Forum for users

[Boudewijn Rempt]

On Friday 25 September 2009, Elián Hanisch wrote:
> I think the forum should have the less number of sections as posible.
>  Because it will probably have a slow start, so to avoid unused sections..
> 
> > Artwork;
> > we can send there finished painting or icons or anything we created
> > mainly by Krita
> >
> > WIP
> > Here you can discuss your paintings for contests or for your for projects
> >  and get feedback from Krita land.
> 
> I would merge these two in just one big "Artworks" section, I want to go to
> one place and see all the works together, wip or finished, I don't care.
> If needed a [WIP] tag in topic's title can be used for separate them.
> Once things gets crowded and nasty, you can create a new section
> 
> > Contests
> > We can have contest which takes one month and we setup the first topic
> > name like The Tree...And everyone will create images with the topic Tree
> > in Krita (and we can allow other tools but it should be about Krita
> > usage). After month there will be voting for a week or so. Then the
> > winner can select the topic for the next month.
> 
> Maybe drop this one? I don't like the idea of selecting "the best" artwork
> over other pieces, not everyone will have the same habilities.
> And we don't know how active or the number of artist there will be,
>  contests will get dull if the same artists participates every month, or
>  worse, if the same person always wins.
> But I do like the idea of picking a topic and work based on it, but this
>  can be put in the Artworks section, there's no need to be strict about it.

I agree here -- I'nm not a fan of contests.

> > News&Discussion:
> > here we can talk about the way we use krita, when we spot somebody using
> >  krita somewhere, interact partily with developers (not everybody uses
> > IRC these days) or any news related to CG with Krita in mind.
> >
> > General Help
> > How can I scale image in Krita? Where is that great effect of mixing the
> >  colors in a natural way? What is group layer for? What is brush engine
> > or paintop? Who is the most awesome Krita hacker? This kind of topics  go
> > there..
> 
> I agree here.
> So, I vote for 3 sections, News&Discussion, Artworks, and Help
> 
> I have a question though, this is all meant just for Krita or Karbon as
>  well?

For now, Krita only, I'd say.

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Boudewijn Rempt | http://www.valdyas.org