Getting art programs and supplies for them

[gr33nd3v1l]

You can get art programs for free, some of the best are GIMP and Adobe photohoshop

Both programs are more than enough to make excellent and eyecatchy signatures or any other kind of art.



GIMP - The GNU Image Manipulation Program can be found at this site downloadable for free, only you will need to install a special code of environments to make the program work.

GIMP download - from the Gimp's site

Select the server closest to you, select a mirror you like and download the installer.

GTK+ environment (NEEDED FOR GIMP)- GTK+ is a multi-platform toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces. Offering a complete set of widgets, GTK+ is suitable for projects ranging from small one-off projects to complete application suites

You don't need to download FTP, some users may not know how to do this so i will post an installator on rapidshare, if the link ever goes down, PM me and i will repeat it.

GTK+ download - This is also from the Gimp's site, its an installator i found later

The FTP


It's about 3.5 MB for the GTK

My rapidshare link



Adobe Photoshop CS2

Users find this program more effective, and its made by Adobe, which is a well known firm.
You will get more help in using this program, because the help files are installed with it, and more experienced users on this forum use it.

Removed link to illegal page. -Kharzad

For you who dont know, Ravi is one of the first guys who made sigs around here and he's one of the guys who taught me to do mine.

His forum will show you a tutorial on how to get Adobe Photoshop.

3D programs.

Maya is most used, but very expensive. 3Ds Max is also a great program, but even more expensive. Cinema 4D is very easy to use, but is not as good in modeling as Max or Maya.

Blender

Without doubt the best free modeling package, just a bit (much) hard to use

AC3D

This 3D package has a very low system requirement, and is available for Windows and Linux. It does not have loads of features, but is good enough for polygonal modeling.

DX Studio

Rather nice 3D package, but it's not too simple. Only for Windows.

Daz Studio

Really great 3D package. Simple, but still really powerful. For Mac and Windows

3D Canvas

This package is very simple, and does not have really fancy features. It's system requirements are really low though (pentium processor or equivalent)

Anim8tor

As the name suggest this package is made for animating, not really for modeling. Modeling is possible, but not really outstanding. It does rock for animating though

Aztec 3D

This open-source project is made especially for game-modelling. Works on Linux, Windows and BSD.

Behemot

Not many cool features, rather simple. Only for DOS-based windows versions and Linux

Breeze Designer

Not really great. It works, but that's all that can be said about it... Windows only

Wings 3D

Only polygonal modeling, no nurbs or booleans. Works on Windows, Linux, Mac OS. Can do some cool things.

Milkshape 3D

This low-polygon editor was originally made for Quake, but later started supporting other formats. Is now shareware

Greetz,
Arno

Now for the other objects.



Fonts

Many signatures and (maybe not) 3D art will require a bit different style of font from the normal ARIAL

You can find a whole bunch of them on http://www.dafonts.com

OR you can download my 14.5 MB of fonts on rapidshare (taken from dafont)
To reduce your clicking and browsing the dafonts, i picked alot of nice ones ^^

Fonts

Once you downloaded them extract into
C:\WINDOWS\Fonts

Or use the add font from control panel



Brushes

Brushes for GIMP are almost as same for Adobe, i uploaded on rapidshare about 1 thousand of them in one zip.

Brushes
Rehosted by Yuri Laszlo, thanks.

Brushes for photoshop (and more for GIMP) can be found on http://www.deviantart.com
GIMP brushes on deviantart

Photoshop brushes on deviantart

After you download your brushes, extract them into
C:~\GIMP-2.0\share\gimp\2.0\brushes

Photoshop Brushes go in:
~Adobe\Adobe Photoshop ~\Presets\Brushes <-Thanks to Dragonskull



If i forgot anything in this thread, please say so
Also, if any of the links arend working, pm me and i will explain what i can ^^

[Eddy Dean]

zomg greendevil haf stole mi post!1!!11

[gr33nd3v1l]

Thanks i wanted to ask someone about those, could you maybe post the links to their sites in your post?

[Eddy Dean]

Thanks i wanted to ask someone about those, could you maybe post the links to their sites in your post?

Sir, yes Sir!

[gr33nd3v1l]

Delete this post please.

[Dragonskull]

Photoshop Brushes go in:
~Adobe\Adobe Photoshop ~\Presets\Brushes

[gr33nd3v1l]

Thanks, anything else useful i could post here?

