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| April
2005 KickstartNews.com review of PD Pro 3.1 by Mario Georgiou |
"PD Pro is a pleasure to work with and the new features do much to improve my already enthusiastic initial perception of this useful paint program. The addition of Layers and enhancements to the animation features, filters and brushes have added immeasurable value to this great tool. Everything comes together to make this a top class offering. I highly recommend this artistic delight." >>> to the review |
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| April 2005: Kathie Berry aka Damsel reviews PD Pro for Planit3D  "Anyone who is looking for an affordable paint program that goes that extra mile and compares favorably with other paint programs as well as imaging programs will be thrilled with the new Dogwaffle. I highly recommend it as a must have application if you are a digital artist." |
"A major new release full of amazing functions and features. Just when you thought they had hit the plateau, 'The Dog' sprang forward with some new functions that are really terrific." [read the full
review]
  "The price is fantastic for the features that you get. Graphic artists will love the ease of use and functions for creating their work as will cartoonists also. For traditional painting it is right up there with other high end apps with some added features that I think you will find indispensable." |
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March 2005 ComplX Minds Anthony Kuhn reviews PD Pro
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| December
2004: review of Project Dogwaffle at GameDev.net by John Hattan |
"Brushes, Brushes and, oh yeah, Brushes!""Dogwaffle's a "paint" program in the classic sense, which means that it's all about brushes.""Dogwaffle's got about the best brush-control I've seen in a bitmap-editing program. If you want brushes that look like pastels, oil paints, crayons, or little flying bits of paper, it'll probably do it." "There's all kinds of stuff you can do to brushes, like set alphas, textures, thickness as a function of drag-speed, particle effects, etc." |
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| June
2004: Dogwaffle review at 3-dArena.com A WAFFLE A DAY KEEPS BOREDOM AT BAY ! warning: this site may contain artistic nudity or links to sites containing nudity |
"Dogwaffle’s toolkit seems
inexhaustible within it’s parameters (Parameter being: If
you want to get down and dirty with your pixels), it also
has several built-in animation tools; you can create or
edit .avi files, make small animations on the fly, and the
animation tool is one of the easiest to use I have seen in
a long time. " "If you’re serious about digital painting, this is a definite must-have for your toolbox. At ~70 USD it’s a steal" read
the full review:
Arena
issue #2
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June 2004: review of Dogwaffle 2.0 by the Poser review team at Indepth Arts - Critical Depth |
"A lot of Bang for the Buck" "This program is very easy to use, though it's still a little quirky to get used to the way it works but once you do you find how much more realistic the brush control is compared to most paint programs." ... "While being strictly a painting program you would think it's fairly limited, but in reality anything you could draw or paint can be done with this program." |
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March 2004: Michael Lundie reviews Project Dogwaffle 2.0b for MCDGS |
"Dogwaffle isn't a vector art program, it's not a photo editing package: It's a TRUE paint program, and one of the best ones at that..." The
custom brush feature is one of Dogwaffle's greatest
assets. The ability to make your own brush is great. The difference in
Dogwaffle's custom brush, compared to some other
programs, is the ease at which you can select a part
of your image with the alpha, click, create as
brush, and bang!, that part of your image becomes
your brush! It is very useful for doing repetitive
things in your images."
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Febr. 2004: Damsel reviews Dogwaffle v2 |
"Dogwaffle 2.0 has one of the most in-depth settings for brushes of any paint program that I have used. The variations are almost infinite. This includes the capability of creating your own brushes from images and the creation of animated brushes. " "I found that the new text tool functions were easily used to create really great text effects such as filled with a gradient as well as creating a custom brush from your text that you can "stamp" on another image or even apply your text to the alpha channel. " "I found that tablet support made the use of my Wacom really fun with the addition of the ability to use a secondary color with my stylus' eraser. What fun!" "The capabilities seem limitless and the program's interface is easy to use and learn. In just a short time you will find yourself up and running creating beautiful artwork. I also have found that the support from the developer and those who work with him to be really top notch." [ read
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Complx Minds A thorough analysis & review by Anthony Kuhn: Project Dogwaffle 1.6 awarded top 5-star rating by ComplxMind.com  |
"You would miss an
opportunity of a lifetime if you don't purchase a copy
of this painting program. Having sketched and painted
since I was a child, I found this program one of the
best digital painting programs on the internet. Plus
with its animation capabilities, this is an absolute
steal when it comes to purchasing it for only $45." "In short, when it comes to painting, Project Dogwaffle just became my new best friend." Anthony Kuhn
ComplxMinds [ full
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Review of Project Dogwaffle 1.6 by Mario Georgiou, February 2004 for KickstartNews.com |
"Dogwaffle is a pleasure to use and with
its support for graphics tablets provides a very
nice stepping-on point for the budding artist or the
established professional wanting to get solidly into
the world of digital art. [...] I highly
recommend Dogwaffle. There is a free version
available (version 1.1) but do yourself a favor and
buy version 1.6. You won't regret it. " [
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ed. note: v2 has since been released but v1.6 is still available too. |
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Misc. reviews:
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http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art14245.asp http://www.deathfall.com/article.php?sid=2914 |
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"Project Dogwaffle is one of the best paint
programs you could ever find. Deep in functions and
