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Graphics Sketching Software Advice

Hi - I'm a support teacher in a secondary school. One of the pupils I support has a diagnosis of cerebral palsy and has chosen Graphic Communication as one of his senior subjects. Looking for any advice on sketching software people may have used in the past. We have approval from the exam board to use ICT for the practical element of the assessment - now we just need to find the best software.
Thanks for any help/advice you may be able to give?
Thanks for any help/advice you may be able to give?
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Welcome to the community. @Ryan_Assistive and @Andy_Assistive - is this something you might be able to help with?
Freehand 2D sketching?
Complexity/features/training time available?
PC/Mac/tablet?
Mouse/stylus/accessible input device?
Budget?
I need a bit of info about what you are thinking about running the software on is it for a computer or a tablet and what kind of assistive tech (if any) is the student using? thanks
Andy
You'd want both raster and vector capabilities, layers, posterise and watercolour filters I expect. Freehand drawing with a joystick would be very tricky.
From Google, there are six free alternatives for students here approved by the New York Film Academy. These cover a range of complexity and features.
I am a professional technical draughtsman which is a different kettle of fish and I use AutoCAD. I use a gamepad with it which mimics single and multiple key presses. I can more than keep up with a non-disabled operator.