Does anybody use Serif Page Plus X4 for graphics?

Hey all,

I am trying to get into the freelance graphic design world and have started using Serif Page Plus. Is this an incorrect software choice? Should I be using Photoshop or something else? Are all the files interchangeable? I really need some advice bad.

Well, the industry standard is Photoshop, but as long as what you produce is of a high quality work, a client *shouldn't* mind. Probably best to learn Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign though

The graphics capabilities of Serif are quite good, with a wide array of 3D options, which version of Photoshop would be comparable to this?

CS4 is the best version, as it's the latest, and in my Christmas spirit, I give you a free trial: http://mac.softpedia.com/get/Graphic...hotoshop.shtml

CS4 has 3D features as well.

Photoshop CS4 is the best Photoshop ever.

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Thank you for the input. I now have CS4 (only $99, what a bargain) and am learning it now. Will still use Serif along with Photoshop though, you can make picture frames any shape you want, have better shape making tools for fills, and have a better variety of gradients and fills.

Some people use Illustrator, is this comparable to the features of Serif mentioned above?