Graphic software

My idea is that in this thread we can discuss on software useful for but not limited to editing the pictures created with SP-Studio.

Currently I am looking for a vector-based software that is free or at least cheap and also has a free-hand drawing tool. Most programmes I know can create simple shapes that you then can manipulate. I even found one, namely Inkscape, where you have a free-hand eraser . But so far I couldn't find one that meets my demands.

I downloaded pencil2D. It's definitely not a vector programme. Sketchbook isn't free so I'll first do some research before buying it.

Yeah, that seems to be a new development. Can Sketchbook export as SVG?

Quote from Janina

That's why I still use my old copy of Flash which I bought from Ebay years ago. It's great for drawing! But it does not support SVG export. Adobe Animate works well and adds the svg export, but the price tag is not low, and so I guess it's no option for you.

I also work with old versions of InDesign and Illustrator that I also got from ... somewhere. They already offer incredible possibilities and I managed to use them for things they probably weren't conceived for. Adobe surely has the best and also most diverse solutions, and products from the same supplier work best together. But it's also quite expensive with its subscription model. Affinity seems to be a good alternative but only to the programmes I already have. And so far I didn't get the impression that its programmes have a wider ranger of features.

SP-Studio offers a download as SVG so I would assume that your Flash has some sort oft vector export. The images look too crisp to be vectorized bit-maps, although they often seem to have conspiciously many control points.

Quote from Janina

I could switch to working entirely in Animate, but for some reason I am used to the feeling of the drawing tool in the old Flash versions. Maybe it's just in my head.

Generally, the newer versions of the Adobe suite seem to have a different interface. Some people seem to like new stuff just because it's new. I normally stick to what works for me, too.