If you don't have money for a tablet...

I know I haven't given much love to Nintendo DS on this webpage. What would you expect, me having a PSP and whatnot. Anyhow, apparently there is a whole homebrew scene on DS too, something that I have shamefully ignored up until now.

The application that has just caught my eye (through Drawn! blog) is called Colors! - it is a homebrew program that changes your DS into a miniature Wacom Cintiq. Well, not really, but close enough. As you might know, I dabble a little in digital drawing and even bought cheapy Toshiba M200 for that purpose. But Nintendo DS is an even cheaper solution to get your feet wet in digital painting, therefore I've found this news interesting enough to bring it to your attention.

Some of the art created with this program looks really neat.

Also, while investigating the topic, I have found two interesting programs that are similar to Colors!, but their purpose is more animation oriented : Inchworm and Animanatee. Be sure to check them out too!