Re: Replacement for Lineform?

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From	Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
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Subject	Re: Replacement for Lineform?
Date	22 Feb 2014 17:07:02 GMT
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On 2014-02-22, Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> wrote:
> On 2014.02.22, 04:05 , Mirsky 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?
>
> I suspect inkscape is too underpowered for your needs?

Not to mention clunky as hell. I find Inkskape rather distasteful for a
Mac application.

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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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