Freehand vs Illustrator Round 2

Freehand vs Illustrator Round 2

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Freehand
• Illustrator
• adobe

[5166VRG]

Adobe won't be updating the core build methods in Ai anytime soon. Mainly because their marketing department can't promote or sell a new version based on improving old tools or methods. They need NEW feature blot like the "Blob Brush" so they can make their stockholders happy and justify the new version of the software.

Ai has trumps FreeHand with better gradient controls, blend modes, color display on screen, secondary plugins etc. But this vid is just ignorant regarding several points.

[1pixero]

You seem to have missed the point. Freehand has NOT been developed in over six years. Illustrator has. Of cause Illustrator has some great features that Freehand hasn't. These movies doesn't compare features. They just show some things that Freehand users find hardest to do in Illustrator.

[1pixero]

Complaining about my spelling and grammar is low. Yes, english is not my native language. I wonder...how good are YOU in Swedish? Skriv nåt på svenska så vi alla får oss ett gott skratt.

[MrSalline]

Even Inkscape beats Ai. And it's free!

[rdsathene]

It's interesting that all the Adobe fanboys keep saying lean how to use AI without explaining what steps or techniques they would use in lieu of those in the video. I'm stuck with AI 5.1 now and am astonished at how counterintuitive and poorly thought out the software is. Please, rather than attacking the creator of this video, tell us how you overcome the very glaring shortcommings pointed out here. I'm used to taking 30 steps instead of 1 isn't much of a rebuttal when there's work to be done

[NewLakes]

What a ridiculous video.

[bltufford]

Freehand kicks Illustrator's ass every time. It is just so fast and intuitive that I still use it almost every day. It does have some issues (colours, pdf's, etc.) but for drawing tools it can't be beat. Illustrator is just maddeningly difficult and cumbersome in comparison.

[Individuo80]

@HonkyMcFunky You nailed it right on the head. FH is made for the everyday stuff (which usually involves urgent changes and short deadlines), AI is made for complex exceptions.

[bukle4]

You got a idiot with the illutrator and the free hand too FOR GOD !!!! DIE FREE HAND DIE!!!!

[maeric9]

@Descalabro Yes! You can buy the $139 plugin for Illustrator (Xstream Path) and then you can bend a line like you can for free in FreeHand MX.

[Descalabro]

Since most of you seem to be experienced users maybe you can help me:

I Freehand you could draw a straight line and use the Direct Selection tool at any point between its edges to make a curve. Is there any way to do this in Illustrator without resorting to the bezier handles?

[luiscadcam1]

well pixero, at least you've created something to argue about, I can tell.hehe

it seems that there are no final conclusion, like with women: blonde? redhair? morena?...