PD Artist is a
subset of PD Howler (PD Pro Howler
edition), specifically version 8,
but without the animation or video tools. The result: a
lean, mean painting machine that's even more
affordable.
PD
Artist 8 is built on the
same super-fast core engine as the one used in
PD Pro 8 and thus benefits from interface
improvements, multithreading, SSE2 acceleration,
speed enhancements and other optimizations found
there.
All of the
features of PD Pro 8 are intact. Just the
features used for animation / video work have
been removed. A few animation tools remain
though, namely those related to creating and
managing animated brushes. (which consist of
image sequences too).
Some animated
filters were removed. Some filters that had
animation options were modified to exclude the
animated portion. The Animation menu is gone.
Tools and plugins made for animations such as
the Timeline editor, the brush keyframer, the
exposure sheet and frame painter, those are
tools made for animation or post work on videos
and thus were removed from the Artist edition.
However, animated brushes are still included! You can still
load an existing AVI video clip or an image
sequence straight into the custom animated brush
system in order to then 'paint' it over your
artwork!
PD Artist 8
is based on the same engine as PD Pro Howler 8.
If you can't afford PD Howler
(PD Pro Howler), or if you just really don't
need or care for animations or video and don't
want to pay extra for such features that you
wouldn't be using, then PD Artist is the better
tool for you.
When v8.0 of Howler was
released, we took a few weeks and then released
8.0 of the Artist edition. When 8.1 Howler was
released we didn't have the resources to make
8.1 Artist. Now with 8.2 Howler out (released in
February 2013), we have caught up on Artist 8.2
as well. PD Artist 8.2c includes a few bug fixes
beyond 8.2, which may soon also be released for
Howler. Most importantly, PD Artist 8.2c is the
first of the Artist editions to also support the
GPU where available. (technically, we had 8.2b
out first for a week but found a bug under
Windows XP and decided to build another release,
so 8.2c it is).
How
to Order PD Artist 8 PD Artist
is available for purchase here
Help,
Installation Notes, Misc.... More coming
soon, but for now, refer to the PD Howler
information and simply ignore any
reference to animations. (except when we're
talking about animated brushes, which are
supported in PD Pro Artist too.)
Also consult the general F.A.Q.
and the general Dogwaffle Help
pages.
PD Artist and Project
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