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Re: Replacement for Lineform?

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On 2014-02-22, Mirsky <not_my_email@invalid.email.com> wrote:
> Hi. I use a vector drawing app called Lineform that still (thankfully) 
> works under Mavericks. But its developer no longer supports the program.
>
> I still use Lineform because it allows me to draw with "artistic 
> strokes." Those strokes take into account the pressure of my graphics 
> tablet and I can therefore create art with lines of varying width. I 
> find drawings with artistic strokes look more natural and artistic. 
> Again, these are vector drawings, not bitmap.
>
> I've been waiting for another vector drawing program to come along with 
> features similar to "artistic strokes," but so far I haven't found one. 
> Other than Illustrator, which I think has something similar, but 
> Illustrator is overkill and too expensive for my needs.
>
> However, I'm posting here in case there is such a program with a 
> feature similar to artistic strokes, and I've just not heard of it. I 
> was fishing around in the Mac App Store but there are many apps in the 
> Graphics and Design category so I thought I'd post here.
>
> So, does anyone know if an app exists with a feature similar to 
> artistic strokes?

It's hard to beat Illustrator in terms of feature spread...

I see that Intaglio (among others) is listed as an alternative to
Lineforms on MacUpdate:

<https://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/21229/lineform>

Have you given it a try? I use it occasionally. While it is very basic
in comparison with Illustrator, it gets the job done for lots of things. 

I also sometimes use OmniGraffle for certain types of vector stuff, but
it's more specialized towards flowcharts and so on.

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Replacement for Lineform? Mirsky <not_my_email@invalid.email.com> - 2014-02-22 01:05 -0800
  Re: Replacement for Lineform? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-22 16:37 +0000
    Re: Replacement for Lineform? Mirsky <not_my_email@invalid.email.com> - 2014-02-22 12:02 -0800
      Re: Replacement for Lineform? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-22 20:45 +0000
  Re: Replacement for Lineform? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-02-22 11:42 -0500
    Re: Replacement for Lineform? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-22 17:07 +0000
      Re: Replacement for Lineform? Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-02-22 12:20 -0500
        Re: Replacement for Lineform? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-22 20:45 +0000
  Re: Replacement for Lineform? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-22 16:55 +0000
    Re: Replacement for Lineform? Mirsky <not_my_email@invalid.email.com> - 2014-02-22 12:05 -0800
      Re: Replacement for Lineform? Calum <com.gmail@nospam.scottishwildcat> - 2014-02-25 14:12 +0000
        Re: Replacement for Lineform? Mirsky <not_my_email@invalid.email.com> - 2014-02-25 12:00 -0800

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