Kalliopi's Illustration Library

Tools/Software

About half of my illustration work is done on the computer, but even for my hand-drawn pieces, all of my layout is done digitally. Here are some tools that make life easier.

Wacom Intuos3 6 x 8-Inch Pen Tablet $199.99 Indespensible tool for creating digital illustrations. This size matches a G4 laptop perfectly.	Adobe Photoshop CS2 [OLD VERSION]	Adobe Illustrator CS2 [OLD VERSION] $589.00

Adobe InDesign CS2 [OLD VERSION] great for book layout and design	Total Training Adobe Illustrator CS2 Win/Ma... Total Training has a number of tutorials on DVD. I used the Illustrator Tutorial to get up to speed on vector images and was i...	Total Training Adobe Photoshop CS2 (PC &...

Epson Expression 1680SE Color Flatbed Scanner $780.00 A very respectable scanner. I constantly work back and forth, scanning sketches, manipulating them on the computer, printing t...	Canon PowerShot SD630 6MP Digital Elph Came... This is great for reference photos. It has the biggest screen around and is very compact. Great picture quality.	Epson Expression 10000XL Large-Format Flatb... $2,537.99 The mother of all scanners. I dream of someday owning this...