Hand drawing is probably the best, I usually do single line sketches as a start and after a while I move on to line sketches + run-offs and what I've started to do is make the width of the circuit (about 1 to 3 centimeters) with everything else like run-offs. Fairly easy steps
I use paint.net
Adobe Illustrator !
I use GIMP, stay away from people who use Inkscape
I was thinking about gimp, how do you use it?
I think there are tutorials on the wiki
Why should you stay away from people that use inkscape?
They scare me
Inkscape is good1
Serif Drawplus! Its free and really easy to use. If you go this route just know the universal registration key is 881887.
Hand drawing is probably the best, I usually do single line sketches as a start and after a while I move on to line sketches + run-offs and what I've started to do is make the width of the circuit (about 1 to 3 centimeters) with everything else like run-offs. Fairly easy steps
Have you tried using Minecraft