any good 2d pixel art program recommendations?

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I'm after a 2d graphics program which is free or relatively cheap. I've used Photoshop, and although very nice, I'm not intending on using this for commercial purposes.

I would like something at the same level as deluxe paint on the amiga, but will settle for something like MS paint.

I sometimes use GIMP, but it's not a nice program to use. Fonts thru X aren't good, and the current brush doesn't show up under the cursor, so it's a guessing game half the time.

It seems that programs on OS-X are either expensive, 3d, or vector based.

any help appreciated.

thanks.
 
I hear there's going to be a new version of Color It! out for OS X soon... that was always a fun mid-level app.
 
Originally posted by adambyte
I hear there's going to be a new version of Color It! out for OS X soon... that was always a fun mid-level app.
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I hope that's a good thing. I'm still a mac newbie so have never heard of it. :D

but according to their webpage, version 4 is $US49.95... bit steep. sigh. maybe I'll undust one my amigas...

should I also read between the lines and assume that there is currently no other app similar available for os-x?

thanks.
 
Did you take a look at AppleWorks and GraphicConverter? If you have an e/iMac you should have AppleWorks bundled... On some Macs you get GC too!
 
Dear All,

You could try Painter 8, which is not exactly cheap, but it's cheaper than PhotoShop.

Also, ain't Corel Paint on X yet?
 
hulkaros: I have GC, but not AW. is it downloadable? GC of course, isn't useful to me unless I produce something

cockneygeezer: I saw an old version of painter years ago.. version 3 or 4 and thought it was a magnificent piece of work, it's out of my budget. I'm doing this for fun, not commercially, so can't justify much, if any, expenditure.

adambyte: I've checked VT, osx.freshmeat.net and apple's page. I don't dig MS Paint, but you certainly get your moneys worth :D

last night I found a program called Paint FX which I downloaded and played with a bit. seems good. costs $20US which is borderline... I'll have to play with it a bit more..

thanks for all your replies, but if someone thinks of something FREE, I can afford that and definately want to know :D
 
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