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heart Welcome to the Guild! We hope you enjoy your time here! heart

WHAT IS THE RAINBOW ROOM?

The Rainbow Room is a guild dedicated to helping you get better! There is a general chat thread for any topic not related to art, but the main focus of this guild is art, and related subjects.

WHAT CAN I DO HERE?

You can:
Post your art and give/receive critique
Ask questions about technique, programs, media/mediums, schools, or anything you may need help with
Chat with other artists
Make suggestions for the guild
Start up art challenges

You cannot:
Post art that does not belong to you
Post eyeballed/traced/copied art
Bash other artists
Give unhelpful critique (eg. 'HIS HEAD IS SCREWED UP LULZ)

You should:
Give as much critique as possible
Advertise this guild heart
Realize that unless you request otherwise, art posted here will be critiqued
Post any and all kinds of art

WHO IS IN CHARGE HERE?

The Captain and Co-Captains of this guild are:

Our
Seldarine
Classical
Odalisque

ADVERTISE THE GUILD!






If you have any questions, please post them in this thread!

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
(With help from the Art Discussion Resources Sticky!)

What art program should I use?

All of the art programs have their pros and cons! There is not One Program To Rule Them All. Many expensive programs have trial runs you can download on their website, so give them all a shot before you make your choice! Just remember, if you download a program that requires payment from anywhere other than the trial site and do not pay, that is STEALING! Please do not ask where you can find free downloads of programs in this guild, as we do not tolerate piracy and it is against Gaia's TOS.

Some free programs that you can download are:

Opencanvas 1.1 - designed to be used with a tablet
ArtRage
Artweaver
The GIMP
Inkscape
Paint.net
Pixia

There are also lots of programs that you can pay for. These programs are usually regarded as better than the free ones, but it all depends how you use them! Remember, you have to pay for these programs. These links will take you to the product site, where you can find a free trial! The best way to decide which program is right for you is to download all the free trials and play with them. Just because someone else likes it doesn't mean you will.

OpenCanvas 4.5 - designed to be used with a tablet
Corel (Painter and Paint Shop Pro)
Deleter Comicworks
Adobe Photoshop CS2