Adobe Creative Cloud is a whole suite of professional design software.

For drawing, you have access to professional drawing tools such as Illustrator and Fresco.

Very powerful 2D illustration software for a variety of purposes.

Available on Windows, Mac OS. and iOS.

Student price of $22 a month (requires education email address)/ regular price $78 a month for the whole suite.

Available on PC or Mac, only on some specialised tablets (not iPad or iPhone). Drawing tablet suggested.

Paint or Paint Pro a one time purchase of AU $75, monthly subscription also available. EX version also available.

Free and popular illustration software, often used for manga and anime style.

Website has a lot of articles for beginners and drawing techniques.

MediBang Pro available to download on Windows and Mac, FREE.

MediBang Paint available to download on iPad, iPhone or Android, FREE.

MediBang Premium gives you more brush types and 20GB of cloud storage. AU $28 a year.

Affinity is aiming to become an Adobe alternative at a cheaper price.

Affinity Designer is their illustration software and has lots of useful tools.

Available on Windows, Mac OS & Mac iOS. AU $85 one-off fee/ $35 iOS.

ibisPaint X is FREE to download and compatible with Windows PCs, iPhone/iPad/iPod touch and Android phones/tablets.

ibisPaint is compatible with Windows PCs (FREE), iPhone/iPad/iPod touch ($10), Android phones/tablets ($15) and Huawei ($15).

Vectr is a simple but powerful FREE graphics editor that lets you edit vector graphics

using its web and desktop platform. Easy to use and pick up new skills.

Gravit Designer is an easy to use/ easy to learn graphics drawing software. Log in required.

Available on Windows, Mac OS, Linux, plus mobile devices using iOS or Android.

FREE account or pay for Pro, costing AU$80 a year, student/teacher price of US$20.

Figma is an online platform for group design work and collaboration.

Sign up required to access. FREE account only allows three files at at time.

Figma Pro allows unlimited files, $12 a month- students/ teachers get this account for free.

Begin drawing immediately online for FREE, no signup required. Available on Windows, Mac OS, Mac iOS, Android.

Upgrade to Premium for $4.00 for the year. Download the app for $8.00.

Kleki is an online drawing tool that is instantly FREE to use. No login or subscription fees.

Kleki works in most browsers, and is an open-source project.

Pixilart is a fun online tool for creating old-school pixel art!

FREE, no sign in required.

A popular beginner’s drawing tablet and pen.

Available online, or from JBHiFi, Officeworks, and similar. AU$99.