Drawing with my Old Art Programs

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Click/tap for next. Remind me why I decided I wanted to do this. Okay; here they are in order along with my thoughts on drawing with them: 1. Google Keep: Unless you've been following me for a very long time (and I mean a VERY long time) you'll remember that I once attempted to use Google Keep as my drawing app right before discovering Chrome Canvas (more on that later). It's clear to see why I immediately switched. In Keep, there are no layers and no way to put the colors behind the lineart. Also, Keep doesn't let you upload a reference to pick colors from. It has a small selection of hues, and you can't pick and choose from a color wheel. However, the final product for Keep looks kind of nice when you disregard the background. Anyway, I'm not planning on switching back to Keep anytime soon. 2. Chrome Canvas: MUCH BETTER. There are actually LAYERS, it has a wider variety of tools... what else can I say? It appears to have updated a little bit from when I last used it (more layers; etc.), which is nice. I like the way this drawing turned out; it looks really cute. I might use Chrome Canvas to draw more papery-looking drawings in the future if I so desire. However, the only way you can upload images is through the background, which is a problem if you want to upload multiple references. It might just be easier for you to pull up, say, Kleki, upload the reference there, and copy the hex into Chrome Canvas. In other words, Chrome Canvas looks nice, but requires a bit more effort if you're going at it from a reference. 3. SumoPaint: I have to say; this one looks pretty nice. SumoPaint has also updated since I used it last, including a bunch more tools and an AI image generator (wait, what?!?). They have also changed a few tools from when I last used them. SumoPaint also now lets free users use 4 layers instead of 3. Minor updates like that. It took me a second to figure out how to navigate the new layout as well. I like the way that the new tools look, and Splash looks very pretty. (that lighting... *chef's kiss*) I might use this to create more abstract art in the future, and I might experiment with it a little more to develop a method with it. I don't know. Anyway, SumoPaint is pretty good, and I might recommend it if you think it looks cool and you can deal with the limited number of layers. 4. Kleki: This technically isn't an old art program, but I wanted to use it as a control piece. With 16 as the layer limit, the possibilities of what you can draw with Kleki are nearly endless. And Splash looks nice and smooth, thanks to Kleki's stabilizer tool! In other words, I'm not leaving Kleki anytime soon. 1000% WOULD RECOMMEND TO ARTISTS OF ALL LEVELS!! It's incredible what you can do with Kleki's wide selection of tools, and it's FREE!! Anyway, that's all for today. The only reason I made this project is because I was a little bored with APiEW and wanted to do something insanely random and spontaneous. Quality content; you're welcome.