Go top end on graphics software and you can easily spend £1,000's, so it's good to see that capable freebie programs even exist. As the majority of photo's are now digital, there are some great free photo editing programs emerging too, both to download or simply use online.
A full suite of graphics programs: Serif.
Serif offers a whole suite of design programs for free; PhotoPlus (Image Manipulation),PagePlus (Publishing), WebPlus (Web Design), DrawPlus (Drawing) and 3DPlus (3DAnimation). This is classic shareware; the company hopes that after using these freeversions of its applications, you'll spend £10 on the full versions, which have extra features.
Pro-style graphic design: Paint.net.
Originally conceived as a University project, Paint.net is about as close as you can get to Adobe's pro software without spending. It's not as feature-packed, yet still includes pro-design staples such as layering, and a plethora of nice looking effects. What's more, it's easy to use too; its original mission statement was that it should be instantly familiar to users of MS Paint.
Vector graphics: Inkscape.
Inkscape is a free program similar in operation to Adobe Illustrator or Corel Xara. It's for building 'scalable vector graphics', which unlike any other type of graphic, remain perfectly sharp no matter how much you zoom in or out, making them ideal for serious design work. Thanks to superscaper for suggesting this in the forum discussion.
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