Comments on: What is some graphic design software for beginners?

By: Mr M

Mr M — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 03:50:12 +0000

Photoshop is probably your best choice.

By: Examplify

Examplify — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 03:30:42 +0000

Learn how to solve problems with vector graphics before you start messing with bitmaps and photos. Adobe Illustrator is great for that. Especially if you’re going to be doing T-shirts – you’ll need to separate colors for silkscreens and things like that, so you’ll need to do vector graphics. Although some printers do offer digital bitmap tshirt printing. I did one myself at: http://examplify.blogspot.com/2008/05/calcc-t-shirt-design.html

Remember that serious graphic design is not about software, it’s about communicating ideas. Knowing how to draw helps immensely, so keep improving your drawing skills every day.

Best of luck!

By: AnonymousFruit

AnonymousFruit — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 02:41:38 +0000

I would say GIMP. It’s free! While it’s not as good as Photoshop or Paint Shop Pro, I’ve seen some amazing art done on it.

deviantART.com has some great GIMP tutorials. GIMP isn’t as popular as the other programs, but unless you can get your mitts on a free copy of PhotoShop or manage to shell out the $300 for a new on, I would recommend trying this one.

For oekaki, artsground.com has a pretty good program. It’s nice for beginners, and you only need an account and Java to use it.

By: Trevor

Trevor — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 02:11:57 +0000

Adobe Photoshop CS3 for the designer to edit and modified and casual use of it !!

By: Miguel D

Miguel D — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 02:09:26 +0000

For beginners, Adobe Fireworks or Corel Paint Shop Pro. Adobe Fireworks is simple, Paint Shop Pro is cheap but feature-rich.

The thing with Fireworks is that its interface is changed around a bit so that while it has the functionality of a photoshop lite, if you decide to eventually drop the money for photoshop you might have to get used to new quirks. Not a big deal.

By: Jeff K

Jeff K — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 01:27:08 +0000

Go with adobe. Its the best thats what I use.

For Graphic design use Adobe Illustrator CS3

For picture editing use Adobe Photoshop CS3

For Animation use Adobe Flash CS3
(theres more i just dont feel like typing it!)
But yea adobes the best..

these are going 2 be very confusing at first but you can always go to google and just look for tutorials thats what i did now im a pro!

By: Alex

Alex — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:46:02 +0000

gimp (sort of a free photoshop)

or photoshop

hopefully thats the kind of program your looking for