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Multiverse


Sagittarius Horse
Age : 33
Location : USA
Registration date : 2010-02-04

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PostSubject: Looking for a MSPaint alternative...   Looking for a MSPaint alternative... Icon_minitimeSat May 16, 2015 8:44 am

Hey guys, been away forever, lol, just wanting to maybe make a few more microheroes again, but when I opened up my version of MSPaint, it doesn't let me make selections transparent anymore, there's issues saving...are there any other programs out there that are nice and basic like Paint but also, uh...work?  

Thanks guys!
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Eraser

Eraser


Female
Virgo Buffalo
Age : 38
Location : Indiana
Registration date : 2009-05-16

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PostSubject: Re: Looking for a MSPaint alternative...   Looking for a MSPaint alternative... Icon_minitimeSat May 16, 2015 5:04 pm

I used MSPaint, but now the most recent windows have a slightly different version simply called paint. I wonder if there's a way to get that or you could try paint.net if it's still available.

Also, to make backgrounds transparent and to transfer to bmp from gif, I always use Giffy.

I hope that helps, because that's all I can think of at the moment.
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Multiverse

Multiverse


Sagittarius Horse
Age : 33
Location : USA
Registration date : 2010-02-04

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PostSubject: Re: Looking for a MSPaint alternative...   Looking for a MSPaint alternative... Icon_minitimeMon May 18, 2015 11:58 am

Thanks Devinity!

I downloaded paint.net, but it's, too...complex(?) for what I do? I don't use layers, and the brushes tend to erase weirdly for me, and when I copy and paste it doesn't work like when I used to use MSPaint... Maybe the software has all just gotten too complex for me lol :/

If anyone else knows a reeeeeal basic program, that'd be great haha
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Haydn

Haydn


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Pisces Pig
Age : 29
Location : Westeros
Image Software : MS Paint, Paint.NET
Registration date : 2010-04-26

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PostSubject: Re: Looking for a MSPaint alternative...   Looking for a MSPaint alternative... Icon_minitimeMon May 18, 2015 12:25 pm

I had this trouble and honestly I just got used to it. When picking up something or transparency, click the 'Select' button then 'Transparent Selection' THEN select the 'Fill with Colour' and fill the background with white. Pick something up and it should be transparent. When saving save as a '.png' should keep the images clean. Hope that helps
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Battleclad

Battleclad


Male
Leo Snake
Age : 34
Location : England
Image Software : Paint, Pixia, Paint.Net, CS2 & CS5
Registration date : 2011-05-03

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PostSubject: Re: Looking for a MSPaint alternative...   Looking for a MSPaint alternative... Icon_minitimeMon May 18, 2015 6:07 pm

Try pixia, it's another of the free ones but last I checked it was geared specifically to Pixel Art.
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Multiverse

Multiverse


Sagittarius Horse
Age : 33
Location : USA
Registration date : 2010-02-04

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PostSubject: Re: Looking for a MSPaint alternative...   Looking for a MSPaint alternative... Icon_minitimeTue May 19, 2015 11:36 am

Awesome, thank you guys! Gonna give Pixia a shot (cause I'm lazy lol) and if that's not what I'm looking for then I guuueeeessss I'm gonna have to get good at this Wink
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Battleclad

Battleclad


Male
Leo Snake
Age : 34
Location : England
Image Software : Paint, Pixia, Paint.Net, CS2 & CS5
Registration date : 2011-05-03

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PostSubject: Re: Looking for a MSPaint alternative...   Looking for a MSPaint alternative... Icon_minitimeFri May 22, 2015 3:26 am

Decided to check programs and as I thought my memory is off, the last time I went software diving for specialised stuff was 2010. Anyway.... Most of these are still viable and for simplicity I'd switch my recommendation to GraphicsGale, that said I use Paint.Net for my microing. I just never use the eraser tool in it and instead use the selection tool or magic wand to delete stuff, just remember to set the Threshold to 0 (otherwise it selects what it considers anti-aliasing/similar shades).
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Burningbird


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Aries Goat
Age : 33
Location : Germany
Registration date : 2007-01-31

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PostSubject: Re: Looking for a MSPaint alternative...   Looking for a MSPaint alternative... Icon_minitimeFri May 22, 2015 10:10 am

Im more than oldschool and just use paint... not the crappy window7 or later versions but the good old windosXP-Paint.. if you also want it just google it and download it ..use the best - the old one
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Klaus

Klaus


Male
Taurus Rat
Age : 27
Location : Lazytown, Population - I'll count it later
Image Software : Microsoft Paint, PAINT.NET
Registration date : 2012-12-26

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PostSubject: Re: Looking for a MSPaint alternative...   Looking for a MSPaint alternative... Icon_minitimeTue May 26, 2015 4:10 am

I'd appreciate a link to XP paint, BB. Help a brother out? I can't find it.
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Burningbird


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Aries Goat
Age : 33
Location : Germany
Registration date : 2007-01-31

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PostSubject: Re: Looking for a MSPaint alternative...   Looking for a MSPaint alternative... Icon_minitimeTue May 26, 2015 6:21 pm

Realy? I just googled "paint; XP; download" and got like 10 good results...
but i wont be a hardass:
http://www.chip.de/downloads/Paint-XP-fuer-Windows-7_47180922.html
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xBigJoe91x

xBigJoe91x


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Leo Goat
Age : 32
Location : New York
Registration date : 2008-02-16

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PostSubject: Re: Looking for a MSPaint alternative...   Looking for a MSPaint alternative... Icon_minitimeThu Jan 21, 2016 7:14 am

Maybe unnecessary at this point, but I too was in search of a program to micro with back when I first got a Mac. 
Its been a while now and Ive gotten comfortable with Gimp. I remember when I first used it on my PC with Paint, it was only as a way to make my micros backgrounds transparent. Since then Gimp is my main program for microing and I haven't had a problem with it.
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JadeTWD


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Capricorn Buffalo
Age : 50
Location : California, USA
Image Software : MS Paint
Registration date : 2014-11-08

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PostSubject: Re: Looking for a MSPaint alternative...   Looking for a MSPaint alternative... Icon_minitimeFri Jan 22, 2016 4:41 am

Gimp'll let you do things that MS Paint won't, so I hear.
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