Sparky Firepants Imagesapp | Sparky Firepants Images http://sparkyfirepants.com Fresh & bright design for licensing Mon, 21 May 2012 20:37:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Cheap and free vector software to get you started! http://sparkyfirepants.com/bloggitywordypants/cheap-and-free-vector-software-to-get-you-started/ http://sparkyfirepants.com/bloggitywordypants/cheap-and-free-vector-software-to-get-you-started/#comments Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:32:50 +0000 sparkyfirepants http://sparkyfirepants.com/blog/?p=479 So you want to get started creating your art digitally, but somehow that humongous software price tag is holding you back?

Here are two THREE vector app solutions I found just for you:

NeoOffice Draw (FREE): This is part of a family of open-source office apps that work on Windows, Mac, and Linux machines. The drawing application is basic, but it does everything I need to. It's free to download, but if you like it I highly recommend donating so they can keep developing new versions.

VectorDesigner ($70): This is an excellent value. From a company called Tweakersoft, this app does everything I need to create simple vector graphics. It has some nice effects, too.

InkScape (FREE): I did not have this in the post when I first published it, so I'm correcting the error! InkScape is another open-source app that runs on Mac, Windows, Linux, and there's even an "unofficial" Fedora version out there.

I work in the Adobe Design Suites on a Mac. I started years ago using CorelDraw on a Windows machine. I sometimes dip my virtual pen into the well of an Ubuntu machine (because I'm geeky like that).

One of the things I've learned over the years since is that the tool is not the most important thing in creating artwork.

It's your imagination. That's free.

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