smilingcat
01-01-2014, 10:20 PM
My better half wants a graphics package to draw her patterns (for sewing). I don't have much clue as to which software to use for freeformed line drawings. I've fired up Blender (in Linux) on my big computer but it looks really intimidating with all the functionality and even I'm overwhelmed. not sure if google sketch can do freeformed line drawing, meaning non-geometric curved lines and such.
So what would be a good program for my better half. Need to draw curves, place triangles on the curves, add text to the lines. The program I use are of no use for pattern making.
If you used sketchup or blender or inkscape or something else, like to hear of your experience and your learning curve. How long did it take to do line drawings to your satisfaction. I'm posting the question here rather than some other forums because men think differently. The experience of the users here would be more in line with my partner's experience.
I'm stumped!! Even checked out Amazon for tutorial books for blender, sketchup, and inkscape.
In the past, I've played with gimp but that was for Linux and not on Win7 machine. Meanwhile, I think I'll download inkscape and "go kick the tire a for a while". How scary is sketchup? Blender looked very scary even for me.
Yes I know, bit strange to ask on a cycling web site. Strange too that question is coming from a real geekette who have unbricked her net book and changed its operating system... For a brief period of time, it was fashionable (proof that you were true geek) to have a Hackintosh and I was ever so tempted.
AARRRGHHH!!!
Thank you,
So what would be a good program for my better half. Need to draw curves, place triangles on the curves, add text to the lines. The program I use are of no use for pattern making.
If you used sketchup or blender or inkscape or something else, like to hear of your experience and your learning curve. How long did it take to do line drawings to your satisfaction. I'm posting the question here rather than some other forums because men think differently. The experience of the users here would be more in line with my partner's experience.
I'm stumped!! Even checked out Amazon for tutorial books for blender, sketchup, and inkscape.
In the past, I've played with gimp but that was for Linux and not on Win7 machine. Meanwhile, I think I'll download inkscape and "go kick the tire a for a while". How scary is sketchup? Blender looked very scary even for me.
Yes I know, bit strange to ask on a cycling web site. Strange too that question is coming from a real geekette who have unbricked her net book and changed its operating system... For a brief period of time, it was fashionable (proof that you were true geek) to have a Hackintosh and I was ever so tempted.
AARRRGHHH!!!
Thank you,