Useful graphic apps

Mike Lucey

Thanks for the headsup on Artrage. I did not know it was now available for the iPad. Must check it out AND yes the iPad Apps are great value for money. This seems to be a GOOD trend. I imagine an app like Artrage would rock on the rumoured iPadHD

bjornkn

A program I've been using for many years, but still not often mentioned is Xara http://xara.com
It comes in different versions, and is a very fast and nice vector drawing program as well as capable of doing a lot of bitmap editing as well. Great for materials as well as all kinds of images, brochures, pdfs, Flash animations etc.
And it is also excellent for making great web sites, which looks pretty much identical in all browsers - which is not an easy task to do by hand

EscapeArtist

Don't know if this has been mentioned already:

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/algoakekcdmbbikdjgjdahbfihboglmi?hl=en-US

For Chrome. 3DTin.

3eighty

@zacchia said:

sure this is very helpful if you work with a lot of files:
http://www.mootools.com/plugins/us/index.asp
You can see all files as small tumbnails. It reads different files and you can also save them as different. Also convert files with batch command or polygon reduce with batch command and much more is possilbe. I could not be without it!

Is there a free version someplace?

(edited by solo as free copy sounded suspect, I'm sure you meant version)

Pg09

Hello!
Is there a free panorama maker that i could use for my photos?

Jim

@pg09 said:

Hello!
Is there a free panorama maker that i could use for my photos?

Hugin?

utiler

@bjornkn said:

A program I've been using for many years, but still not often mentioned is Xara http://xara.com
It comes in different versions, and is a very fast and nice vector drawing program as well as capable of doing a lot of bitmap editing as well. Great for materials as well as all kinds of images, brochures, pdfs, Flash animations etc.
And it is also excellent for making great web sites, which looks pretty much identical in all browsers - which is not an easy task to do by hand

Ditto!!! Very powerful app!!

Pg09

@jim said:

@pg09 said:

Hello!
Is there a free panorama maker that i could use for my photos?

Hugin?

Nice, gonna try it.

Thank you!

RichardCherry

Here is an app that I use quite frequently:
Wood Workshop (Freeware) by Spiral Graphics
http://www.spiralgraphics.biz/ww_overview.htm

It's not only great for creating wood textures it is also great for creating stone patterns as well. It has lot of flexibility and is quite powerful for freeware.

tridem

that's great! I believe to have already saw and then forgot it, in the past. thanks

mitcorb

I just visited the Spiralgraphics link that Richard Cherry suggested above and noted that there was a link to another app called Genetica with a Free, Pro, and Studio version. Genetica is similar, but with extended capabilities for those not familiar. I suggest checking it out. I would guess free capability with resolution up to 3000 x3000 would be ok with folks?

JMdesigns

Great info

mitcorb

@utiler:
Great find! Amazing extension for GIMP and also open source.

utiler

GPS looks pretty good!

GIMP Paint Studio..... watch out Artrage!

http://code.google.com/p/gps-gimp-paint-studio/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9tOnxHmRiw

utiler

Only played a little so far but pretty neat!

Pixero

Make woodfloor textures yourself with the great free: "Floor Texture Generator" by Martin Chudomel.
http://www.matulik.host.sk/download.php?p=0
Max texture size is 2000x2000 pixels.
Output is not tiling so you'll have to fix that in Photoshop.

To see what can be done here's one I've made:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7990360/Bilder/dark_woodfloor01.jpg

iichiversii

@pixero said:

Make woodfloor textures yourself with the great free: "Floor Texture Generator" by Martin Chudomel.
http://www.matulik.host.sk/download.php?p=0
Max texture size is 2000x2000 pixels.
Output is not tiling so you'll have to fix that in Photoshop.

To see what can be done here's one I've made:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7990360/Bilder/dark_woodfloor01.jpg

This app couldnt come at a better time, its perfect, thanks Pixero, great find

EscapeArtist

Bumping an old but useful thread:

MyPaint Windows/Linux and a bunch of free brushes. I like the minimalist interface.

utiler

I found this today, Krita by Calligra;a group dedicated to producing free software...
http://www.calligra.org/krita/
Very nice UI and all the bells and Whistles you'd expect!

utiler

@escapeartist said:

Bumping an old but useful thread:

MyPaint Windows/Linux and a bunch of free brushes. I like the minimalist interface.

bumping it just in time for a new release, EscapeArtist...
http://libregraphicsworld.org/blog/entry/mypaint-1.1.0-released