I work with several authors, and it is always interesting for me to know how they make puzzle images.
Apart from InkScape and CorelDraw, I know that Serkan uses
Adobe Freehand and some authors use the expensive
Adobe Illustrator. Having used bit of everything, I would say that there is not much to choose between these. All of them produce beautiful vector based images. However, learning them and using them efficiently is not easy. So if you are starting to learn
(or planning to use
) one of them, just pick one and get started. If I were to ditch EPS and start using another tool, I would choose InkScape because it is free and there are lot of tutorials available
(because it is free
).
I'm using eps for a long time now, which I learnt from Hendrik. I have to write PostScript program for each image type, so it demands good amount of programming skills. I would not recommend eps to everyone. Unlike most modern languages, PS uses
Reverse Polish notation and not
Infix notation. That can still be a challenge even for experienced programmers.