iDraw is AMAZING! ... But what vector program do you like best?

JakeMor

I just downloaded iDraw for my iPad and Mac and let me tell you ..... its great!
Cheap, and easier to use than illustrator. Small learning curve but all the tools are generic. Perfect for @spritattack 's art tutorials lol. I just did a whole animation on my iPad - an elaborate one too!
All of those new to vector art (like me ) I highly recommend it!

What are your guys' favorite vector art programs?

JakeMor

Haha I can tell by your videos. Keeps crashing and lagging on my computer though I can't stand it. And I have a corei7 imac with 16gb ram!!!

calvin9403

illustrator for sure

and the adobe students program is just great

MotherHoose

here is feature/price comparison of imageEditors : http://seashore.sourceforge.net/comparison.pdf

I do vectors in Gimp; Inkscape … but you use what you have; what you can afford; and what works for you!

@};- MH

imGua

Is the something like iDraw for raster graphics. I mean something like Photoshop for iPad

Rob2

@imGua try Sketchbook (express/pro) / Inspire Pro / Artrage

imGua

@Rob2, thx! Did you use all of those, or just heard of them?

Rob2

I have them on my iPad - Sketchbook would be my choice and you can get a good feel for it with the free express version.

JakeMor

@RKS I use Art Text 2 - it is VERY good for buttons.

But I really have tried it all and nothing compares to iDraw. Especially not stupid ol' Illustrator

JakeMor

@MotherHoose that comparison table is incredible!

Braydon_SFX

I am an Illustrator user as well. *I should probably get offline now incase RKS comes after me* :-)

Pixelgun

I had a class or two in Adobe Illustrator in college. It's a tool I have become familiar and comfortable with and it generally does what I need. I mainly use the basic shapes and the blob brush with pathfinder to combine or subtract shapes to get what I want. I use the direct selection, convert/add/delete anchor tools to tweak. I also draw in Photoshop (with a Wacom tablet). Sometimes, when I want vectors, I'll draw it in Photoshop and then convert the raster file to an EPS using Cocoapotrace. It's is similar to the trace features in Flash or Illustrator but does a better job. The result is a black filled vector shape which I can bring into Illustrator and edit if needed.

SlickZero

Hands down, Illustrator. It's what I learned in college 12 years ago, and have kept on using, and is the industry standard. If you're just starting out and try to jump right in to Illustrator, you're going to get frustrated, and would probably be better off with Inkscape, which would be my second personal choice.

Once you learn it well, there is no more all around powerful tool for vector than Illustrator, but if you're just creating graphics for games, Inkscape would be an easier alternative.

imGua

@RKS, I mostly use Photoshop and similar software to make pictures from combination of different pictures + effects. And I'm looking software for iPad for exact same work.

thomasrichardgames

i have idraw ..... the only problem i found with it is that there is no fill tool, u have to fill in each shape fully or fill a image in with shapes, but apart from that, its easy to use and brilliant

App Surge

I prefer to use PhotoShop. I know it is not most people's first choice, but it does what I need it to do and I am very familiar with the software.

App Surge

Well @RKS I guess that's news to me! I'm not so "out there" anymore, am I?
Most of the game designers I know use Illustrator though...

Pixelgun

I come from illustration for table top RPGs and comic books where I almost exclusively used Photoshop. But I do most of my video game graphics in Illustrator. It seems to make things easier to animate and it's easier for me to keep elements looking consistent. I still sketch things out in Photoshop beforehand.