What would be the best program for drawing?
Tue Feb 15, 2005 10:18 pm
What would be the best program for drawing, see I'm a pretty good drawer but i dont know what progam to use. Adobe illustrator or Paint Pro Shop? Which one has less bugs in it and easy to use for a beginer? Please help me someone.
Wed Feb 16, 2005 6:23 am
Well, "best" is a very relative term, and the programs you've mentioned are pretty different. I would start out with something that's either free or has a free demo before you buy anything. That way, you know what you're getting, and you'll know if it works for you.
Illustrator is a vector program -- that means that it's primarily used for print work, and it works by taking points that you give it for lines and drawing the lines itself based on those points. If you want more info on how vector programs work, see http://www.sketchpad.net/drawing1.htm .
Paint Shop Pro, like Photoshop (and others), is primarily designed for things like painting and editing photos.
None of the commercial software should have any major bugs in it, and when there are, they should be fixed pretty quickly. For a beginner, I wouldn't recommend jumping right into vector-based programs (so, in other words, probably not Illustrator). Paint Shop Pro would probably be pretty easy to learn, or you can look into some other basic alternatives until you get used to working on the computer -- ArtRage is meant for simulating painting, for example, but also does pen and pencil (and it's free). If you want to try vector-based drawing, check out Expression 3. It's also free (or should still be; while it says you need to be an existing user to download it on the intro screen, it doesn't seem to care, either when you're downloading or when you're installing). You'll need a .Net passport (from microsoft) to download that one though. I've used both of those a lot, and neither seem to have any significant bugs in them. Of the two, ArtRage is definitely easier to use.
If you find you really like working on the computer, you'll probably also want to get a Wacom tablet at some point. It lets you draw with a special pen rather than using the mouse. Check out their website for more info on that one. (=
I hope that helps, and if you have any other questions, please ask!
Illustrator is a vector program -- that means that it's primarily used for print work, and it works by taking points that you give it for lines and drawing the lines itself based on those points. If you want more info on how vector programs work, see http://www.sketchpad.net/drawing1.htm .
Paint Shop Pro, like Photoshop (and others), is primarily designed for things like painting and editing photos.
None of the commercial software should have any major bugs in it, and when there are, they should be fixed pretty quickly. For a beginner, I wouldn't recommend jumping right into vector-based programs (so, in other words, probably not Illustrator). Paint Shop Pro would probably be pretty easy to learn, or you can look into some other basic alternatives until you get used to working on the computer -- ArtRage is meant for simulating painting, for example, but also does pen and pencil (and it's free). If you want to try vector-based drawing, check out Expression 3. It's also free (or should still be; while it says you need to be an existing user to download it on the intro screen, it doesn't seem to care, either when you're downloading or when you're installing). You'll need a .Net passport (from microsoft) to download that one though. I've used both of those a lot, and neither seem to have any significant bugs in them. Of the two, ArtRage is definitely easier to use.
If you find you really like working on the computer, you'll probably also want to get a Wacom tablet at some point. It lets you draw with a special pen rather than using the mouse. Check out their website for more info on that one. (=
I hope that helps, and if you have any other questions, please ask!
Wed Feb 16, 2005 6:04 pm
There's always Corel Draw, which I hear is very good. But like icono said, a Wacom tablet is good for drawing. I use Paint, but I'm bad with it. 
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Wed Feb 23, 2005 8:17 am
Any program is good you just have to know how to use it or it doesn't do any good.
Fri Feb 25, 2005 1:24 am
Not sure- I usually scan art and colour it on any program I tend to open, really. Experiment, if you can. It's what free trials are for!