Hello folk.

May I ask a couple of quick questions please? (That wasn't one of them 😉)

What software are people using to draw, design or create their masks please?

I use an old PC which runs on Windows 7 I think.

Is there anything suitable still available that will run on that archaic device?

I expect I will be pestering the living daylights out of everyone before long as I am a complete novice in all things mask related but I have experienced the advantages of using masks and will likely be dipping my toe in the water soon.

Thanks for any help you can offer.

Cheers,

Guy

I tend to just stick with Silhouette Studio, which is pretty clunky, but also enormously capable—especially if you pay the small upgrade fee to the Business Edition. Of course, this assumes you're in the Silhouette universe, rather than Cricut, Brother, or some other alternative. Another option is Affinity Designer, which is a highly cost-effective alternative to Adobe Illustrator.

Kev

I agree with Kev on both accounts. I used to have a notebook that had AutoCAD on it from where I used to work, but that's now gone. And I got away from using that because of the hassle of transferring files and importing different file types, etc.

Thanks for the suggestions guys.

I've since discovered that the machine I've bought recommends a programme called "Lightburn".

I believe I can create files elsewhere and then import them to Lightburn.

I foresee much learning in my future 😄

As far as I know, this is software for lasers, not plotters.

Do you have a laser or a plotter?