If you start with a small image and try to increase the size, your image will look blurry. This means that you get more photo realistic images, but you can’t necessarily scale your images without loss of quality. Photoshop is a raster based image editing program, which works in pixels.

Other designers that I know swear by it and say it’s awesome, but to be honest, it kinda gives me the shits, probably coz I don’t know how to use it properly! Learning Photoshop is definitely on my to do list. Let’s dive into a comparison.įull disclaimer, I rarely use Photoshop, only for creating mockups and occasionally for basic photo editing. So, which one should you use? Well, that’ll depend on how you like to create your artwork, and what you're using it for. But once you’ve made your first pattern and started to understand some of the amazing things that you can do in Photoshop or Illustrator, I’m sure you’ll love working with them, despite the keyboard punching, stapler throwing amount of frustration that using either one of these applications can sometimes elicit. It may seem overwhelming to think about learning a new software, and I’ll be honest, there is a big learning curve on using either of these programs. These two programs are the industry standard. Now, when it comes to creating digital artwork, there are a ton of different options out there, including free art apps and apps that let you design artwork on your ipad or tablet.īut to ensure that you’re able to create files that are accepted by Microstock sites, such as Shutterstock (these are websites where you upload your art and designs to licence to people or businesses to use for personal or commercial purposes), Print on Demand sites such as Spoonflower (where you upload your designs for people to buy on products, manufactured and printed by the Print on Demand site) and brands, printers and manufacturers, you’ll need to learn how to use either Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator. But what’s the difference, and which one should you choose? In this post I’ll give you a brief overview of the 2 programs and help you decide which one is right for you.

The industry standards for Surface Design are generally Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Illustrator. In order to be a professional Surface Designer, you’ll need to have an understanding of the software that’s used to create repeat patterns and illustrations, and be proficient with at least one of them.

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