The school year is over and it's summertime. I have used two free applications on a computer to work on my summer assignment for next year's digital design course so far. Interspersed between other assignments and activities, I've worked on Photopea and Blender. Photopea, a browser option that doesn't require downloading, is an Adobe Photoshop-esque website. It offers masks, overlays, brush tools, and other things Photoshop also has. However, it isn't as easy to navigate and doesn't have all of the tools Photoshop offers. The reason I used it was to have a free version of Photoshop I can use at home. I learned how to mask and duplicate items in Photopea and that although it is quick to load and fairly straightforward, Photoshop is better. Let's move on to Blender, a free downloadable application available on Mac and Window operating systems. I downloaded it to have a program comparable to 3DS Max without having to get Windows 10 on my family's Apple computer. It's definitely more tedious and harder to find things than 3DS Max. I messed around with Blender for a few hours before really starting to make art, which turned out to be very difficult. I consulted an online manual, which helped me to some extent, but there were still problems. I couldn't find certain tabs and options in the program, and the manual wasn't written for people unfamiliar with it. In Blender, I explored and learned about grouping objects, camera and lamp positioning, and mapping techniques. I learned a lot about Blender's interface and that I prefer 3DS Max to Blender because it's so much easier to navigate and make complex artwork. To sum it all up, the alternative programs I've used so far this summer aren't as good as the applications they imitate.
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