It's more respectable doing it freehandYou can also make vector images by drawing them freehand, but freehand vectors usually tend to be of a more abstract design due to the difficulty of creating a realistic image in freehand with a mouse.[/b]Skilled vector artists can do it freehand and make it just as good if not better than someone who traced an image. Here is one of my favorite vectors. This is done by CrisVector from DepthCORE: http://www.depthcore.com/v5/view/2876/