As far as 2D graphics, the programs GIMP and Pixia are both free. There are also a lot of free 3D programs available like Wings3D and others. Pixia http://park18.wakwak.com/~pixia/ GIMP http://www.gimp.org/ Aeliom http://www.iluac.com/aeliom/index.html Art Rage http://www.ambientdesign.com/artrage.html Oriens http://www.oriens-solution.com/enhancer/ PP Modeler http://www.ppmodeler.com/ Wings http://www.wings3d.com/ Sourceforge has many many free programs http://sourceforge.net/

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