Tools:Graphic Tools
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Raster based
- Photoshop
- The mother of all bitmap graphic applications. Bitmapwise there is virtually nothing that can not be done with Photoshop, be it photo realistic imagery, post proccessing or even sprite pixeling. (commercial)
- The Gimp
- A free image manipulation application that is almost on the same level as Photoshop. (open source)
- Corel Paint Shop Pro
- A feature-rich image manipulation program that aims more to the consumer market. Has many similarities to Photoshop. (commercial)
- Alias Sketchbook Pro
- Sketchbook Pro is a paint application especially tailored for use with graphic tablets. If you have good hand drawing skills, it is very useful for sketching out images and creating game artwork like background scenery or character avatars. (commercial)
- Texture Maker
- A powerful seamless texture generator and editor. (commercial)
- Spiral Graphics Genetica
- Another powerful texture generator that comes with a huge collection of preset textures. (commercial)
- Grafx2
- An 8bit paint program for DOS/Windows in the style of the famous Deluxe Paint for Amiga. (freeware)
- Grafx2 Win32 Port
- A Windows version of Grafx2 can be downloaded here. (freeware)
- Pixel32
- An open source image editor for many platforms and with some useful features. (open source)
Vector based
- Adobe Illustrator
- The industry standard vector drawming application. (commercial)
3D modelling
- Autodesk 3ds Max
- Probably the most common 3D modelling application. Can be found in all sorts of industry branches. (commercial)
- Alias Maya
- The queen of 3D modelling! Prefered by many modelers and animators because of its intuitive interface and its scripting ability. (commercial)
- Maxon Cinema 4D
- Another very good 3D modelling package with a very intuitive interface. (commercial)
- SketchUp
- Aimed at architects but useful for modellers of all sorts for quickly fleshing out basic shapes. Brilliantly simple! (commercial)
- E-Frontier Poser
- Character modelling and animation package that has grown into serious application for character design. (commercial)
- E-On Software Vue
- A state-of-the-art landscape modelling and rendering package. (commercial)
- Luxology Modo
- A relative unknown 3D modeller and renderer that comes with very slick and intuitive modelling tools and a lighting fast renderer. It also features paint-textures-on-models-directly technology. (commercial)
- Carrara
- Carrara is a good mid-level 3D pacakge that comes with modeller, animation, landscape generation and very good Poser-Importing features. It also provides a true isometric camera which is useful for isometric game graphics. (commercial)
