Edit: Here's the link for ArtRage! Since several people have asked, here is the link where you can go to download a trial version of ArtRage. You can also buy the full version--because guess what? It's only $25!!! Cheapest art program I've ever seen--especially for the quality of it.
I was lucky enough to be reading klar's journal recently, and managed to find the link to an art program called ArtRage, which is pretty good at simulating traditional media. I was trying out their digital pencil and pastel tool. Looks pretty authentic, eh??
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