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2019-10-06
A long delayed update hits our current artists gallery today. Four more artists who are either actually using MacPaint or clearly inspired by it are now linked there, including Uno Moralez, one of the preeminent MacPaint artists working today. |
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2017-05-20
We are pleased to add a submission from a visitor, after a bit of a delay, to the
historical gallery.
We have three drawings by David Suggitt, which were preserved in his paper scrapbook over the years. If you know anyone who has held on to copies of their old drawings, please encourage them to send them in so we can preserve them here. |
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2014-08-26
The emulators page has some new information about cool new ways to run MacPaint and other old Mac software. In particular, PCE.js is a JavaScript 68k Mac emulator that gives similar functionality to Mini vMac but runs in a browser. For people unable or disinclined to install new software but who nonetheless have a fast enough computer with a modern browser, this is a very simple way to try out a Mac Plus emulator and play with a version of MacPaint. |
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2014-04-26
As a complement to the recent Andy Warhol discovery, MacPaint.org is pleased to offer new works that we salvaged from some even older floppy disks ourselves. Matt Kinnamont was a security guard at the Mac factory in 1983 and 1984 and had the chance to play with MacPaint on the job. His tiger drawing was shown on a large monitor in the lobby to greet visitors. Head over to the historical gallery to read his story. |
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2012-11-16
A new image, of a somewhat different character than most of the rest of the collection, has been added to the
historical gallery.
We have Albert Calleros and
his "scurrilous" friend Anton
to thank for this new addition. In the interest of history, we are pleased to archive this classy example of historical
MacPaint use. |
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2012-07-17
There is another new artist now linked in the Contemporary Artists section.
Jerónimo Jimenez is an artist, musician and architect living in Mexico City. He has participated in exhibitions
in Chicago, Miami, Mexico City and Bucarest. As a member of the Computers Club Drawing Society,
he uses an online collaborative program similar to MacPaint.
Here are some of his other current projects:
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2012-07-10
MacPaint brought computer graphics within reach of average users, but not everyone had the time or drawing ability
to make new drawings whenever they wanted to add some graphics to a document. While limited digital clip art existed before the Mac,
demand for it and the ability to use it both skyrocketed in 1984. To document the type of MacPaint art that many
casual users had access to, we are pleased to launch the MacPaint Clip Art Gallery. There is too much of it to display
at present, but this first installment will provide a basic idea of what was available. |
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2012-02-26
Finally, a new addition to the current artists gallery. Two Korean graphic designers, Sulki and Min Choi, created some fabric patterns with MacPaint last year. Hopefully this will satisfy some of your MacPaint needs while you're waiting for the large clipart gallery we're working on. If you see any other contemporary MacPaint art floating around the internet, please get in touch. |
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2012-02-20
There has been something of a glaring omission here at MacPaint.org up until now: The Japanese Lady
by Susan Kare. It is hard to know where to start with this one. It is certainly the most famous MacPaint image,
so it seemed somehow unnecessary to remind our visitors of it, but the collection would hardly be complete
without it. This was the image used to sell MacPaint, and the Mac. Susan Kare drew it from a woodcut
belonging to Steve Jobs, and it found its way into most of the early Mac advertising. If ever there was a
picture that was worth 1000 words, it was this one. In 1984, the fact that this could be made on a Macintosh
told you everything you really needed to know about the new computer.
Coming soon: a huge collection of the earliest digital clipart. |
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2012-02-13
We had some technical difficulties on the local machine (mechanical hard drives have not gotten that much more reliable since MacPaint was around), but everything is finally restored from backup and we're happy to bring you some long-awaited updates. First, we have an animation from Mike Yates (originally from a cityscape drawn in MacPaint).
Next, we're pleased to present a full page of drawings from David Chambers. Dave managed to dig up some more printouts from 1984-1986 -- there are more from his aunt's Mac and some earlier images he produced on his brother's office computer in 1984.
There are some big changes coming to the site in the next several months, so check back. |
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2011-11-18
The site has joined the 21st century, in a way. Now you can share it on your favorite social networks. Visit the sharing page to find links for Twitter, Facebook, Google+, StumbleUpon and others. Our best hope of preserving all the remaining MacPaint art is for many people across the web to find the site and send in their files and disks. Share it now and help fight bit rot! |
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2011-10-03
Today we remember Steve Jobs, without whom the images we see on this site would not exist. He didn't invent graphical interfaces or write any of the software. But he made it all happen when it did and sold the world on his ideas. I recreated the portrait on the right from one Susan Kare drew in February 1983. Imagine it inserted into the end of this beautiful video from 1997, which is surely the best obituary there can be for him. |
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2011-09-11
Images from David Newman have been added to
the historical gallery. One of them was created within the first two weeks
of MacPaint being available.
We now have a Mac SE and are working on getting it networked to a more modern computer, so as to read 400k and 800k disks. This
is not a simple thing, but it will happen one way or another, and we'll be able to read any disks you send in. Get in touch with
the Contact link if you have any disks you'd like preserved. |
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2011-07-12
Images from Stefan Beck have been added to
the historical gallery. These abstract designs were created in 1989.
Beck is currently working with an organization that is trying to de-emphasize art galleries and provide more exposure
to art via other means, including the internet.
Is your MacPaint art stuck on 400k or 800k disks that you can't read any more? We're working on getting an old
Mac with an appropriate disk drive working to be able to rescue those images. Get in touch if you have disks you want read or
any hardware you'd like to donate to the effort. |
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2011-06-15
An image from David Pohl has been added to
the historical gallery. It was the cover of a cassette his
band put out in 1985.
If you are using IE 3, you should notice fewer javascript errors on the site now. Hopefully those were not ruining your experience before.
They did not cause crashes, so eliminating them for anyone using IE 3 was a low priority. But now feel free to browse the site with less
interuption on your 68k Macs or 486 PCs.
Thanks to reader Yuhong Bao for tips on this issue. |
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2011-06-05
Three drawings from Chris Evans have been added to
the historical gallery. This is the first example on the site of art by
a relatively young child. In Evans' case, MacPaint did end up leading to a career in digital art and 3D rendering,
but there were plenty of children who simply used MacPaint instead of crayons and eventually forgot about art.
If this was you (or your kids), don't hesitate to send in some samples
that will help document how people of all ages and skill levels used MacPaint. |
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2011-05-31
Thanks to the RetroMacCastfor their mention of the site. Check out their podcast if you're interested in the history or collectable aspects
of Apple computers.
More 1980s art to come later this week. |
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2011-05-16
MacPaint.org is online. A big thank you to the artists who have agreed to archive their work in the historical gallery. The collection of 1980s images will grow continuously. If you'd like your old MacPaint art to be displayed here, get in touch. Also drop a line if you are currently using MacPaint in your art; the artists featured here are just some favorites that have come to my attention. There are more out there, and I want to hear from you. |
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