[Eddy Dean]

Why not move all this shit in the "Renders" thread?

[gr33nd3v1l]

Because it isnt about renders, and renders allready reached 2 pages, these are informative thread, made only to help people who want to take a try at making tibian art.

Renders thread is solely about renders for signatures.

[Gooch]

Nice job, some good infomation here.

[Ravii]

Make it a summary, and make it a sticky and we got another fantastic thread!

[gr33nd3v1l]

Thanks ravi, it does look nicer all in one post.

Il message riker and ask him to make this sticky

[gr33nd3v1l]

Bumping

[Ghost Warlord]

You can get art programs for free, some of the best are GIMP and Adobe photohoshop

Both programs are more than enough to make excellent and eyecatchy signatures or any other kind of art.



GIMP - The GNU Image Manipulation Program can be found at this site downloadable for free, only you will need to install a special code of environments to make the program work.

GIMP download - from the Gimp's site

Select the server closest to you, select a mirror you like and download the installer.

GTK+ environment - GTK+ is a multi-platform toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces. Offering a complete set of widgets, GTK+ is suitable for projects ranging from small one-off projects to complete application suites

You will need to download FTP, some users may not know how to do this so i will post an installator on rapidshare, if the link ever goes down, PM me and i will repeat it.

The FTP

GTK+ download - This is also from the Gimp's site, its an installator i found later

It's about 3.5 MB for the GTK

My rapidshare



Adobe Photoshop CS2

Users find this program more effective, and its made by Adobe, which is a well known firm.
You will get more help in using this program, because the help files are installed with it, and more experienced users on this forum use it.

Ravi's forum

For you who dont know, Ravi is one of the first guys who made sigs around here and he's one of the guys who taught me to do mine.

His forum will show you a tutorial on how to get Adobe Photoshop.

3D programs.

Maya is most used, but very expensive. 3Ds Max is also a great program, but even more expensive. Cinema 4D is very easy to use, but is not as good in modeling as Max or Maya.

Blender

Without doubt the best free modeling package, just a bit (much) hard to use

AC3D

This 3D package has a very low system requirement, and is available for Windows and Linux. It does not have loads of features, but is good enough for polygonal modeling.

DX Studio

Rather nice 3D package, but it's not too simple. Only for Windows.

Daz Studio

Really great 3D package. Simple, but still really powerful. For Mac and Windows

3D Canvas

This package is very simple, and does not have really fancy features. It's system requirements are really low though (pentium processor or equivalent)

Anim8tor

As the name suggest this package is made for animating, not really for modeling. Modeling is possible, but not really outstanding. It does rock for animating though

Aztec 3D

This open-source project is made especially for game-modelling. Works on Linux, Windows and BSD.

Behemot

Not many cool features, rather simple. Only for DOS-based windows versions and Linux

Breeze Designer

Not really great. It works, but that's all that can be said about it... Windows only

Wings 3D

Only polygonal modeling, no nurbs or booleans. Works on Windows, Linux, Mac OS. Can do some cool things.

Milkshape 3D

This low-polygon editor was originally made for Quake, but later started supporting other formats. Is now shareware

Greetz,
Arno

Now for the other objects.



Fonts

Many signatures and (maybe not) 3D art will require a bit different style of font from the normal ARIAL

You can find a whole bunch of them on http://www.dafonts.com

OR you can download my 14.5 MB of fonts on rapidshare (taken from dafont)
To reduce your clicking and browsing the dafonts, i picked alot of nice ones ^^

Fonts

Once you downloaded them extract into
C:\WINDOWS\Fonts

Or use the add font from control panel



Brushes

Brushes for GIMP are almost as same for Adobe, i uploaded on rapidshare about 1 thousand of them in one zip.

Brushes

Brushes for photoshop (and more for GIMP) can be found on http://www.deviantart.com
GIMP brushes on deviantart

Photoshop brushes on deviantart

After you download your brushes, extract them into
C:~\GIMP-2.0\share\gimp\2.0\brushes

Photoshop Brushes go in:
~Adobe\Adobe Photoshop ~\Presets\Brushes <-Thanks to Dragonskull



If i forgot anything in this thread, please say so

And, sticky?

I dident understand a fucking shit of all the stuff u did say.

[gr33nd3v1l]

Well i tried to make it a s clear as possible, download both programs, but you will need a good knowledge of english to use it.

gtk doesnt open, its kind of an addon for widnows (donno how to explain)