What's Wrong with MS Paint?

Einoo · Wed 22/12/2004 21:17:12

I don't see much wrong with it at all. I mean, so it's limited and stuff, but it's a pretty good program for a freebie. It's all I use. Anyway, anything with more options would probably make me dizzy with confusion. If anyone has a different opinion, I don't mind, post it here anyway! I'd love other arguments. So, what's your opinion?

| Bass | · Wed 22/12/2004 21:21:16

I like Photoshop 8, but theres really nothing wrong with M$ paint, if you know how to use it

Indie Boy · Wed 22/12/2004 21:46:38

I think MSpaint is ok but i would rather use upaint

Privateer Puddin' · Wed 22/12/2004 21:52:20

I am stupid. Ignore me and this post, i have seen the error in my ways with PS! I am converted!

Iwan · Wed 22/12/2004 22:09:17

I used alot of mspaint before I became more into photoshop. I still use it for my charcter art and animations and its great! I think you can make graphics nearly as good as the people who use 'better' graphic programms at a low resolution using ms paint. Anyway, didn't the earlier adventure game backgrounds like DOTT and the first M1 games use a programm similar to ms paint?

Evil · Wed 22/12/2004 22:16:08

I still use MS Pain all the time. When I do pixel work the majority of my work is done in paint. But, for other things, like site graphics and pictures, I like to use Photoshop 6.

The reason people don't like Paint is because it is so limited and there are better programs out there for pixeling like Dpaint and such. And when it comes to pallets and anti-aliasing, PS comes in handy.

Just a matter of prefrence I suppose.

big brother · Wed 22/12/2004 22:26:09

If price is the issue, why not try THE GIMP? It's free after all, and a good deal more useful than that other horrid program.

Mr Jake · Wed 22/12/2004 22:30:26

I like PSP 7 or 9, I hated 8, I have to use The GIMP at college now and then and I can't say that I like it =/

Nine Toes · Thu 23/12/2004 03:32:25

There's nothing wrong with MSPaint. I use it for everything, because it's the only tool I'm comfortable with.

I do, however, wish it had some better features, like free rotate, or the ability to save and load palettes like the Paint that comes with Windows 3.1.

rtf · Thu 23/12/2004 04:52:58

The only things that MS Paint needs are Layers, then it'd be great.

Darth Mandarb · Thu 23/12/2004 06:24:33

Quote from: releasethefrogs on Thu 23/12/2004 04:52:58The only things that MS Paint needs are Layers, then it'd be great.

Couldn't agree more!

I used to use Paint over photoshop back in the day.Ã,Â But once I got introduced to layers (which was photshop 3 I believe) I have never looked back!Ã,Â With a little know-how you can work photoshop just like Paint but it has sooooo much more.Ã,Â I wouldn't have the patience to create some of my work in Paint ... it would just take FAR too long.

I think it boils down to preference basically.Ã,Â If you're content using it, there's nothing wrong with it.

Candle · Thu 23/12/2004 06:58:45

There is a new paint out .
it use the net type program and is free . read more here about it .

Paint.NET is image and photo manipulation software designed to be used on computers that run Windows XP. Paint.NET is jointly developed at Washington State University with additional help from Microsoft, and is meant to be a free replacement for the MS Paint software that comes with all Windows operating systems. The programming language used to create Paint.NET is C#, with GDI+ extensions.

Paint.NET has many of the powerful features that expensive commercial applications have, including the ability to use layers. This is the second semester that Paint.NET has been a project at Washington State University, and we have the goal of adding as much functionality as expensive commercial applications provide, but of course, for free! In the spirit of all this freedom, we welcome any suggestions, as well as provide the source code free of charge for anyone who wishes to tinker with it. Please explore this website, download the software and try out many of the things you would do on those expensive commercial applications.

BOYD1981 · Thu 23/12/2004 10:04:00

Quote from: Candle on Thu 23/12/2004 06:58:45
There is a new paint out .
it use the net type program and is free . read more here about it .

Paint.NET is image and photo manipulation software designed to be used on computers that run Windows XP. Paint.NET is jointly developed at Washington State University with additional help from Microsoft, and is meant to be a free replacement for the MS Paint software that comes with all Windows operating systems.

that statement kind of confuses me, it's a programme designed to replace paint on all windows operating systems but only works under XP?

Gilbert · Thu 23/12/2004 10:09:30

Well, but:

Quote from: Candle on Thu 23/12/2004 06:58:45
Paint.NET is jointly developed at Washington State University with additional help from Microsoft, and is meant to be a free replacement for the MS Paint software that comes with all Windows operating systems.

As M$ was actually involved, by windows it would mean XP and later anyways. (What did you say? There're never a product called M$ Windows before WinXP!)

The programme required M$ NET framework installed, which I don't know what it is and I don't care anyway (I'm never interested in risking myself in installing something with such a name whenever I use win updates).

DeathWish · Thu 23/12/2004 10:43:46

Er.. I think that someone (sorry for forgetting your name) was using MS Paint for the backgrounds in his game Missing Porno 48% or something like that, and actually, I thought the backgrounds looked great. I think that if someone is willling to put some time into making their backgrounds look good then no matter what kind of Paint system you use, it should always come out OK

So Viva MS Paint!!

Esseb · Thu 23/12/2004 12:03:21

For those of you who have used both MS Paint and Photoshop extensively, what is it MS Paint does better than Photoshop? Be it the GUI, palette, easter eggs or whatnot.

Developer · Thu 23/12/2004 12:10:51

I love games made in ms paint. As long as its done properly.

DeathWish · Thu 23/12/2004 14:34:53

Hell yeah exactly, if the games are done properly then it should be no problem

jrl2222 · Thu 23/12/2004 16:02:44

I am not saying everyone should use photoshop. For one it's expensive or if you care illegal. I have 3 versions of photoshop though and well just say I found them cheap. but for those you have Photoshop and use mspaint...I say WHY? Photoshop can do everything the same as mspaint plus you get the layer option. It only takes using the pencil tool and you have a perfect pixel tool. Plus many levels of undo's in Photoshop compared to only a few in mspaint.

fanton · Thu 23/12/2004 16:28:09

MSPaint is good. Notepad and MSPaint and Calculator are probably one of the advantages of using windows. The other is games

(and programs that only work on win).

But paint is nice. Is still does something that no other program ever done, it can see white as transparent. Therefore it becomes so powerfull. In photoshop I have to erase the background manually. And ps8 cs has a AdobeLM service secretly installed which gives information on the net? i don't know, but doesn't work without.

MSpaint is made for those 320x200 games, and for designing characters, rooms (barbones at least), and the basics of your game. GOOD program.

Who has anything against paint?

[edit] for jrl2222:
You are right, except one thing. Photoshop is made to edit photos (not exactly

). In other words you need to have something to edit and improve using hi-tech fancy layers, and opacity, and many styles/bevels (which i dislike), etc. But if you want to draw three lines and a guy that has a sqare head and square body you will find is much easier in paint. I know I do find it easier to draw it by hand, scan it and paint over using psp. But for character to think of a character, and start playing around in paint, then move it in psp for final touches. That's whay I think anyways