Lettering with Corel Draw - Page 2

Stewart Vernon · 07-05-2018, 03:20 AM

I switched over to the Mac in 2008 or thereabouts, and Corel hasn't made a version of their Draw for the Mac... so it hasn't come up as even an option for me. I mean, I could run it in a virtual machine, but I have Illustrator so no need to try.

If you get a discounted price on an older version, then yeah... the newer subscription model of Adobe is not good if you aren't making regular coin to pay for it... but if you have to buy the latest version of something, then it starts to be worth considering depending on what Corel Draw costs these days.

**paul brian deberry** · 07-05-2018, 08:09 AM

Manga Studio is a perfect alternative to Illustrator. It's easy to use.

JimCampbell · 07-16-2018, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by paul brian deberry

Manga Studio is a perfect alternative to Illustrator. It's easy to use.

With the greatest respect, you can't letter worth a damn in Manga/Clip Studio. Its typographic controls aren't fit for purpose. It doesn't support OpenType features like autoligatures; will try to apply faux bold/italics even if you have the correct bold/italic fonts installed; and generally lacks the fine-grained control over tracking, kerning and the like.

Affinity Designer is a pretty credible Illustrator replacement, and you can definitely letter with it — out for Mac, Windows and iOS. It's a one-off purchase (about $50, I think) rather than an ongoing license and there are pros out there right now doing work with it.

Tomas M91 · 07-16-2018, 10:29 PM

Can confirm Affinity Designer as a good Illustrator replacement. However common tools (shear, mesh, etc) arent available yet but will be in the future. There are manual transformations (along x/y) which can do it but seems more daunting

Ace Corona · 07-21-2018, 05:12 AM

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Originally Posted by JimCampbell

With the greatest respect, you can't letter worth a damn in Manga/Clip Studio. Its typographic controls aren't fit for purpose. It doesn't support OpenType features like autoligatures; will try to apply faux bold/italics even if you have the correct bold/italic fonts installed; and generally lacks the fine-grained control over tracking, kerning and the like.

Affinity Designer is a pretty credible Illustrator replacement, and you can definitely letter with it — out for Mac, Windows and iOS. It's a one-off purchase (about $50, I think) rather than an ongoing license and there are pros out there right now doing work with it.

Thanks for letting us know

maverick · 08-16-2018, 02:00 PM

I have an old Mac that runs snow leopard and honestly the only reason I keep it around is because it runs Illustrator CS2.

**pandayboss** · 10-20-2018, 07:37 AM

I know this thread is catered to letterers but it'd be nice if you could show us your lettering. Sorry to break the flow of conversation! I just want to see what you guys are talking about.

Lucas.Gattoni · 10-25-2018, 10:05 AM

Well, here's (some of) what I've been up to lately... The Lettering Bear Portfolio

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Originally Posted by pandayboss

I know this thread is catered to letterers but it'd be nice if you could show us your lettering. Sorry to break the flow of conversation! I just want to see what you guys are talking about.

**pandayboss** · 11-22-2018, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Lucas.Gattoni

Well, here's (some of) what I've been up to lately... The Lettering Bear Portfolio

Cool portfolio!

So it seems that nothing is different from lettering with Corel or Photoshop or something. Is it better with corel?

07-05-2018, 03:20 AM	#16
Stewart Vernon Registered User Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Kittrell, NC Posts: 1,568	I switched over to the Mac in 2008 or thereabouts, and Corel hasn't made a version of their Draw for the Mac... so it hasn't come up as even an option for me. I mean, I could run it in a virtual machine, but I have Illustrator so no need to try. If you get a discounted price on an older version, then yeah... the newer subscription model of Adobe is not good if you aren't making regular coin to pay for it... but if you have to buy the latest version of something, then it starts to be worth considering depending on what Corel Draw costs these days. __________________ - Where you AT-AT? Where I go when I am not here.

07-05-2018, 08:09 AM	#17
paul brian deberry is a MASShole Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: just out of reach Posts: 3,692	Manga Studio is a perfect alternative to Illustrator. It's easy to use. __________________ P.B.DeBerry is a writer/letterer of words, soup enthusiast in Massachusetts with a talent for over thinking. This bio took him five hours to write. You can read more from P.B. at.. fisticuffswriting.com

10-20-2018, 07:37 AM	#22
pandayboss Illustrious Chap Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 3,226	I know this thread is catered to letterers but it'd be nice if you could show us your lettering. Sorry to break the flow of conversation! I just want to see what you guys are talking about. __________________ Dario Carrasco Jr. Website: Panday Studio. Also check my recent works at DeviantArt Joe Doogan BLOG

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07-16-2018, 10:29 PM	#19
Tomas M91 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 48	Can confirm Affinity Designer as a good Illustrator replacement. However common tools (shear, mesh, etc) arent available yet but will be in the future. There are manual transformations (along x/y) which can do it but seems more daunting

08-16-2018, 02:00 PM	#21
maverick Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,659	I have an old Mac that runs snow leopard and honestly the only reason I keep it around is because it runs Illustrator CS2.