What software would I need for art design (painting) and for quilt design?

I've been researching designs and patterns (esp architectural designs) and want to use these designs with modifications in my painting and also in quilt design. What is a good software for designing images for art??What software would I need for art design (painting) and for quilt design?
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There is quilting software called QuiltPro. You might want to check it out - I think there are demos or trial software if you want to try it out. There's also a stained glass software that can make similar patterns - GlassEye. I think both of these softwares are pretty specific for materials and allow you to create designs, and then get a good estimate of the costs and materials you might use to complete a project. One package I'm thinking about getting sometime is called Vue 5 that will let you create 3d looking scenes, and Poser, for creating figures. I've seen these online at art supply stores like Jerry's Artarama and Art Supply Warehouse. Hope this helps and gives you some ideas.What software would I need for art design (painting) and for quilt design?
those may lead in different directions,


for designing you could use sketchup, illustrator and gimp,


SketchUp - Home


http://sketchup.google.com/


Inkscape. Draw Freely.


http://www.inkscape.org/


GIMP - Windows installers


http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/stable.h…





as for quilting, you may want layout pattern type software, with grids


inkscape you can view grid, and place squares beside each other,





Download Quilter,


windows


English,Version1.0,1034,7,875mb,Vector (HTTP)


http://www.mars.dti.ne.jp/~jiro/quilter.…





http://www.quiltdesignwizard.com/qdw/abo…


http://www.quiltdesignwizard.com/qdw/use…


http://www.electricquilt.com/


http://www.threeducksquilting.com/electr…


http://www.quiltersfancy.ca/





http://www.allbrands.com/products/abc016…


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Corel Painter... best program available to digital artists.


Check out this guy! http://www.goodbrush.com You'll need to use a Wacom tablet to paint digitally.





for Quilt designs, i would suggest Adobe Illustrator, for its vector graphics.
I just want to add that the new quilting software, will let you scan in fabric and you can see what the design will look like with your stuff, and will tell you how many yards you will need for each color, print out the patterns, and shapes and let you know before you start if the scraps you have will be enough to do the project.


It also has a huge data bank of print and colors.


A fun suggestion: There are now commercial printers (dye sublimation) that print on fabric from your artwork. Might be fun to do a quilt using your art.


Que Imaging in Houston Texas just bought one and it will be available for customers next week.