I just noticed via my blog stats that I was receiving traffic from Wikipedia; turns out my blog post on the Pixelmator release is being cited as a reference on the Pixelmator Wikipedia entry in regards to criticism of the software — specifically the lack of graphics tablet pressure sensitivity.
In the post I actually mention that the Pixelmator creators have that feature on the drawing board for a future release, but I suppose it is a bit of a criticism. I still think Pixelmator is great stuff, but as a Wacom geek the pressure sensitivity is something I have come to rely on in a graphics application.
In particular, I am looking for something lighter than Photoshop to be able to sketch and doodle in. Acorn supports pressure sensitivity, but it’s still a ways off from Photoshop in that the size is affected, but not the opacity. I’m not even sure I would expect that to be included — and definitely wouldn’t consider it a criticism of Acorn as I don’t think it’s one of the intentions of that software. Pixelmator, on the other hand, seems to be striving to become a Photoshop alternative (and I think it’s done a great job so far). I am sure when Pixelmator includes the pressure-sensitivity it will be done with the same care the rest of the app has been given.
Of course, given the nature of Wikipedia that citation could be gone by the time I post this! And no, I didn’t add myself to the entry…
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Tags: Acorn, Adobe, Adobe Photoshop, Apple, art, drawing, graphics, graphics tablet, Mac, Mac OS X, OS X, Photoshop, Pixelmator, review, sketch, software, Wacom, Wikipedia
Ahhh, Wikipedia. The link to my blog post has already been removed. It was fun while it lasted!