What software for vector graphics you use ?

Roland4

I use Vector graphics for bumpmaps and displacements (beautiful patterns and adornments on rings) . For this i use Gimp or Inkscape. I would like to know what other users are using for this job.

edit: i forget that i use Expression Design 4 from Microsoft. It is free and very good.

Oroboros

Depends on the task. For simple bump maps It's Photoshop.

If I'm looking at creating normal, specular, diffusion maps and others, I use CrazyBump.

http://www.crazybump.com/

Cris Palomino

I use Adobe Illustrator; it's what I learned vector on. I thought the question was about vector programs.

Dream Cutter

Serif Draw mostly and Adobe Illustrator. Gimp and PS don't do vector. Vector graphics don't do bump Afaik. Maybe you meant bitmap graphics?

Oroboros

Photoshop does indeed do vector graphics, called Paths. It also does vector masks. Paths have been around since Photoshop 2.5.

Roland's question asked about vector-based programs, sure, but in order to do bump maps. Bump/normal maps have to be rasterized as bitmaps before they can be used as texture maps of any sort in Bryce.

Roland4

Of course I mean bitmaps. First I create vector graphics and then I convert them into bitmaps.

ueany

For serious works Adobe Illustrator, for smaller jobs that don't need high accuracy I go for Photoshop.

Illustrator got an awesome update in the latest CC release: the new curvature tool. It makes drawing vectors so fast and intuitive.