so how ARII working for yah

I think it's a nice program for getting started to digital art if you're easily overwhelmed with all those controls programs like Photoshop or Corel Painter provide you with. For the professional user it's too limited, though. I like it for sketching practice a lot since it has this very nifty look and vanishing tool boxes when you draw over them and it is the only program allowing to put reference pictures attached with pins all over your working space. The rotation tool is fine, too, the only other program that is that easy to handle, but not as limited in controls is Paint Tool SAI.

hhmm, i am going to have to torrent that later. MS paint doesn't kick for me anymore.

Well, AR II is waaaaaaaaaaay better than MS Paint, yes. Especially since it sustains the use of a tablet.

what? i need a tablet? ARGH nevermind

It will work without a tablet, too, but it is made for using a tablet, of course, like with all art programs a good tablet is essential for the highest outcome.

....the 300+ dollars I need tho, is sadly going straight to my cheetah fursuit, I need to finish (OK i haven't really even started) , and friveless things. I dont think I can hold on to that kind of money

A good tablet does not have to be more than 50 bucks Oo - I'm not talking about an exceptional good one - of course I'd love to have a Cintiq - who would not? But my old PenPartner did a good job. Though now it's getting a bit too old. I'll need a new one soon, hope to get a grab on a Bamboo.

So good luck with your fursuit!

Hmmm, very nice looking, Khisa! I think the fade effect on the center feature came out well, and the snowflakes look quote good for a stamped pattern. Not a bad experiment at all!

Thank you, Komitadjie. I hope to overcome my perfectionism with experiments, fast sketches and lose colour-choices once. Maybe then I can concentrate on becoming actually better in drawing.

It's a great way to do so, especially with a new program. Little exercises like this gain you valuable experience with the program, and are a good way to test out new personal styles and quirks. Don't worry about how they turn out, keep them in your mind as experimental, tests of the new program and new things. You might be surprised what you can get out of doodles! Aside from that, it's fun to goof around with a program! :D

for a moment kitty thought it was a cheetah spermy. *giggles*

You're sooooo naughty!