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It depends on what you're looking for. There are many open-source design tools available, such as Inkscape, Krita, or Gimp. These tools are free, but their features are more limited, and often have a high learning curve.
Next, there are tools with an up-front or monthly fee, like Procreate, Clip Studio Paint, Affinity Designer, and some of the offerings from the Adobe Creative Cloud, such as Adobe Indesign or Adobe Illustrator.
Finally, there are the Corel Painter and Corel Draw platforms, which are one-time purchases but have a much higher fee.
Your final choice depends on what type of illustrations you intend to make. If you want to make digital paintings that mimic real-life art mediums, you might want to go with a program that works with raster graphics, like Procreate or Adobe Photoshop.
But if you want to create digital illustrations that are based on vector graphics, you'll need a program with the drawing tools and functionality to support that goal. In this situation, Vectornator is the perfect tool. It's a user-friendly vector illustration tool that has the power to create amazing vector graphics and illustrations. It also supports many different file formats. Download Vectornator today to take your designs to the next level!
There are almost infinite different types of illustrations, as there are almost infinite styles of art. But when talking about digital media, the biggest distinction is between raster and vector graphics.
Raster illustrations are made up of thousands of pixels, which are tiny squares of color that combine to form an image. Illustrations that mimic traditional art mediums, like watercolor or oil paintings, tend to be made from raster graphics.
Vector illustrations are the more digitally native version, where the lines are all crisp and clean. Vector shapes and lines are created by mathematical equations, meaning that they are infinitely scaleable. They also take up much less space! Many illustration styles can use vectors effectively, including manga and other cartoons.
If you want to give vector illustration a shot, download Vectornator today!
When looking for graphic design software to use to create digital art, it's helpful to look at other artists for an example.
Most artists base their choice on what device platform they're most comfortable with. If you have a device with a lesser-known operating system, such as Linux, you might need to go with one of the open source programs, such as Inkscape, Krita, or Gimp.
If you have a Windows or Android device, or an Apple device with MacOS or iOS, your options are more open, because most programs are built for these platforms.
However, if you're using Apple devices, you need to be using a program that's designed to feel like a native Apple product. Vectornator is designed to flow seamlessly with the rest of your Apple applications. You'll feel right at home.
