CorelDraw lost it’s marketing viability when it stopped supporting Mac and went PC only. I think it can now run on intel Mac processors now but was unavailable long enough on the Mac to insure it would never gain those former users back who switched to Ai.

Thanks.

Von

Get ready with your rotten tomatoes, folks… here it comes: CorelDraw has offered this kind of easy, direct vector editing for years and years (and years) with no plug-ins and at a fraction of the cost, and it still does. I understand fully the limits of the program, and I use Adobe products just like everyone else. But CorelDraw is a KILLER vector rendering tool, and you can bring your finished drawings right over to Illustrator.

The cValley plugin is the ultimate timesaver. I agree with Bluelm hat students need to learn how to use the basic tools, but once you know them, and are in the workplace where deadlines loom, this tool is really helpful.

Do you have a list of all the plugins you use for Illustrator/Photoshop?

Many many for introducing me to this plugin.

Meghana
http://www.mkhandekar.com

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I fully understand Ai has modifier keys that bake the process of creating vectors down a bit but it’s still slower than working with the CValley plugin.

As far as more complicated illustration the site has many tutorials that document that tools use and my creation of the art using it.

I’ll do more videos as time and projects permit that are more complex but more than likely it won’t be the full illustration because a video that large would just be too big. So I’ll document enough to suffice.

Not to throw down the gauntlet but I’m pretty sure I could build anything faster using the CValley plugin than you or anyone else could build using only the tools that come with Ai? I may be wrong but I suspect it’s true.

Von

I had to register to this site JUST so I could comment on this tut.

As a designer and former instructor I have to say your use of the pen tool terrifies me. I simply cannot grasp why you would choose a method that (at least in this video) takes 10x longer than just learning to use the pen tool properly.

You commented to Julper that on more complicated drawings this process is much faster than the “multiple tools” that AI forces you to use. In 12 years, I’ve never used more than 1 tool. The pen tool with some modifier keys.

I would very much like to see one of your more complicated drawings. And a tut showing how these plugins make the drawing of something complex an easier process by adding more tools and steps.

Looking forward to your reply
- bluelm

Excellent tutorials.
Although I would have enjoyed them even more with a few (to the point) spoken instructions.
Why I miss sound :
I watch the complete video the first time without following along, and each time thereafter, when necessary, I can keep focussed on what I’m doing while still hearing you instruct me.

I always enjoy video tutorials much more than the traditional written tutorials (printed and electronic).
There are a couple of reason for me :
I can make you repeat the things you show (and say?) as much as required without upsetting you.
There is almost no chance of misinterpretation
(you might say to pick the selection tool, but I can see you picking the direct select tool).
BTW, I like the way you make it clear which tool from the toolbox you’re going to use next (i guess you have to because there is no sound).
I have a good use for my second monitor.

And I think that your tutorials are a better demo of what’s possible with the Xtream Path plugin’s direct segment edit tool, than the demo at the CValley website.

Looking forward to more.
Robert