I’ve had several graphics freeware packages recommended to me by friends. This is my attempt to list them all, but I think I forgot one or two.

3D FREEWARE

• Blender — an all-purpose 3D and compositing package
  Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Solaris, Irix
• POV-Ray — a free render engine
  Windows, Mac OS X, Linux
• Wings 3D — a 3D modeler
  Windows, Mac OS X, Linux
• DAZ Studio — a Poser competitor
  Windows, Mac OS X
• Google Sketchup — another 3D modeler
  Windows, Mac OS X

2D FREEWARE

• Irfanview — an image browser
  Windows
• GIMP — an image editor
  Windows, Mac OS X, Linux
• Inkscape — a vector graphics editor
  Windows, Mac OS X, Linux
• Scribus — desktop publishing
  Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, OS/2 (!!!)
• Bullzip — a PDF printer
  Windows
• Project Dogwaffle 1.2 — a paint program
  Windows
• ImageMagick — a commandline image editor
  Windows, Mac OS X, Unix
• Pencil — a traditional 2D animation software package
  Windows, Mac OS X, Linux
• ArtRage 2.5 Starter Edition — another paint program
  Windows, Mac OS X
• HDR Shop v1 — free if used for non-commercial purposes
  Windows
• CinePaint — HDR image editor
  Mac OS X, Linux, BSD