Drawing Program buying advice...

[imagineer99]

I hope I posted this in the right place...

There are many talented artists on this board. I was wondering If I could trouble you for some advice?

I have $150 in gift certificates to spend at Amazon.com. I was wondering what (if any) vector drawing program that I could purchase for this amount. In the world of graphic design, I know this isn't alot, but I'm only a poor college student!

I currently have Photoshop Limited Edition. Do I really need a drawing program, or should I just get the full Photoshop?

Any opinions would be wonderful!

Thanks in advance.

 

[DisneySaint]

I personally use Jasc Paint Shop Pro 8.0 and love it. It's the best thing to Photoshop w/o having to spend hundreds of dollars.

 

[DCA Fan]

My personal favorites are Adobe Photoshop for digital art in general and Adobe Illustrator for vector, but those are really pricey.

Paint Shop Pro or Corel Draw are the way to go for a good program for low cash. Also check out the free graphics programs GiMP and Pixia.