HI All
Until Christmas most of the stained glass work I've been doing has been smaller pieces (suncatcher-size) - either to one of my own designs or on the basis of 'what looks right from the 'scrap' bins.
This year I've been a bit more proactive about selling my stained glass (and the fused jewellery) - and now have regular weekly markets that I sell at, and the income is starting to 'balance' my investment in kit, time & glass over the past few years...
I'm beginning to get enquiries about larger, more complicated, pieces
- window panels, mirrors & suchlike - the kind of thing that really needs drawing out properly, and, possibly (?probably!), prior approval by the client.
So - I wondered what the general feeling is about software to help with the drawing process ? I downloaded a copy of Glass Eye some years ago - but, at the time, couldn't justify the cost (from $150 to $lots!). I'm evaluating it again now - and wondering if it's perhaps a worthwhile investment....?
The catch22 is that I could imagine the ability to 'grab' a printed / scanned design and translate it into an editable vector with one 'click' would be very desirable - but this feature isn't in the entry-level software - you have to buy the $450 version for this....
I already have 'general' drawing software (PaintShopPro) - but, of course, it doesn't 'understand' pieces of glass like Glass Eye does.
So - I wondered what you use, and whether you'd consider Glass Eye to be worth the money ??
Thanks in advance Adrian