Whats better for drawing ponies?

[Gearbox-Guardian 6]

Thread title question.

[Swoop 2,276]

I suppose it's dependant on what you're aiming to create. If you plan on drawing ponies with a style similar to that of the show, want to resize your final image, or don't have a graphics tablet to work with, then you're probably best off working with a vector based format. If you're looking to draw in your own style however, and are going to be working in large resolutions anyway for the sake of detail, then opting for a raster format should do.

 

Or you can use a combination of both as you see fit, which is what I tend to do.

[Killian Jones 2,653]

raster images can be used to sketch ponies well, vector images tend to be smooth and create a nice final product.

[Literally Snails 2,307]

I don't know what these words mean... ::

[Nah 3,181]

I'm trying my hand at vectoring, which is a lot harder than I thought it was, I use inkscape, I'm having a hard time using it, do the sad fact, I've been stuck with nothing but MS (more like BS) paint these last few years.

[Ezynell 2,036]

If you have a tablet, you can vector as well as you can raster. This was draw entirely using vectors.

[CluelessLlama13 55]

*looks at poll results, sees it's 50-50, doesn't vote*

[Bohtty 1,775]

Can't vote. They aren't comparable.

Edited June 7, 2012 by Bohtty

[Starstream 182]

Vector is better for faithful to show results, but raster is easier to learn and handle (at least for me), so that's what I always end up using.

 

If you have a tablet, you can vector as well as you can raster.

 

A very valid point that creates, if you have no tablet I guess vector is definitely the way to go. Since you have no pressure sensitivity vectors are just that much more precise. Edited June 7, 2012 by Zhinzo

[Pix3M 607]

Unless you wanna make something that looks like it was directly copied from a screenshot (in that case, go vector), this is pretty superficial.

 

Just try both and see what's more comfortable for you.

[Hazardus_Havard. 479]

From what i've seen the show's done in Vector and alot of the stronger art is also done in the same format.

 

Don't get me wrong, it depends on how you use your medium and I've seen alot of cool stuff from other Gimp.

 

I actually use Gimp, then transfer over to Illustrator myself. But I guess it really depends on how you go about your art.

[CluelessLlama13 55]

*looks at poll results again, sees they're off by one vote, votes for the straggler to even them out again*

[Pix3M 607]

I'm gonna vote raster because I'm obviously not biased.

[Hazardus_Havard. 479]

Has anyone used Photoshop before, the newer CS 5.5 version? I own the Illustrator for vectors and would like to know how Photoshop compares to Gimp and whether it'd be worth an investment in getting.