Over two years ago, I started writing a monthly blog post about ending my dependence on Adobe software. As a visual artist, it was difficult to think about cutting the monolithic company out of my life. Adobe Offsetting was a way for me to chronicle my transitioning experience while also highlighting new tools and its developers. The blog was […]
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So closes another year for Adobe Offsetting. Every month for the past two years I’ve given money to Free & Open Source Software (FOSS), kickstarters, online resources, and software companies instead of maintaining a subscription to Adobe’s Creative Cloud. I’ve focused my giving on FOSS as much as possible. Open source tears down the economic
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Working at the Society for Science & the Public made it easy this month for finding something good to support with my Adobe Offsetting dollars. This December, the Society is running an employee-backed campaign to get Science News magazine into classrooms. Five hundred dollars sponsors a high school with a year’s subscription to the magazine,
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Yesterday was a national holiday for the US and today is our biggest shopping day of the year, Black Friday. If you’re planning to spend some money today, consider buying Scott Petrovic’s new book, “Digital Painting With Krita 2.9.” I did for November’s Adobe Offsetting. You can purchase the book in paperback for $35.99 USD
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Over the past two years, Krita has become a force to be reckoned with in the digital painting arena. Their ambitious developers have launched two successful Kickstarter campaigns and delivered numerous new features, bug fixes, and enhancements. Currently, they’re busy at work optimizing Krita’s speed, making it a direct competitor to Photoshop. For October, I decided purchase Krita’s new
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August was a month of relaxation, taking a break from work and being constantly connected to the internet. Now fully rested, it feels good to get back to the grind of writing posts with my monthly installation of Adobe Offsetting. For September I thought I would donate to the Digital Comics Museum (DCM) and also give a special shout out
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I decided to post August’s Adobe Offsetting a week early since I was able to take advantage of Blender’s special discount for the Cosmos Laundromat release on DVD. The Blender team has been working hard this month with a pre-screening of the film and pre-sale of the DVD. Perks As a perk to donating to
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For a second month in a row, open source is taking a back seat to proprietary software for my Adobe Offsetting. As a rule I try to support open source as much as possible, but there times when it’s important to stand behind closed software that furthers professional tools. Serif‘s Affinity Designer and Affinity Photo
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Anime Studio always surprises users with fantastic new features. From their 3D approach to vector drafting and ground-breaking introduction of smart bones, Anime Studio has shown consistent strength with each new release. It gives me great pleasure to support them for this month’s Adobe Offsetting. A tool that supports its users I first started using Anime Studio
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Spring is in the air, taxes are done, and it’s time to focus on fun stuff—like digital painting! Krita is attempting a second stab at success with another Kickstarter that started earlier last week. For 2015, Krita has Photoshop in their crosshairs with the anticipation of making Krita as fast or faster than Photoshop. I was
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