List of free programs

[BR7]

3D

Blender
Art of Illusion
KnotPlot
K3DSurf
Wings 3D
Ivy Generator

Fractal

Apophysis
Apophysis-j for Macs and Linux
Chaoscope
Fractal Explorer
Fractint
MBF Lite
TIERAZON
2D

Gimp

Vector graphics editor
Inkscape

Scenery Generator

Terragen

[sheaiiimef]

I have been using Paint.Net as my graphics program. It is free and there are many users that have made quality plug-ins for the program. There are also some awesome tutorials from the members. I am new to graphics but have been able to make some really cool stuff.

Semper Fi

[Kabuchan]

Please don't leave out Terragen, I have been having a blast with it ...

[BR7]

Added
Thanks Kabu

[Kabuchan]

I have a few others if you are interested ... LOL

[BR7]

Post away

[katzdvd]

Ubuntu

[Kabuchan]

LOL katz, but this is serious business! We're talking about fractals! LMAO

Fractal Explorer
Fractint
MBF Lite

And announcing the Apophysis-j for Macs and Linux ...

I have not used Fractint, but FE and MBF are relatively easy to maneuver around in.

[UncasMS]

Ubuntu

We'd rather talk GIMP than ubuntu here, shouldn't we?


...but i guess it has been mentioned already

bear with me for not having read the entire thread

[katzdvd]

Ah yes, GIMP.
Great free program if I could just figure half of it out!

[Kabuchan]

I tried to figure out GIMP. Had a great teacher too, and I was still clueless! That's how I found Apophysis. Go figure

[katzdvd]

I know how to do about a half dozen things with GIMP. I followed some tutorials online which just made things more confusing for me.

[UncasMS]

photoshop isnt really what you'd call intuative in a sense but once you get used to it it's a league of its own

[Kabuchan]

I am still learning PS. I can't do much, but I get by. Still can't figure out how to put a frame on my fractals ...

[MilesAhead]

Back in the early 90s I had some fun messing with PovRay. A Ray Trace generator thingy. Some people created some cool art with it that you may still be able to find as desktop wallpaper. The software is still out there:

http://www.povray.org/