Best program for illustrations?

cepheus

I am looking for a program which can be used to draw illustrations and can be published on the web. I have never done this sort of thing before, so I am not sure exactly what program is most suitable, however I may adapt the drawings from a photo image or possibly use parts of a photo image to generate the drawing

The Coreldraw series look rather expensive Coreldraw X3? although there seem to be some good deals on Ebay.

http://computers.listings.ebay.co.uk/Software_Graphics-Multimedia_W0QQsacatZ41859QQsocmdZListingItemList

However, it is unclear if these are upgrades from a previous version, so you need to buy the basic package.

Cobi

You could try the Xara range - Lots of good reviews.

http://www.xara.com

dudleyboy

If you're a beginner then I wouldn't recommend purchasing expensive professional software such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks, CorelDraw, etc, as there are plenty of excellent free alternatives available, which will probably meet your needs far better.

Check out http://www.freeserifsoftware.com

cepheus

Thanks, sounds like a good idea. Then I may start to look at the others such as Xara