Good free and safe image manipulation and/or drawing software?

Question

Hey there!
I am looking for some drawing or image manipulation software that is free to download and wont cause any viruses. I have all ready tried GIMP, but would like experiment with some other software. If anyone could give me some examples I would be eternally grateful! :)
Thank you!
Kal

Answer 1

Well GIMP is the best and most advanced raster image editor for free - nothing else comes close, but it's not the only free option in town. GIMP wasn't really designed as a drawing tool, it's main purpose is for editing photographic images, however you can still use it to draw, and you can also customise GIMP for digital art by getting GPS (GIMP Paint Studio) which is an addon for drawing and painting. It's free here: http://code.google.com/p/gps-gimp-paint-studio/ - don't forget to check out the guys videos and gallery.



Other software that I can recommend specifically for drawing/illustrating:



MyPaint - Open Source raster drawing application (similuates natural media like pencil and watercolour paints etc) http://mypaint.intilinux.com/ - simple but absolutely brilliant especially if you use a graphics tablet.



Inkscape - Open Source vector image editor similar to Adobe Illustrator. http://www.inkscape.org - seriously good software. Inkscape is to Illustrator, as GIMP is to Photoshop.



Paint.NET - simplified image editor, not a patch on GIMP's capabilities, though it might do you just fine. http://www.getpaint.net - although this is not really a drawing application, it's an image editor. Great for those who find GIMP too complex.

Answer 2

Download a free version of GIMP on this site: [link]



GIMP is a great free software you can use for a lot of graphic tasks like retouching photo, image and photo editing). I strongly believe GIMP is the best free tool for photo editing available online nowadays. It's as good and as powerful as photoshop but GIMP can be use also used by a lot of professionals.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

A good alternative to GIMP for Windows is Paint.net. It is very easy to use and has most of the features of GIMP without such a large learning curve. Check it out: http://www.getpaint.net/

Answer 5

Hi. I recommend Paint.net for image editing. For drawing, try SAI. It does cost money but can be found for free if you look about, or you can get a trial. SAI is used for speedpainting on most speedpaint videos found on YouTube.



Hope I helped!

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Well

GIMP is the free versions of photoshop. You can use it to edit your picts. There is a free download here http://bit.ly/1zbmaQw

It's the best choice.

Answer 8

lol. I was going to say GIMP but you've already tried it :P

In that case, you are very limited. There isn't really anything else as good as GIMP.

Sorry :/

Answer 9

Adobe Photoshop will do, you can modify, enhance, manipulate an image, professionally :)