Free program to draw on the computer
Krita
- platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux.
Krita - it's so advanced and functional drawing program that can not believe that in front of you is not a commercial product, and open source development. This editor has support for layers, a lot of brushes and tools, a pile of a variety of filters and effects.
Krita can be used to create digital painting, sketches, paintings, comics, and even hand-drawn stop-motion animation. The interface is customizable convenient. Plus Krita works well with graphic tablets.
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GIMP
- platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux.
Powerful, flexible, customizable bitmap editor with open source. However, the interface and keyboard shortcuts here unique - are accustomed to Photoshop artists will have to be retrained.
The GIMP has most of the tools available in Photoshop: layers, masks, color correction, intelligent selection, brushes, filters and a mountain of other possibilities. Part of the missing can be fastened with the help of third-party extensions.
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Inkscape
- platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux.
But this is a tool for creating vector graphics - free and opensorsny analogue Adobe Illustrator. It is well suited for the creation of logos, icons, web graphics, vector illustrations and other design products.
Inkscape contains everything for a comfortable creation and editing of vector images: the management tools colors and textures, layers, smart placement and alignment of objects, as well as the possibility of vectorized raster Pictures.
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Paint. NET
- platforms: Windows.
This is certainly not a complete analogue of Photoshop, and, more likely, a good old Paint on steroids, but for amateur drawing and it will be enough.
It is because of its simplicity Paint. NET is well suited for novice artists. Plus, it is capable of quickly, even at work thin devices.
Paint. NET supports the work with layers and has many effects. There are tools to blur, stylization, a sharpening and noise reduction, and can be expanded with plug-ins if you want the program.
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MediBang Paint Pro
- platforms: Windows, macOS.
It is a specialized tool that will appeal to the creators of comics, anime and manga. The application is very easy, quick and it is absolutely free. In MediBang Paint Pro library of over 800 predefined templates and backgrounds anime themes. In addition, there are about 50 hands and a great selection free fonts.
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Gravit Designer
- platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux, Web.
Gravit Designer - this is quite powerful and advanced, but it is a free vector graphics editor. With it you can easily create icons, logos, banners and other images. Attached are many tools: curves, layers, shapes, selection and transformation of objects, work with text and fonts.
In addition, Gravit Designer has a built-in library of vector objects created by users. They can freely engage in their own works. Another feature applications: if you wish you can run it without installation, directly in your browser via the native Web service Gravit.
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Pay program to draw on the computer
Affinity Designer
- platforms: Windows, macOS.
- Price: 49.99 dollars.
Editor impresses with its capabilities. A customizable dashboard and shortcuts, comfortable canvas rotation system, because of which it seems that you draw on this paper, compatibility with graphic tablets, shadow effects, glow, loop, bevel - and not just transfer.
Affinity Designer is definitely worth a try for those who professionally is engaged in graphics and design, and does not want to overpay for Photoshop.
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BlackInk
- platforms: Windows.
- Price: 59.99 dollar.
Very peculiar drawing program, which is different from the others presented here. BlackInk allow you to paint an incredible picture with a rather unusual style. What can I say, just look at the created in the editor ImagesAnd you will realize that it allows you to create art.
Instead of the traditional approaches to the creation of raster images BlackInk uses its own mechanism. The so-called Controller opens unprecedented opportunities brush settings. It is not easy to master, but the result will impress you.
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Adobe Photoshop
- platforms: Windows, macOS.
- Price: subscription of 644 rubles a month.
Photoshop - this is actually a standard in the world of computer graphics, the most popular program for artists, designers and photographers. On the possibilities of Photoshop it makes no sense to say that if a picture can do something, he would do it.
Because Photoshop is part of a cloud service Adobe Creative Cloud, you can easily use your brushes, colors and styles for all devices - synced literally on the fly. In addition to Photoshop because of it's popularity created a bunch of plug-ins.
The only thing with Adobe brainchild wrong - the price of the subscription. However, this was to be expected, because Photoshop - this is the most powerful and advanced of all raster editors in the world.
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corel Painter
- platforms: Windows, macOS.
- Price: $ 429.
Everybody knows Corel Draw - a powerful professional editor of vector graphics. But Corel has one more child - bitmap editor Corel Painter, perfectly suitable for painting. This editor is a set of handy tools for working with color, textures and synthesizing the cloning facilities, as well as brushes, canvases and layers.
This expensive, but effective editor for discerning artists definitely worth the money.
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see also
- 5 great free programs for drawing on Android and iOS →
- 16 of the best image editors that do not cost a dime →
- Do without Adobe: how to save on operating instruments →
- Online courses, and YouTube-channel for those who want to learn to draw →