BOOKS: GETTING CRAFTY

New book tells how to make your own fabric using PhotoShop.

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INTERNUTS: SINGLE SHEET OF PAPER

Peter Callesen does amazing things with single sheets of paper.
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AN EAR FOR ART

Painter 11 really captured Joy’s fancy. It’s a professional program with a long learning curve and the results are impressive.

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ARTRAGE IS ALL THE RAGE

Many would-be artists might be happy with ArtRage 2, which is $25, Windows or Mac, from ArtRage.com. They also have a started version for free. Click on downloads on the web site.

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SNAP ART 2

“Snap Art 2” from AlienSkin does an amazing job of turning a photo into a painting with a Snap Art turns a photo into a painting single click.

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LEARN TO DRAW, AND WRITE

We got our eager hands on a CyberTablet Z12 from Adesso (adesso.com). It works with any PC or Mac and sells for $122, which is around the midpoint for such tablets. You can write notes, draw highly defined pictures, edit photos and use it to add your signature to email and documents.

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INTERNUTS

Ideatango.com for inventors and MutualArt.com for art lovers.

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COREL DRAWS AGAIN

The original CorelDraw was one of the first heavy-duty graphics programs to appeal to business users as well as artists.

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GOOGLE SKETCH UP

Google “SketchUp 6″ is a free graphics program that, as you might expect, is quite different from other graphics programs.

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MORE BEAUTIFUL PICTURES

Let’s look at two new programs for making beautiful pictures, either completely created by the user or starting from photos.

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