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

• GIMP a free open-source image-manipulation tool
• Art Rage 2, picture editor for the classic painting look
• PhotoPlus 6
• Artweaver, a program for creative painting and which simulates natural brush tools.
• Paint.net, a image and photo manipulation software designed to be used on computers that run Windows.
• Krita, KDE program for sketching and painting
• MyPaint, fast and easy open-source graphics application for digital painters
• OpenCanvas 1.1b72

Vector Drawing Programs

• Inkscape, vector graphics editor
• Alchemy, a vector inspiration and generation sandbox

Image Generating

• Terragen, a scenery generator. (free for personal non-commercial use)
• Celestia, a free 3D astronomy program. Might be useful for sci-fi VNs.
• Universe generator, for creating realistic images of space. (shareware, but sufficient capabilities are available)

3D Graphics Programs

• Google SketchUp 3D sketching
• Kerkythea free renderer for SketchUp models
• Blender 3D
• Wings 3D
• Metasequoia, shareware, the LE version is freeware
• Hexagreat 3D
• MarbleClay
• Sculptris, a freeware sculpting program inspired by ZBrush

Animating

• Anim8r, general animating software
• FreeAnimestudio2007, during installation select (E) to use it in English
• Synfig, 2d vector animation software, check forums for most recent build

Colour

• Colour charts with #rrggbb codes
• Colour charts with #rrggbb codes
• Colour charts with #rrggbb codes
• #rrggbb colour-shading tool
• #rrggbb colour-on-colour comparison tool

Utilities

• IrfanView - Viewer/converter with interface for Adobe effect plugins
• IcoFX - Freeware Windows icon editor/converter. Can also create Mac .icns and change the icons of executables.