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The Kids in the Treehouse, part 17. (Patreon)

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2026-08-06 17:36:42
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2026-08

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OK, this story is wrapping up. I'm thinking of doing the OMA PSAs next. I've been avoiding 'em a long time, not because they're boring stories, but because I promised I'd do the art electronically. That means I gotta subscribe to a Photoshop program I don't own, paying rent every month, an arrangement I hate. And learn how to use a stylus-pencil on a tablet screen for drawing. Learning curves all over the place! But I like to believe I'm a man of my word, so maybe the pressure of capitalism will finally get me to fulfill my pledge.

And hey, learning new skills in your dotage is supposed to ward off senile dementia by keeping your brain flexible, much like regular exercise keeps your body healthier longer. Wish me luck!

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Skunkupine

Have you looked at any of the free/libre/OSS alternative to Photoshop?

Jay Scott Raymond

In support of Mr. Lenoue's post, if it going to be a learning curve anyway, why not learn something that doesn't have a subscription fee, like The Gimp, for example.

Paul Lenoue

While not immediately important, I would worry about angry citizens attempting magic to destroy the government. The problem would go something like this: 1: Citizens hate/fear the government after decades of corruption. 2: Word spreads that magic is real (could be soon, could be later, you never know) 3: Disgruntled citizens look into family history to see if ancestors ever used magic against evil rulers in the past. 4: Desperate to get rid of all the evil in the government citizens try everything they can find in family lore, folk tails, internet, etc. 5: Out of all the failed attempts one ritual succeeds and everyone in government is turned into newts. 6: Too late citizens learn that not everyone in the government was evil (like not all Polish prisoners were innocent when they opened the prisons) improvements were in the process of being implemented, and you need a government (even a corrupt one) to run a country. 7: Worst of all, other corrupt leaders will look at this and think "Hey, we could use magic to curse everyone plotting against us. Have the secret police round up all suspected witches and torture them into making these curses for me." I mean, yes, it's probably very hard to curse an entire country, near impossible for amateurs, but when the oppressed are given a chance for revenge, who knows what will happen.

Link!

Hey I'm excited for you to learn a new artistic skill! The learning curve from paper to drawing tablet isn't so bad if you're already an active artist! The subscription method will always suck tho

Memesink

I use two programs. Affinity is free because it's being used as a loss leader for Canva (which is paid but only if you actually need an AI to do stuff for you) at https://www.affinity.studio . Clip Studio Paint is paid but there is a way to actually pay them once and keep the program (and it's built specifically for comic artists) at https://www.clipstudio.net/en/ . Yes, both of these have their own learning curves.