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Adobe is much easier to learn & use and works well with Adobe’s other 30-50 products depending on what is being done. Professionals tend to use it, so if you ne
by Endlessly 6y ago
Adobe is much easier to learn & use and works well with Adobe’s other 30-50 products depending on what is being done. Professionals tend to use it, so if you need to work with others, likely the best choice.
Inkscape is free, open-source, and not cloud based — and is less user friendly, has a much higher learning curve. GIMP, which is comparable to Photoshop, works okay with Inkscape, but is not comparable to the ways Adobe’s products work together.
Personally, I enjoy using Inkscape because I value the freedom it provides. Including knowing that if I create an digital asset with it and backup the build used it create it (OS, Inkscape, etc) - very likely I’ll be able to edit the file as it was when I created it; same is not likely true for Adobe products, especially over long time periods.
Highly recommend if you’re using either that you also understand the SVG file format and stick to it as much as possible.
If you have any additional more specific questions, happy to try and answer them. Love vector based graphics.
- billfruit 6y agoWhy wouldn't Inkscape work with other tools/people as well, it uses SVG after all.
- Endlessly 6y agoSVG is a specification, how it’s rendered and what’s supported vary from application to application, version to version, etc. Personally, seen some very nasty bugs related to moving from one rendering engine to another. If you’re working with professionals, I assure you few if any would want the additional over head of a teammate using another tool. Beyond that, as I mentioned, GIMP is not comparable to Photoshop. If you’re going to be using Photoshop with vector based digital assets, not aware of any reasonable justification not to use Adobe’s vector application over Inkscape. Beyond that, Adobe’s asset management and workflow management applications don’t compare to anything that’s available to anything that’s available within Inkscape. If you’re aware of any counter claims, would welcome any more specific thoughts you have on topic.
- neltnerb 6y agoJust another perspective but I find illustrator CC to be inscrutable. Maybe older versions were more reasonable, but I definitely and wholeheartedly prefer inkscape and use it almost exclusively. The last time I tried to use illustrator it was a total mess. I could barely create a new document without a tutorial.