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[PhoenixGFX]

I use CorelDRAW for Vector and Photoshop for raster.

You can't compare them because they have different functions.

I decided to go Photoshop instead of the raster program that comes with CorelDRAW Graphics Suite (Photo-PAINT) because of the availability of resources and ease of use. Photoshop is light years ahead of Photo-PAINT.

And CorelDRAW is far more convenient to use than Illustrator.

I believe a combination of both will be best for any workflow.

[darko100]

Can't compare Photoshop to Corel Draw. Photoshop can draw vectors , but it is not specialised for them , and the support is not the same.

However , Illustrator is an Adobe product , which can be compared to Corel Draw. And i think it is better than Corel. I use it and it is good and fast for rendering simple vector shapes.

There are few things i want from Photoshop , like selecting menus by right click , or Blending options as a layer feature instead of menu. For simple tasks , like vector task and rounded shapes with gradients , no matter raster or vector , i use Photoshop. I also use SVG plugin , so the .psd can be exported as .svg - simillar to Illustrator.

The Corel Draw is history for me. I haven't tried it much time , and it was not optimized, not simple and fast tool to use.

[safira88]

corel draw is a vector based program used to make vector art. Adobes answer to corel draw is Adobe Illustrator. Corel is an older program, although still being produced, but not widely used because Adobe packages their programs.

Adobe Photoshop is a pixel based program that uses small squares of color to make a picture. This is called the DPI (dots per inch). Vector programs dont work in DPI.

Difference: You can make a vector art file as large as you want. A block of color is a block of color. You can take a 1 in by 1 in square and scale it to 1 ft by 1 ft and it will look exactly the same. In photoshop if you create a 1 in by 1 in square and scale it to 1 ft by 1 ft you get pixelation.

Read more: http://wiki.answers....p#ixzz1V7IVXQ51

[k_nitin_r]

I used Corel Draw ages ago to draw some vector art. The smoothing of mouse-drawn curves is simply amazing and I had only seen the feature in Macromedia Flash at the time. Adobe's offering to match Corel Draw as Adobe Illustrator and, from the Macromedia acquisition, Adobe Fireworks. I previously used Adobe Illustrator for drawing and Macromedia Fireworks for adding in the gradients and colors simply because Fireworks was easier for the kind of stuff. Adobe Illustrator did support the gradients but were hard to find on the interface - confirmed by the fact that when you save the Macromedia Fireworks document as an Adobe Illustrator file, Illustrator is able to display the gradients and replace it with a solid color.

Macromedia did a pretty good job with Flash, ShockWave, and Director and Adobe has a pretty good way to get its hands on an industry of graphic designers, animators, and web designers.

For the record, I am not a pretty big Photoshop fan (I prefer Adobe Fireworks because of my predilection for vector art) but having been away from Corel Draw for a long long time, I'll have to vote in favor of Adobe Photoshop.

[puneye]

I prefer Photoshop. It widely used application even you can create some vector base file too. I think Photoshop can create most of design what we required, we should have enough skills for it.

I also used corel draw for making logos, some vector base hotel menus. It is easy to draw curves etc.

[k_nitin_r]

Photoshop isn't my tool of choice when creating vector art, the reason being that although you can 'draw' the vector graphics in the form of layers with a fill or gradient and masking, Photoshop isn't really built to combine vector and raster.

What I do use for pure-vector graphics is Adobe Illustrator and when I need to have a mix between vector and raster graphics, I use Adobe Fireworks. Adobe Fireworks can open Adobe Illustrator files as well so you can switch between Illustrator and Fireworks rather easily. Fireworks may not have the extensive graphics editing capabilities as Adobe Photoshop, but it gets the job done most of the time. I would say Photoshop is preferrable if you have a set of filters or you already have a license for Photoshop and resources for it.

[velma]

Like others have pointed, the comparison is obviously between 2 different types of softwares but it is the question that shall be answered I prefer Photoshop over Corel Draw any day since the interface is much easier than Corel. Along with ease comes the obvious flexibility in colors, textures and effects Photoshop has as compared to Corel Draw but then again Corel is the best for making posters and so on... But I would recommend Photoshop for anything picture/graphics related over Corel Draw.