Graphics Tools

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Contents 1 Bitmap Editing Programs 2 Vector Drawing Programs 3 Image Generating 4 3D Graphics Programs 5 Animating 6 Colour 7 Utilities

Bitmap Editing Programs

• http://www.gimp.org/ - GIMP, very popular program
• http://www.ambientdesign.com/artrage.html - Art Rage 2, picture editor for the classic painting look
• http://www.freeserifsoftware.com/software/PhotoPlus/default.asp - PhotoPlus 6
• http://www.artweaver.de/index.php?en_version - Artweaver, a program for creative painting and which simulates natural brush tools.
• http://getpaint.net/ - Paint.net, a image and photo manipulation software designed to be used on computers that run Windows.
• http://www.koffice.org/krita/ - Krita, painting and image editing application for KOffice
• http://mypaint.intilinux.com/ - MyPaint, fast and easy open-source graphics application for digital painters
• http://www.flat2d.com/traductions/opencanvas/opencanvas_en.aspx - openCanvas 1.1b72

Vector Drawing Programs

• http://www.inkscape.org/ - Inkscape, vector graphics editor

Image Generating

• http://www.planetside.co.uk/terragen/ - Terragen, a scenery generator. (free for personal non-commercial use)
• http://shatters.net/celestia/ - Celestia, a free 3D astronomy program. Might be useful for sci-fi VNs.
• http://www.diardsoftware.com/index.html - Universe generator, for creating realistic images of space. (shareware, but sufficient capabilities are available)

3D Graphics Programs

• http://www.sketchup.com/ - Google SketchUp, quick 3D sketching
• http://www.blender.org/ - Blender 3D
• http://www.wings3d.com/ - Wings 3D
• http://www.metaseq.net/english/index.html - Metasequoia, shareware, the LE version is freeware
• http://www.flat2d.com/hexagreat_en.aspx - Hexagreat 3D
• http://homepage3.nifty.com/escargot/MCLFrm.html - MarbleClay
• http://www.sculptris.com - Sculptris, a freeware sculpting program

Animating

• http://www.anim8or.com/ - Anim8r, general animating software
• http://animestudio.jp/free.html FreeAnimestudio2007, during installation select (E) to use it in English
• http://www.synfig.org/ - Synfig, 2d vector animation software, check forums for most recent build

Colour

• http://www.webmonkey.com/reference/Color_Charts - Colour charts with #rrggbb codes
• http://html-color-codes.com/ - Colour charts with #rrggbb codes
• http://webmaster.helion.pl/kurshtml/kolory/kolory.htm - Colour charts with #rrggbb codes
• http://www.kurshtml.boo.pl/html/generator_kolorow,kolory.html - #rrggbb colour-shading tool
• http://www.kurshtml.boo.pl/generatory/kolory.html - #rrggbb colour-on-colour comparison tool

Utilities

• http://www.irfanview.com/ - Viewer/converter with interface for Adobe effect plugins
• http://icofx.ro/ - Freeware Windows icon editor/converter. Can also create Mac .icns and change the icons of executables.