Any online programs?

[achardrys]

Are there any super easy (besides adobe) online image designing software that makes it really easy to design graphics, or do people really draw it on paper then scan it?

[dillankid]

Check out GIMP (http://www.gimp.org) for something that compares with Adobe Photoshop.

Inkscape (http://www.inkscape.org/) is a vector program that competes with Adobe Illustrator.

A lot of people actually do freehand a picture on paper, scan it in and then trace it with a program like Illustrator or Inkscape. I don't know if Inkscape has anything like it, but Illustrator has something called Live Trace that can automatically vectorize an image, saving a ton of time.

Both GIMP and Inkscape can be downloaded for free on their sites. They are both open-source, so they are free forever unlike Adobe Trials.

[mediacontour]

You can also try out Aviary (http://www.aviary.com) for online image designing and editing. Aviary has a whole collection of cloud based tools, somewhat like Photoshop, that you can use online for free.