Look at this vector program Sketchbook Designer

[pauland]

I think it comes down to the individual. Handrawn has suggested Manga Studio, many people like to use Xara for cartoons. Part of the decision comes down to whether you use a mouse or tablet and whther you like manipulating vector shapes or a more fluid interaction with pixels.

Rather than take someone else's advice, download some trials and see how you get on. You may well prefer Xara, or you may even adopt a hybrid approach using Xara with another program.

There is no "super" program that does everything well.

[handrawn]

There's always one (sorry Steve)..

hence my saying 'likely you would...'

apologies to Sheff for derailing the thread, and to Xara too [this being the Dear Xara forum ]

Ron - open a new thread to ask the question - I'd be happy to elaborate

[Rik]

Apologies if I've not understood something but cost being prohibitive has been mentioned in this thread.

Sketchbook Pro 2011 is about $50/£50

Am I looking at the wrong thing?
Are Sketchbook Pro and Sketchbook Designer very different things?

[Guest]

Apologies if I've not understood something but cost being prohibitive has been mentioned in this thread.

Sketchbook Pro 2011 is about $50/£50

Am I looking at the wrong thing?
Are Sketchbook Pro and Sketchbook Designer very different things?

Yes indeed. These are different programs.
Sketchbook Pro is a Pixel based Sketching Program while Sketchbook Designer also contains advanced Vector tools geared towards Consumer-Good Design.
They among others allow fine grained control rework of Pixel Sketches for Transfer to CAD-Packages. I think everybody searching Cartoon-Drawing application could get cheaper and more suitable options.

[pauland]

For Mac users there's a FREE edition of Sketchbook - Sketchbook Copic - just go to the Mac Appstore and get it.