Free Design Software

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• Karbon

  Karbon is a vector drawing application, part of KOffice, the KDE office suite. www.koffice.org

• Inkscape

  Inkscape is a free vector graphics editor based on the SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) format. It is available for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. inkscape.org

• Sculptris

  (Mac, Windows) Sculptris is a free digital sculpting application maintained by Pixologic, the company behind ZBrush. It is an ideal way for starting learn digital sculpting. pixologic.com

• Skencil (Linux)

  Available for GNU/Linux and other UNIX-compatible systems, Skencil incorporates all the stadard vector-editing tools plus a number of advanced features. www.skencil.org

• Blender

  Blender is a free open source 3D content creation suite, available for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux and released under the GNU General Public License. www.blender.org

• DrawBerry (Mac)

  DrawBerry is a free vector graphics editor for Mac OS X, easy to use and compatibl with Inkascape. www.apple.com

• GIMP

  Windows / MAC OSX / Linux – GIMP is a free fully-featured image editing software, developed and supported by a wide community. www.gimp.org

• Mischief-Free

  (Mac OSX, Windows) Mischief-Free is a free drawing/sketching app based on the proprietary  Adaptively Sampled Distance Fields (ADFs) technology that allows to have a vector-like drawing quality with infinite canvas and zooming capabilities. Compared to the commercial version, the free version lacks some presets, a full color palette, layers, and can’t export to PSD files. www.madewithmischief.com

• Verve Painter

  (Windows) Verve Painter is a free, experimental application with a GL-based shader paint engine that simulates real fluid dynamics. www.taron.de

• Krita

  (Windows, Linux) Krita is a free digital painting and illustration application offering CMYK support, HDR painting, perspective grids, dockers, filters, painting assistants, and other advanced features. krita.org

• Autodesk Fusion 360

  Fusion 360 connects your entire product development process in a single cloud-based platform that works on both Mac and PC. Free for students and educators, startups and hobbyists. www.autodesk.com