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If you’re serious about graphics modeling and animation — or just want to explore them without spending a fortune on software — then you need to take a look at Blender. This open-source program is packed full of features that will impress even graphic-lovin’ tech-gurus. The heart and soul of this application deals with 3D rendering — including meshes, textures, vectors, curves, and metaballs. If animation is more your thing, you can take advantage of the "IPO" system which allows you to work with motion tweening and traditional key frame methods. You can export files to TGA, JPG, PNG, and several other popular graphics file formats. At less than 10MB, Blender is a little graphics modeling program with a big heart.

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It's tiresome to use a hundred tools to perform a hundred tasks. The GIMP, a powerful all-in-one image editor, enables an ordinary home user to design and work with images as a professional graphic designer might. With this multi-featured tool you can author, compose and retouch images with the simplicity of Windows Paint and the robust functionality of Adobe graphic design applications. GNU allows you to do everything from tweak images to convert image formats to perform online batch processing. Like professional graphic design tools, the GIMP application is extensible via optional feature plug-ins. GIMP works with all file formats and is easy to use overall.

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