Sorry for posting it again. I mistakenly posted it in Flame painter support topic.
I made a bunch of standartized tests. Here are some of them. At this point I really consider Height maps to be a downgrade in Rebelle 7. I get MUCH, MUCH better results when I keep them OFF at all times. It applies to any medium: oil, watercolor, pastels..
I expected this technology to upgrade my drawing skills not worsen them. I'm not sure this technology is "fixable" even, it seems more like a feture than a bug. If Rebelle is going in that direction, I'd probably stick to 6 version. Thank you for not deleting the older versions from an account page btw.
Don't get me wrong, there are good additions in Reb7. But devs advertized their software with this HM technology telling how realistic it would look and feel, results below prove the opposite. Tell me what to you looks more realistic? I made all these tests in Reb7 but it probably would look even better on the left dection if made it with usin Reb6.
Same brush, same pressure applied, different textures, Reb7. I used a Pencil category brush though I'm not sure it matters.
The overall experience I have with R7 is mostly negative. Even when I turn the Non-linear opacity OFF and disable Height maps I still can't reach the fluidity and that natural feeling workflow I had in Reb6. It's really weird, feels like my brush strokes in Reb7 just don't affect textures that good as it was in Reb6. (even if I disable height maps, which is odd.) I'd prpbably continue reporting about Reb7 bugs meanwhile I'll continure using Reb6 as a primary software.
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