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Advice on which program to start with (versions of PS, GIMP, Paint.net)
wiggy:
--- Quote from: Fred16Bit on June 11, 2016, 05:54:41 PM ---How about Illustrator (the one I was thinking of). It seems like it is geared specifically for this kind of work.
Edit: I see that Illustrator works by using mathematics to create a line between two points. This makes it good for making vectors that retain sharpness no matter if you resize big or small. So would this be something useful for covers?
Edit2: I can see immediately too that it would be highly useful in moving logos around.
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It's of little or no use when working with the existing logos that you'll find in scanned artwork. It's quite useful, if not essential for logo creation/recreation, but not at all designed for manipulating raster images.
It also has a much steeper learning curve than Photoshop and the like.