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Photoshop vs Corel DRAW
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Corel Draw is not a bitmad editor so you can't compare at all, however Corel Photo Paint (which comes with the suite) is so you could make a direct comparison. I don't have Photoshop but I can tell you that for the sort of work I do ie leaflets, stationery, signage etc Photo Paint has been more than adequate. I think Photshop still enjoys the reputation as No.1 but Photo Paint must be up there in the pecking order and as I understand it many of the features are not disimilar.
Alan
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javabearSTL
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As Brushman mentioned, you can't compare the two. They're totally different types of apps. Photoshop is a bitmap editor. The two comparable apps in the Corel line would be Photopaint or PaintShopPro. Draw is a vector editor and would be comparable to Illustrator or Freehand.
You would *never* use a bitmap editor to design a logo. You would always want to use a vector editor to design a logo because the vector files will be totally scalable in size, will not lose quality when scaling size, and can be exported to many different formats and color spaces for alternate uses. A well-designed logo should work in one/two colors as well as four color spaces.
If you're not familiar with the differences between vector and raster (bitmap) applications and you're wanting to design logos, I'm sorry to be blunt, but you may want to go back and take some refresher courses in the applications. Otherwise, your best bet is to download the demos of the applications. That is the only way you're really going to be able to tell what will be best for you.
You would *never* use a bitmap editor to design a logo. You would always want to use a vector editor to design a logo because the vector files will be totally scalable in size, will not lose quality when scaling size, and can be exported to many different formats and color spaces for alternate uses. A well-designed logo should work in one/two colors as well as four color spaces.
If you're not familiar with the differences between vector and raster (bitmap) applications and you're wanting to design logos, I'm sorry to be blunt, but you may want to go back and take some refresher courses in the applications. Otherwise, your best bet is to download the demos of the applications. That is the only way you're really going to be able to tell what will be best for you.
impulselondon
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Photoshop = bitmap = for PHOTOS.
CorelDRAW= vector = for DRAWING.
Simple as that. I would never use Photoshop for anything other than photos and photo-type work; I hate bitmaps. (I'd rather import a bitmap into Corel and type over it there than even use fonts in Photoshop).
No one gets a job desiging logos in bitmap anymore (except for low-res tiny web images whose primary purpose includes never being resized or printed). Ever. It's simply not done. If you're asking because you're going to be desiging logos, then javabear's right; get yourself a copy of Corel and a book; it can be a huge step up in your art.
CorelDRAW= vector = for DRAWING.
Simple as that. I would never use Photoshop for anything other than photos and photo-type work; I hate bitmaps. (I'd rather import a bitmap into Corel and type over it there than even use fonts in Photoshop).
No one gets a job desiging logos in bitmap anymore (except for low-res tiny web images whose primary purpose includes never being resized or printed). Ever. It's simply not done. If you're asking because you're going to be desiging logos, then javabear's right; get yourself a copy of Corel and a book; it can be a huge step up in your art.
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