Filling in the clouds to make them a white background was a snap and I don't think I could have done that in Elements. The clouds were a clear background, so I put in some white circles to fill it in (you can also use a paintbrush). I was able to create a dashed line all around the picture in Illustrator and used a clouds graphic to overlay it. Here's another one I created in Illustrator. It just doesn't look as good as the one created in Illustrator. Here's one I created in Elements and outlined the text. While the other one in Elements is pretty, this one looks better. It just LOOKS more high-end, more high technical graphic design skills. However, look at my pins that I've worked on in Illustrator. It's fast to create and I have a template for it (PSD file) so it's quick to just plug in different text/printables. It looks pretty and does well on Pinterest.

In Elements, here's an example of a pin I can create quickly: Where it gets a little dicey is if you want to create a high-tech, super cool pin. Even if you're using templates, it's just faster in Elements. It takes LONGER (3x-4x) for me to create a pin in Illustrator than it does for me to create a pin in Elements. Illustrator is a lot of clipping masks and especially if you're creating a collage pin, it's complicated (not as clean) as working in Elements. Whenever I'm working on my pins, my go-to program is Elements. Well, let's say you're creating a pin, you're working with a picture (a photograph), Elements is the easiest place to do that.

:) Let's take some time today to really talk about the differences so you can make an educated decision! <3 1) Are you a photographer or a graphic designer?Įlements was developed more for photogaphers/bloggers and Illustrator is more for graphic designers/printables. There is no right or wrong program to choose here. With that said, there are many things to consider when choosing the program that's right for YOU and it all depends on your purposes in using it. I STILL use Elements on occasion but now my go-to product is Illustrator at this point. After which, I started using Illustrator. When I first started creating printables, I used Photoshop Elements for the first 3 years of my printables store life.

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