Here are some, free great graphics arts programs to Art it up with.
Sculptris is virtual clay modeling. It is a very easy way to model in 3D. I have taught 6 year olds how to create using this program.
InkScape is an Open Source vector graphics editor, with capabilities similar to Adobe Illustrator and CorelDraw
http://www.inkscape.org/download/?lang=en
Gimp is a GNU Image Manipulation Program, is a raster or bitmap graphics editor used to process digital graphics and photographs. Here is a free great alternative to Photoshop
http://www.gimp.org/downloads/
Artrage
The best actually real painting program I have seen for any price.
You can actually blend colors, just like real oil paints."
Starter edition is very basic and free however their 30 free trial of "Artrage 3.0" is incredible and only $60
$1.99 on the iphone or $5.99 for the ipad. Give it a try.
http://www.artrage.com/artragedemo.html
Google SketchUp 8
Create 3D models and share them with the world
Google
SketchUp is software that you can use to create 3D models of anything
you like. Build models and add them to Google Earth »
Get started right away.
Most
people get rolling with SketchUp in just a few minutes. Dozens of video
tutorials, an extensive Help Center and a worldwide user community mean
that anyone who wants to make 3D models with SketchUp, can. Check out
our training videos »
Model anything you can imagine.
Redecorate
your living room. Design a new piece of furniture. Model your city for
Google Earth. Create a skatepark for your hometown, then export an
animation and share it on YouTube. There's no limit to what you can
create with SketchUp.
Get models online for free.
You
can build models from scratch, or you can download what you need.
People all over the world share what they've made on the Google 3D
Warehouse. It's a huge, searchable repository of models, and it's free.
Explore the Google 3D Warehouse »
http://sketchup.google.com/download/
We
have access to a 3D Printer, go to http://www.dimensionprinting.com/
to see the possibilities. So when you create something in a Google
Sketchup you can have it made into a real object.
Andrea Mosaic
Welcome
to the official page of AndreaMosaic, a free project to create digital
art using images and computer software. With AndreaMosaic you can create
your own photographic mosaics made with your own pictures. A photo
mosaic is an image composed of many tiled photos.
http://www.andreaplanet.com/andreamosaic/
Processing
Processing
is an open source programming language and environment for people who
want to program images, animation, and interactions. It is used by
students, artists, designers, researchers, and hobbyists for learning,
prototyping, and production. It is created to teach fundamentals of
computer programming within a visual context and to serve as a software
sketchbook and professional production tool. Developed at MIT
http://processing.org/download/
Blender
Blender
is a software 3D animation program. It can be used for modeling,
texturing, rigging, skinning, animating, rendering, UV unwrapping,
particle and other simulating, non-linear editing, compositing, and
creating interactive 3D applications. Blender has a robust feature set
similar in scope and depth to other high-end 3D software such as 3ds Max
and Maya.
http://www.blender.org/download/get-blender/
Bamboo (Small) Pen Tablet with Pen Only
If
you really are planning on working creating "art" on a computer, then
you need this great tool for inputting your ideas. Using this with
"Artrage" is the most realistic way of painting on a computer screen I
have experienced.
Amazon has the best price $49.99 or
direct at Wacom for a reconditioned one which just had a packaged
opened by customer then returned .
http://www.amazon.com/Bamboo-Small-Pen-Tablet-Only/dp/B000V9T2JA
