iOS Photoshop, GIMP or other?

[Clark80]

Hi, new to developing for iPhone.

Which software is best to create graphics, icons etc.

Thanks

 

[miles01110]

There is no "best" software suite. Photoshop is more or less the industry standard, but it's costly.

 

[robbieduncan]

The software is not nearly as important as your skill and creativity. If you want a professional looking app and are not a professional designer it might be best to hire one.

 

[MonkeySee....]

Hi, new to developing for iPhone.

Which software is best to create graphics, icons etc.

Thanks

Gimp is pretty difficult to use personally. Photoshop is great but expensive.

Give this a go 😉

http://pixlr.com/editor/

 

[Clark80]

Thanks all.

This is more of hobby - so I'd rather not hire anyone and just learn as I go along. 🙂

 

[ulbador]

I used Gimp to make the graphics for my iPhone game. It worked great for me.

A great artist could use MS Paint to make a decent looking image. On the other hand, I could spend the money for a full-blown Photoshop install and still only be able to draw stick figures.

 

[Clark80]

I used Gimp to make the graphics for my iPhone game. It worked great for me.

A great artist could use MS Paint to make a decent looking image. On the other hand, I could spend the money for a full-blown Photoshop install and still only be able to draw stick figures.

Excellent point.

What I was trying to say but didn't: From a compatability point of view which is best? Which version supports the file extensions I need to be able to develop for iPhone e.g. png etc

And ... which has iPhone ready plug ins, images etc

 

[firewood]

I use GIMP for my free/hobby apps, but I'm not a professional artist where time is money. My artwork subcontractors can get stuff done over 10X faster plus better using Photoshop.

 

[ulbador]

I use GIMP for my free/hobby apps, but I'm not a professional artist where time is money. My artwork subcontractors can get stuff done over 10X faster plus better using Photoshop.

I think this is partially because Photoshop is pretty much the defacto standard, so it is what these people use and learned with. Gimp, while it works and is effective, has a completely different layout than Photoshop (something many people have complained about over the years).

 

[Clark80]

Gimp is pretty difficult to use personally. Photoshop is great but expensive.

Give this a go 😉

http://pixlr.com/editor/

This is actually pretty cool