Artificial Intelligence Report post Posted February 10, 2016 (edited) I am following a tutorial where acryllic is shaped using a guide made using a vector line drawing produced using Adobe Illustrator. I would buy Adobe illustrator for making patterns in general since I'm not good at doing it the old fashioned way but this software is too expensive to justify the expense. Are there any suitable, cheaper alternatives you can recommend? Edited February 10, 2016 by Artificial Intelligence Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ferg Report post Posted February 10, 2016 Try e-bay for an older copy that will run on your present computer. ferg Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TinkerTailor Report post Posted February 11, 2016 (edited) "Sketch-up Make" is vector based and free. It is also capable of full 3d. Not giving tutorials, so don't ask. There are plenty online anyways. Edited February 11, 2016 by TinkerTailor Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shtoink Report post Posted February 11, 2016 I'm a bit surprised that nobody has mentioned Inkscape yet. It's free, being continuously improved, and quite mature and stable as far as open source goes. Just take a look at the features section of their website. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
veedub3 Report post Posted February 11, 2016 (edited) I personally use CorelDraw over Illustrator even though I have the full version of Adobe Master suite where I frequently use the other programs, and yep that bad boy was expensive, but well worth it for my business You can no longer buy the latest version of Adobe products, but you can find older versions online for sale. Adobe went to a subscription service which is about $25 a month or so, or if you just want to make changes to the file you currently have, they offer a 30 day free trial. And as mentioned above Inkscape is free, and will do the job, either way they all have a steep learning curve, it's just a matter of personal preference I guess. Karina Edited February 11, 2016 by veedub3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thePassenger Report post Posted February 22, 2016 +1 @shtoink for Inkscape Scribus is another cross platform vector based program that is available. Curious what you decided to go for. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wedgetail Report post Posted August 16, 2016 Draftsight is a free download. Could be worth looking into. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ConradPark Report post Posted August 16, 2016 Inkscape. It's free, cross platform, well documented and most likely able to do more than you will learn to do. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JMWendt Report post Posted August 16, 2016 On 2/10/2016 at 2:44 PM, Artificial Intelligence said: I am following a tutorial where acryllic is shaped using a guide made using a vector line drawing produced using Adobe Illustrator. I would buy Adobe illustrator for making patterns in general since I'm not good at doing it the old fashioned way but this software is too expensive to justify the expense. Are there any suitable, cheaper alternatives you can recommend? I use "ArtRage 4". Really a very nice art program for fifty bucks. Allows you to import photographs and use them as "backgrounds" so you can sketch the lines. Also has a great feature allowing you to duplicate strokes in symmetrical locations (so you can draw something in one corner and it appears in the other three corners rotated and perfect). I use ArtRage 4 for all my original art, and have also scanned all the Stohlman books and any other "prefabricated" art I have into the computer to use as stencils. Here's a sample of a piece I did last month for a leather photo album for my parent's 50th wedding anniversary. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Havamal Report post Posted September 11, 2016 Just to throw in my 2 cents... I do some side work vectoring drawings for publication, as far as free software goes you cant go wrong with Inkscape. A lot of people use it for publication because of its ease of use and as a result there are tons of tutorial videos on Youtube to help you get started. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OLDNSLOW Report post Posted September 12, 2016 can anyone give a comparison between ink scape and concepts? Thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OLDNSLOW Report post Posted September 12, 2016 Artrage 4 must only be a windows or droid program, it is not in the apple store? I am looking as well for somethin that will work with a tablet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msdeluca Report post Posted September 12, 2016 (edited) Ive been using Affinity Designer on an iMac to make patterns. https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/designer/ This is a reduced size screen capture of a paddle holster pattern I created in Affinity Designer... Edited September 12, 2016 by msdeluca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JuliaSh Report post Posted September 23, 2021 On 2/10/2016 at 11:44 PM, Artificial Intelligence said: I am following a tutorial where acryllic is shaped using a guide made using a vector line drawing produced using Adobe Illustrator. I would buy Adobe illustrator for making patterns in general since I'm not good at doing it the old fashioned way but this software is too expensive to justify the expense. Are there any suitable, cheaper alternatives you can recommend? The alternatives are plentiful. Based on what you need I presume the features, which are a must are following: vector drawing tools, so that the patters are scalable and applicable everywhere, lower price compared to Adobe Illustrator and clean interface to make the first steps comfortable for any user. In this case I would recommend Amadine - a vector design app for illustration and graphics. There are Mac and iPad/iPhone versions and you can have a free trial from the website and the App Store. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
