Freehand vs Illustrator

Freehand, an oldie not updated since 2004 versus Illustrator CS4.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• freehand
• illustrator
• comparison
• paste inside
• clipmask
• adobe

[art101tv]

I respectfully submit that you may have missed the point of this clip, TheRofu. FH hasn't been updated since Adobe grabbed it, so of course it doesn't benefit from vector software evolution.

Users who choose AI are welcome to it. Adobe's cavalier choice to stunt / kill FH is unethical -- maybe even immoral. It's certainly bad PR for Adobe and very bad news for users who bought FH in good faith (and spent years working with it to create their art). Shame on Adobe. Shame.

[watchtheskies]

Freehand rules, I just can't get to grips with illustrator, it's just so......"aaaaaaaaaaaagh why the F*&%" did it do that???"

[jaredcheeda]

Your lack of understanding how to use a product does not make it less efficient, it makes you less efficient. Learn how to use all of the tools at your disposal properly. And don't be a tool yourself.

[CiNaMiGraFiKs]

All you have to do in this scenario would be to copy and paste the text in front then use the top layer of text as a clipping mask. Group and job done. You made a real hash of the illustrator version by not doing your homework.

[PrimitiveBaroque]

AI CS5 fixes the clipping problem by, finally, adding Draw Inside feature. With the same objects, just make sure you do a cut and paste after you select the target object and triggering Draw Inside. This automatically creates the clipping mask. AICS5 took about the same amount of time, maybe less, from FH to simulate your example.

[rdsathene]

@Otrueniy perhaps you can explain "properly" how to avoid the clipping mask conundrum at the end of the video, no? Counterintuitive much?

[XVDXVD]

iLove and iCan using CorelDRAW, FreeHand, Illustrator and Inkscape, but i'm more familiar with FreeHand due to the ease of use [two thumbs up for FreeHand]

[Individuo80]

@David8Parkour Experienced? A simple paste-inside and sub-selection?

I'm not against AI (it's good for drawings and bells and whistles), but in my case, FreeHand remains unmatched for hellish deadlines and fast work delivery. Call me a grumpy dinosaur, but Illustrator still hasn't reached FreeHand's level of intuitiveness and simplicity.

[David8Parkour]

Thisshould be called "experienced with freehand" vs "retarded illustrator noob"

[carbonvein]

Freehand is way better than illustrator.

[HolyBreakHeal]

hey how drop image on object??

[HolyBreakHeal]

bapak lc .. haha