some computer
drawn images that I subsequently silk screen printed onto tiles. One image
ended up as a four-tile table top and the other as a single-tile wall hanging.
I use a Mac computer and do most of my work with Claris Works. Even though
this is an integrated program and, hence, doesn't have all the capability of a
stand alone drawing or paint program I found that I could do all I wanted to
accomplish. I think to start with almost any decent draw/paint program will
do the job.
Don Prey in Oregon
George Mackie on mon 9 feb 98
I use Adobe Photoshop for creating or transforming images to put on pots. George
At 10:46 PM 2/8/98 EST, Mert & Holly Kilpatrick wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>In his book, "Handmade Tiles", Frank Giorgini talks about using computer
>paint and draw software for making designs. Does anyone have experience
>with this type of software? What specific software programs do you
>recommend, or not recommend?
>
>Holly Kilpatrick
>kilpatrk@epix.net
>
>
Marion Barnes-Schwartz. on mon 9 feb 98
I use Freehand for designing on the computer. I have used it for years in my
stained glass studio for design presentations to clients, and more recently
have used it to design tiles as well as designing layout patterns for tile
floors.
Marion
Mary Klotz on mon 9 feb 98
I have found that images drawn with any graphics program, or text, or scanned
images, can be printed on an inkjet printer and laid face down on wet clay.
After a short time, the ink will have migrated into the clay enough to guide
you for carving or slip trailing or underglaze painting- whatever. The ink
itself is burned out in the bisque firing. Of course text must be flipped so
that it will read correctly on the clay. Maybe I'll scan in some images of
what I've tried with this- let me know off list if you are interested.
Mary Klotz foresthrt@aol.com
Forestheart Studio (301) 845-4447
200 South Main St. box 112, Woodsboro (near Frederick) MD 21798
11-5 east coast time; closed Wed. and Sun.
Ray Carlton on tue 10 feb 98
hi holly,,lookin for software??
the really good paint programme "adobe photoshop" is quite expensive but
they do have a cut down version called "photo deluxe"
there are numerous vector (draw) programmes around i use micrografx designer.
to get started i would suggest digging around in the shareware area and
d/load a basic paint and a basic draw programme to see if you can come to
grips with this type of software ..it is mostly complicated
another way to go is to buy a graphics suite such as corel or migrografx
abc graphics this way you will get quite functional draw, paint, 3d and
several other graphics apps such as logo makers, presentation and desktop
publishing all in an integrated package.
these two are available in the middle price range.
The trouble with these suites is that they are huge {several hundred
megabytes}
and are very demanding of your computer. if your machine is more than a
couple of years old look for older versions of the software or upgrade your
machine.
if you are using a mac ignore the above
cheers :)
Ray Carlton
Lisa P Skeen on tue 10 feb 98
AHA! A question I can answer.
There are many such programs available, and one even comes with your
computer. If you have a Mac, it's called MacPaint, and if you have
Windows, it's called Paint. These are extremely low-end graphics
programs which you can use to create basic geometric shapes and twist 'em
around or arange the way you like, then print out to paper.
A higher-end program that I really like is called Illustrator we used
in my graphic design class and it's like the MacPaint program only you
can do more with it; ;create your own colors, rasterize (sp?), etc. For
some reason, the Mac versions of these softwares work better than the
Windows versions
..
Lisa Skeen, Living Tree Pottery and Soaps
http://www.uncg.edu/~lpskeen
Duct tape is like the Force. It has a light side, a dark side, and holds
the universe together.
On Sun, 8 Feb 1998 22:46:35 EST Mert & Holly Kilpatrick
writes:
>computer>paint and draw software for making designs.
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Mert & Holly,
IBM...Corel Draw.
Mac: Adobe Illustrator or Macromedias Freehand.
Each of the above will handle type, images and design.
Dan
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Mert & Holly Kilpatrick wrote:
> In his book, "Handmade Tiles", Frank Giorgini talks about using computer
> paint and draw software for making designs. Does anyone have experience
> with this type of software? What specific software programs do you
> recommend, or not recommend?
>
> Holly Kilpatrick
> kilpatrk@epix.net
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Bjorn-Kare Nilssen on wed 11 feb 98
In article <3.0.1.16.19980208181758.248f1bf2@epix.net>,
Mert & Holly Kilpatrick wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>In his book, "Handmade Tiles", Frank Giorgini talks about using computer
>paint and draw software for making designs. Does anyone have experience
>with this type of software? What specific software programs do you
>recommend, or not recommend?
As you're apparently on a Windows PC I'd recommend you take a look at the
CorelDraw8 program(s). It comes with both a drawing and a painting program.
It comes with a lot of tools that will help you making repetitive designs etc.
For best use you should probably also get a pressure sensitive drawing
tablet, like Wacom ArtPad or similar. It's not fun to draw with the mouse..
Also, Fractal Design Painter is a very useful program, especially for brush
work.
And then when you've made your (tile?) designs you should start up Caligari
trueSpace to see what it can look like in a 3D world :-)
Email me if you need more info, links etc.
--
|| Bjorn K. Nilssen // http://home.sol.no/~bjoernk/ // mainly old 3D ||
DIANA PANCIOLI, ASSOC. PROF. on wed 11 feb 98
Tile design software, which use pattern mathematics are:
Escher Sketch
Symmetry Studio
Diana
EMU
Jan Cartron on wed 11 feb 98
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If you use Macintosh, Freehand is excellent. There's also a good
program=0Awhich I think is a little less expensive =96 called Canvas 5 by =
Deneba.
Visit=0Atheir website and you can download a fully functional version for a =
30
day=0Afree trial. I think there is a promotion by one of the Macintosh
dealers=0Awhere is included in the package if you buy the new G3 Power Mac. =
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