What To Use For Vector?

Ive heard Illustrator is the best thing for vector art but Ive just got that lately and Ive found it REALLY REALLY hard to use and have gone back to using photoshop.
Is there something better?

 

The thing is, you can define vectors on 2 ways:
1) Regular shapes
2) Mathematically defined shapes

With the first one, you can both use illustrator and photoshop.
The second one however, is different.

There's vectorart and pixelart. With vectorart, you wont find gradients or pixel with lower opacity on the border. Thats why when using photoshop, you don't really create vectorart, because photoshop automatically adds pixels behind the border to make it look smoother.

So if you really want to create vectors, I suggest you keep on trying with illustrator

 

Hmm... PS is not too bad for vector, could stick with it, its reliable nonetheless.

 

Vexel.

 

True vector art is made with Adobe Illustrator. I don't use vector style tho.

 

wise words of wisdom. you really don't create vector art in photoshop (although there are hundreds of tutorials which say you can), it is not really vector (as already defined by phate). keep on working with illustrator and good luck mate.

 

<a href=\'http://www.deviantart.com/view/8818843/\' target=\'_blank\'>PROOF THAT PHOTOSHOP CAN MAKE TRUE VECTOR ART</a>

 

If you can work the pen tool in PS, then you can work it in Illustrator. Just keep at it and you'll get used to it quickly.

 

A friend of mine from NeoCodex uses Photoshop with the pen tool I believe, and her stuff is amazing :wub:

 

I learned how to use the pen tool in Illustrator first, then starting using it in PS....I much prefer Illustrator, there's many more options, not to mention you have more control over it.

 

I think you should use photoshop, it takes time but you get good results.

 

Trust me, you'll get far better from Illustrator.

I've used both extensively and Illustrator is superior for vectors because that is what it's made to do.

 

quoted as its true

like the guy says why be able to save as vector image if its not true

ive done vector in pscs2 at 500x500 and blew it up to 2000x2000 and lost no detail what so ever

 

Speaking of which, you wouldnt happen to know why in gods name I cant save with Alpha layers/imports vector properties on an EPS file do you?
I've been trying for the past two hours to to try and import my pen-toolage from PS to ILL and I cant seem to get it working >:[

 

i wish i did hun but i dont have illustrator so ive never saved like that apoc might know ;P