What drawing program do you use?

[Sneak]

AI FTW!

AI is easy enough to use, and it's good.

[Evil_Pacifist]

Other, I use Inkscape.

[Bryn]

I used to use Sodipodi, but I found I prefer Inkscape - they appear to be equally powerful, except for some of the bugs, such as the one in Sodipodi which would duplicate a node a great many times, making it difficult. Inkscape also has some nice path features that I don't remember Sodipodi having. Inkscape isn't bug-free, but I found they occur less frequently than in Sodipodi.

For raster art, I use GIMP, which I'm not particularly good at. I also use it to resize images and stuff - making something twice the size in Inkscape and scaling it down in Gimp seems to give a less blurred image.

[Lykan]

Inkscape to make, GIMP to clean it up.

[Mr_Saturn]

I used to use Sodipodi, but I found I prefer Inkscape - they appear to be equally powerful, except for some of the bugs, such as the one in Sodipodi which would duplicate a node a great many times, making it difficult.

You get used to the duplication of nodes.

Sorry for not adding paint.net and the other drawing programs, those didnt come to mind at the time.

[Alarra]

photoshop here.

[tmunter]

I use adobe illustrator, and maybe Photoshop, but I haven't had time to make anything yet...

[jamroar]

Gimp and Inkscape.

[Electric_Monkey]

Just started with inkscape. I'm far too stingy to actually buy a drawing package, and wouldn't have the patience to learn the fancy stuff anyway.

[Dispozition]

You get used to the duplication of nodes.

Yeah...It only annoys you enough to kill the program the first few times, after that it's just part of the avatar...

[Mr_Saturn]

Yeah...It only annoys you enough to kill the program the first few times, after that it's just part of the avatar...

I was confused the first time it happened, now i only wish there was a hot key for "delete node". That would save time from moving the cursor around to the icon's.

[Dispozition]

I was confused the first time it happened, now i only wish there was a hot key for "delete node". That would save time from moving the cursor around to the icon's.

Just select the nide with your mouse, then hit the normal delete button. Get's rid of them the same as delete node does.

[Mr_Saturn]

Just select the nide with your mouse, then hit the normal delete button. Get's rid of them the same as delete node does.

last time i did that i deleted the whole thing.

[Dispozition]

last time i did that i deleted the whole thing.

Did you select more than one node? If so, there's your problem...

[gegiet]

I use Inkscape to draw and gimp to clean it up.

[Mr_Saturn]

Did you select more than one node? If so, there's your problem...

i believe i select only one node, i tried it more than once recently.

[Dire Penguin]

I can finally say that I use Inkscape! YAY new processing system!

[Jacklu]

I use Sodipodi. I just like.

[NEO|Phyte]

Sodipodi for general creation, GIMP for things like animation.

[Reinforcements]

I do my actual drawings in pencil, since I don't have a tablet, and I edit them with Photoshop.

[Dispozition]

Sodipodi for general creation, GIMP for things like animation.

Gimp can animate? Oh well..I'll just stick to Jasc Animation shop 3...No, I have no idea what it is either, but it works...Kinda...

[Weebl]

I'm about to try my hand at Inkscape so I might even become an avatarist!

[TheThan]

I use PhotoShop 7 almost exclusively. I just got a graphics pen and tablet today, it came with PhotoShop elements 3. So I might give that a whirl.

[Adrius]

I use Photoshop CS2.

Did my Miko fan art (in sig) entirely with that. I've realized that success or failure in Photoshop is largely based on how effective you are in using layers. the Miko fan art consisted of well over 50 before I started merging them.

(if we wanna be technical, I probably merged over a thousand layers while drawing that, given I use the line too to draw :p Lots of little lines make curves hehe.)

[The Orange Zergling]

I installed Adobe Illustrator CS2 the other day - no more copying into Paint! Whooooooooooooo!

/happy dance

[Lord Iames Osari]

Inkscape here

[ufo]

Adobe Illustrator, hard, but worth it.

[Jack Squat]

Corel Draw here. I'll proabably try my hand at Inkscape sooner or later.

[DarkCorax]

Inkscape + Photoshop 7

[Penguinizer]

I use Gimp, not good for drawing but great for abstract backgrounds with a pre-made image inserted.