# Beginner question about illustrator

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/beginner-question-about-illustrator/194394>\
**Category:** design\
**Created:** [July 22, 2006, 9:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/beginner-question-about-illustrator/194394 "2006-07-22T21:12:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![bcfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9d8465/32.png) [@bcfan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bcfan)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2006, 9:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/beginner-question-about-illustrator/194394/1 "2006-07-22T21:12:05Z")

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Do people usually use illustrator for line drawings and then import into photoshop for coloring? Because I’m finding it difficult to color my line drawing in illustrator. I feel like I have more control in shading in photoshop than in illustrator.

thanks,