I mentioned before that I got Adobe Photoshop Elements with my Wacom Bamboo Fun (A5) graphics tablet. Art Rage was also among the software that came with it and, of course, I had to try it out! It’s so much fun! It really does feel like real paint even if it is digital. Smear around with the paint, make it goo-ey or glittery or watercolour-ey. Pile it on in layers! Paint on smooth paper, coarse paper; there are a lot of options. =D It is nothing like Photoshop or PaintShop Pro or any other graphics program I have used.

My daughter really enjoys messing around with Art Rage and she has probably used it more than I have. I have so many projects to distract myself with as it is but I did manage to finish a painting. It kind of had it’s own life. I didn’t think about what I wanted to paint before-hand. I called it “Abendsonne” (Evening Sun) after it was done because that was what it felt like to me.

Click on the pic to see a larger version and if you like, tell me what you think. =)

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