ArtRage is a nifty little free art program that does a pretty good job simulating
oil paints, and some other stuff. It's kind of like a less sophisticated Painter =) I had downloaded it a long time ago, but never did anything with it because I required more refinement for my finalized works, so I couldn't find much use for this thing.
Well, how about
practice sketches? (from magazine ad)
The proportions are pretty bad (if you saw the original photo, you'd understand.), but I've always been more of a color rather than line person anyway...
Edit: While I'm at it with the artness, check out this
new piece from
KAGAYA. Very soothing =)