michael_hall's List: Graphics

The GIMPis a freely distributed program for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. It is roughly eqivalent to Adobe Photoshop in capability but without the pricetag and annoying licensing hassles. Windows, Mac OSX, Linux.

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Blender is the amazing free open source 3D content and animation creation suite, available for all major operating systems (Windows, Mac OSX, Linux).

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An Open Source vector graphics editor, with capabilities similar to Illustrator, CorelDraw, or Xara X, using the W3C standard Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) file format.

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Scribus is an Open Source program that brings professional page layout and desktop publishing to Linux/UNIX, Mac OS X, and Windows desktops.

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Dia is roughly inspired by MS Visio though more geared towards informal diagrams for casual use. It can be used to draw many different kinds of diagrams. It currently has special objects to help draw many types of diagram.

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How to make a stencil out of any image using the GIMP.

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A tutorial on making a stencil with the GIMP.

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The official GIMP User Manual plus tutorials.

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