10 Best Freeware Design Programs

1. Gimp



GIMP (The GNU Image Manipulation Program) is a free software raster editor. It is primarily employed as an image retouching and editing tool, in addition to offering freeform drawing, GIMP can accomplish essential image workflow steps such as resizing, editing, and cropping photos, combining multiple images, and converting between different image formats. 



2. Easy Thumbnails

Easy Thumbnails is a popular free Windows utility for creating accurate thumbnail images and scaled-down/up copies from a wide range of popular picture formats.






3. Inkscape

Inkscape is a vector graphics editor application. It is distributed under a free software license, the GNU GPL. Its stated goal is to become a powerful graphics tool while being fully compliant with the XML, SVG, and CSSstandards.




4. SmoothDraw

SmoothDraw NX is an easy yet powerful freehand drawing tool. It's a limited yet free version of SmoothDraw. It produces the most smooth and expressive stroke through your tablet. It also smoothes mouse input for who don't have a tablet. A quantity of tools are provided for the tasks from basic drawing to image retouching.

5. SimplyIcon

Simply create windows icon files (.ICO format) by drag-and-drop images on to this program. This program generates down-sampled 32x32, 24x24 and 16x16 levels automatically. It will also generate the 128x128 level if your source image is equal to or larger than 128x128.






6. Looxis Facework

LOOXIS Faceworx creates a 3D head out of two standard 2D photos. You need two well illuminated pictures; one from the front (mugshot style) and one from the side.














7. Bryce 6

Make your scenes more realistic by combining imported animations with your Bryce 6 scenes to create seamless productions of environments populated with human figures, animals and other characters. 


8. Blender

Blender is a 3D graphics application released as free software under the GNU GPL. It can be used for modelling, UV unwrapping, texturing, rigging, water simulations, skinning, animating, rendering, particle, and other simulations, non-linear editing, compositing, and creating interactive 3D applications, including games.


9. Google Skecthup

SketchUp is a 3D modelling programs designed for architecs, civil engineers, filmmakers, game developers, and related professions. It also includes features to facilitate the placement of models in Google Earth. It was designed to be easier to use than other 3D CAD programs.




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