capabilities as well as having a large variety of
content that is built in, Dogwaffle is so unique
that you will wonder how you ever did without it." "Pros: - Wonderful user interface - Great toolset with optiustics particle system - Deep in animation capabilities Cons: - I honestly couldn't find any that I felt belonged on a down side." [more]
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PC Plus magazine #208 review of Project Dogwaffle 1.6 awards it the PC Plus Value award Verdict: 9 out of 10
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PC Plus magazine #208:  "Dogwaffle is one of the most powerful painting packages you'll see this year." "The quality of the artwork you can create is stunning, ..., and all sorts of previously impossible effects are opened up with the addition of the excellent particle brushes." "Dogwaffle is certainly worth taking for a spin. You won't find anything this good for the same price, and you'll almost certainly start to wonder if you were undercharged."  |
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Steve at Cybia comments on Dogwaffle "... it is a serious tool for artists who like to have complete control over painting by hand." ... "Anyone
who
is
interested in a bit of digital painting should
definitely have a go of this." [more] |
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| Indepth Arts dazreview by Darlisa Riggs of fignations.com |
Indepth Arts review:
"Nothing Unnatural Here"... "Dogwaffle is a sleek, very attractive program, with interesting colors and user definable tool setups." [more]
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Jannis
Labelle reviews Dogwaffle for CreativeCow.net "If you are a student, an artist or illustrator on a budget then I will definitely recommend this program. Also, if you want something that will urge you to experiment, again I would go for it. " [more]
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| Runnerduck Eggspress Site of the Week @ The Runnerduck Eggspress Review at Runnerduck.com February 2003 |
"Don't let the funny name of
Dogwaffle throw you off. This is a very powerful
program. ... If you've ever had a desire to draw
using the computer this is the best place to start that
we have ever found." [more] |
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3dcommune.com January 2003 |
"... an affordable solution for those who work traditionally and want to step into digitizing their work, and offers a myriad of options." [ more ] |
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| Fileforum.com
User Rating: 4.8/5 |
Feedback from users who have
tried the free download:
"...What a remarkable program." "There is no reason NOT to get this wonderful and FREE paint program." "And it is FUN!" "...it's more of a real life canvas..." [more]
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emazing.com February 2002 |
"Dogwaffle isn't a new dog treat--it's a Windows paint program. And it's an excellent paint program at that. ...". [ more
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| HomePageBuilders.com | "If you like creating original pretty pictures, then dogwaffle should do well." [ more ] |  |
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NoNags.com  |
rated top 6 at nonags.com |
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Lockergnome.com |
"...artists with an
eye for the otherworldly appearance of fantasy/sci-fi
stuff. ... ...a great compliment to any online animator or 3D artists set of tools." [more]
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chuckr.bravepages.com |
"Very good paint program used to paint with textures and organic shapes." [more]
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| howamazing.com | "...thankfully, it is not a
difficult program." [more]
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Helen Triantafillou |
"...cool special effects, lots of
brushes (my favorites: the very realistic ones of leaves
and bubbles), gradients, palettes, paper textures etc." [more]
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| ComputerArts.co.uk |
"We were initially skeptical
about Project Dogwaffle but after taking a little time
to work with it we soon began to appreciate its natural
media tools." [more]
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Reviews in Spanish
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Reviews in Italian
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 La recensione si trova a questo link: read the review (in italiano) (*) Punto Informatico is the first and main web italian tech daily since 1996. Its contents are all free of charge and they are published only in italian language (sorry!) |
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Reviews in German -
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| Cybersign.de Martin Duerr |
Martin Duerr beschreibt
viele Funktionen und Faehigkeiten von Projekt Dogwaffle
auf Cybersign.de |
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Freewarebox.de |
"...sehr stark konfigurierbar sind und tolle visuelle Ergebnisse erzeugen können. " [mehr]
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fotopoint-news.de |
"...mit über 70 Filtern (teilweise mit Echtzeitvorschau), Ebenentechnik, Interpolationsfunktionen und mehr gehört es aber unbedingt auch in den Werkzeugkasten eines jeden Bildbearbeiters. " [mehr]
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"Offiziell handelt es sich bei der Software von Daniel Ritchie zwar um ein Malprogramm, mit über 70 Filtern (teilweise mit Echtzeitvorschau), Ebenentechnik, Interpolationsfunktionen und mehr gehört es aber unbedingt auch in den Werkzeugkasten eines jeden Bildbearbeiters." [mehr]
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Reviews in French -
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Mars 2004: revue francaise de Project Dogwaffle 2 par Cedric Trojani |
"Les brosses sont très nombreuses et vous permettent de nombreux styles allant du crayonné au pastel en passant par de l'ajout de grain, modifications de luminosité,.... vous pouvez bien sur ajouter à l'envie autant de brosses que vous le souhaitez." "...les particules (appelées ici Optipustics) sont le plus frappant." "Dogwaffle est un très bon logiciel de dessin et de retouche, ..." |
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| Le Web Facile: lewebfacile.net |
"Voici une perle rare dans la conception 2D. Le project Dogwaffle propose de nombreux et puissants outils de création, des brosses personnalisables à volonté et procédurales, des dizaines d'effets, la gestion d'animations. Son interface assez simple et commune mais complète lui confère une excellente prise en main. ..." [plus] |
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