Deep paint or alternative natural media painting software

[justice]

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[cthorpe]

Well, it should come as no surprise that I heartily endorse ArtRage (I wrote the review you linked to). 

Another good one to check out is Artweaver http://www.artweaver.de/index.php?en_version


Carl

[Curt]

Maybe also try the new Ambereh from sourceforge:

  Ambereh is a simple and easy-to-use drawing application with online and offline capabilities.

In online mode, you can chat and share the same canvas with your friends, allowing you to make a cooperative painting. There is no need for a central server: Ambereh works with a decentralized network, where any user can connect to any other user already in the party, and everybody will see and interact with everybody's drawings.

In solo mode, you have a great set of tools for artistic drawing, like anti-aliased brushes, brushes with custom bitmaps, full opacity support, circles drawing, auto-circles for softening edges, blur and smudge for giving the detailed touches for your sketch!

In both cases, you also get the ability to record all the steps taken in your drawing, so later you can replay the whole process and watch your painting coming to life: from the blank canvas to the final masterpiece!

http://ambereh.sourceforge.net/

Watch demo video (with okay music) at YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5rKaDp07SY

[kartal]

Try dogwaffle

http://thebest3d.com/dogwaffle/free/

[greg2fs]

If you wich to paint on 3d models, you can use Thirdbrush which can create bmp, jpg and dds textures, without needed 3d software. Just mouse or stylus needed.

[40hz]

Take a look at Wizardbrush and Photopainter www.eusoftware.com

They're inexpensive (US $30) and trailware versions are available.

[Lutz_]

Gertrudis offers advanced programs with very precise brushstroke emulations.
The results can even be rendered at any resolution.($67-95; free trials)

http://www.gertrudisgraphics.com/

[40hz]

The free edition of Deep Paint 2.0 is still available as of 22-Aug-2008 at TopDownloads.net

http://www.topdownloads.net/software/deep-paint_2_59235.html?hl=&ia=1

Guess you'd better grab it while you still can!