Someone has pointed out Inkscape exists. I've been using Inkscape for over 5 years for every project that requires drawing. It replaces Corel, Adobe, M$ (including Viso), OpenOffice drawing programs. It replaces all the stupid CD rom printing packages that come with your burning software (just make a CD template outlining the printing area in a layer that you can hide before printing).
People waste soooo much time learning all different drawing packages when they could just learn InkScape one time and use it forever after on Linux, Mac or Windows.
And WHY oh WHY isn't it installed by default in all the Linux distros????!
It's the 21st century now and most computers still have the BloatWare Dinosaurs (Office Suites) installed instead of running lean programs like Abi Word, Gnemeric and InkScape.
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@xaKira - You have discovered some superb basic tools (Apps). But you had to find them for yourself. No one is selling them. On the other hand, beginning with "Office 97", M$ began selling the "complete suite" package concept. Once they sold them to schools and the HR departments or this nation, they became the "Gold Standard".
I started using Inkscape in 2007, however I haven't kept up to date with the latest versions.
When I tried out the GIMP and Adobe Photoshop, both in 2006, I always preferred Photoshop, but the same did not apply to Illustrator. I found Illustrator, although powerful, was much harder to learn and slower to accomplish most tasks when compared to Inkscape. The fact that it is open-source and uses the SVG standard further heightens my respect for the program and its developers.
The only difficulty I found with the program, when I was using it, was the rather awkward gradient tool. Hopefully this feature has improved.
I can remember writing tutorials for Inkscape, though sadly I don't have the time to write anymore. If you're interested in learning Inkscape, check out Pixel2Life's dedicated Inkscape section: http://www.pixel2life.com/tutorials/inkscape/
When I tried out the GIMP and Adobe Photoshop, both in 2006, I always preferred Photoshop, but the same did not apply to Illustrator. I found Illustrator, although powerful, was much harder to learn and slower to accomplish most tasks when compared to Inkscape. The fact that it is open-source and uses the SVG standard further heightens my respect for the program and its developers.
The only difficulty I found with the program, when I was using it, was the rather awkward gradient tool. Hopefully this feature has improved.
I can remember writing tutorials for Inkscape, though sadly I don't have the time to write anymore. If you're interested in learning Inkscape, check out Pixel2Life's dedicated Inkscape section: http://www.pixel2life.com/tutorials/inkscape/
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