The Big List Of Graphics Programs (Windows Edition)
A list of image editors.
I have also created lists for Mac and Linux… Plus one list about Free Online Image Editors
I highly recommend to check out this List about 3D and 2D Tools (Modeling, Animation, Sculpting, Vector, Conecpting…) by the popular site Polycount
Commercial Image Editors
- Adobe Photoshop (699$ Normal / 199$ for Students)
- ArtRage (25$)
- PaintTool SAI (~65$)
- Xara Designer (89$ or 299$)
- Corel Painter (299$)
Free Image Editors
- List Of Free Online Image Editors (PixelProspector)
- Paint.NET
- PhotoFiltre
- ArtWeaver
- Pixia
- GIMP
- Gimp Paint Studio (Note: Gimp Paint Studio seems legit… but be cautious with other GIMP versions because some unofficial GIMP versions seem to be loaded with Adware)
- List Of Graphics Programs (Polycount)
- 10 Excellent Open Source and Free “Alternatives” to Photoshop (Six Revisions)
- Compariosn Of Raster Graphics Editors (Wikipedia)
Image Editors (Pixel Art)
- GrafX2 (Free)
- D-Pixel (Free)
- Pixothello (Free)
- ASEPRITE – Animated Sprite Editor (Free)
- GraphicsGale (Free) [Great For Animation]
- Pro Motion (Free Trial / 78$) [Great For Animation]
- Pyxel Edit (Free)
- What do you use to create and animate sprites? (TIGSource Forums)
Animation Tools
Additional Free Image Editors
Vector Based
- Adobe Illustrator (Free Trial // 599$)
- Picroma (Free)
- 25 Illustrator Brushes
- 10 Best Alternatives To Adobe Illustrator (onextrapixel)
- Inkscape (Free)
- List Of Vector Graphics Editors (Wikipedia)
- Comparison Of Vector Graphics Editors (Wikipedia)
Bitmap to Vector
Tutorials
Paint.NET Tutorials
Gimp Tutorials
- 25 GIMP Video Tutorials To Get You Started (Six Revisions)
- 10 Websites To Help You Master GIMP (Six Revisions)
- GIMP Tutorials (GIMP-tutorials.net)
- GIMP Tutorials (GIMP.org)
- GIMP Tutorials (Tutorial Blog)
- 30 GIMP Tutorials And Resources (Noupe)
- 50 Design Tutorials For Mastering Gimp (Creative Nerds)
- GIMP Online Book
Photoshop Tutorials
- 20 Years Of Adobe Photoshop
- 12 Beginner Tutorials For Getting Started With Photoshop (Mashable)
- Photoshop Tutorials (Smashing Magazine)
- How To Master Photoshop In Just One Week (Elite By Design)
- Photoshop Tutorials (abduzeedo)
- Photoshop Tutorials from Beginner to Advanced (psdtuts+)
- Photoshop Tutorials (Tutorial9)
- Photoshop Tutorials (Photoshop Lady)
- Photoshop Tutorials (pshero)
- 60 Advanced Photoshop Tutorials
- 100 Fresh And Excellent Photoshop Tutorials
