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General Conversation => Tech Corner => Topic started by: Garrett on September 19, 2012, 10:39:54 PM

Title: Web Graphics Program
Post by: Garrett on September 19, 2012, 10:39:54 PM
I'm going into web design shortly and will be needing a Web Graphics Program to create the graphics for every website.

Does anyone know of a good free graphics program? I don't have a steady hand, making it EXTREMELY difficult to make anything in Paint or Paint.NET. Any ideas?
Title: Re: Web Graphics Program
Post by: Jason on September 19, 2012, 11:29:10 PM
If you're not going commercial, the one you mentioned is one recommendation:

http://www.getpaint.net/

Or GIMP although GIMP is pretty advanced and not so much a web graphics editor.

http://www.gimp.org/

When it comes to web graphics, I've always used Fireworks.

If your budget is tight, you could look at Coffeecup's web image studio. It's about $40.

http://www.coffeecup.com/osx/web-image-studio/

Actually, they have a watered-down free version you might want to check. Not sure what its limitations are...

http://www.coffeecup.com/free-web-image-studio/
Title: Re: Web Graphics Program
Post by: Mark on September 20, 2012, 10:34:02 AM
I see Jason linked a Mac application, are you on a Mac Longhorn? Scratch that, I see now that Paint.NET is a Windows app.

If so, check out Pixelmator. While it's not free, it's only $15 and it's supposed to be really good (I don't use it, so I can't say for sure).

AppStore - itunes.apple.com/us/app/pixelmator/id407963104 (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pixelmator/id407963104)
Website - www.pixelmator.com (http://www.pixelmator.com)