Guide to graphical editing software

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Graphics_tutorials

Various Wikipedians have put together graphics tutorials. Some of these are still works in progress. It is preferred to work with open formats (such as PNG or SVG) and free licenses (such as public domain or GFDL) when possible. There are many free software programs available for creating and editing images.

Tutorials

Vector graphics tutorials

• Howto draw a diagram with Dia
• Howto draw a diagram with Microsoft Word
• Howto draw a diagram with OpenOffice.org Writer
• Howto draw a diagram with OpenOffice.org Draw

3D graphics tutorials

http://www.webdesign.org/web/3d-graphics/tutorials/

Bitmap graphics tutorials

• Guide to the GIMP
• Howto use basic functions in Paint Shop Pro

Filesize optimisation programs

• OptiPNG
• AdvanceCOMP
• PNGCrush

Filesize optimisation tutorials

• Howto keep image file sizes as small as possible
• How to reduce colors for saving a JPEG as PNG using the Gimp

Photo editing tutorials

• How to improve image quality

Combination tutorials

• Wikipedia:Graphics in two modes (formerly ...complex illustrations with FreeHand and Photoshop) (non-free)

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Software used for Wikipedia images

Vector graphics software

• DrawPlus 4.0 (Free)
• Dia (Free)
• Inkscape (Free)
• Sodipodi (Free)
• MetaPost (Free)
• xfig (Free)
• Adobe Illustrator (Non-free)
• CorelDraw (Non-free)
• and many more...

3D software

• Blender (Free)
• OpenFX [1] (Free)
• POV-Ray (Free for non-commercial distribution)
• Guide into 3D graphics software

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Word processors with vector-graphics facilities

• OpenOffice.org writer (Free)
• KWord (Free)
• AppleWorks (Non-free)
• Microsoft Word (Non-free)
• Guide to Word processors

Panorama software

• Hugin (software) (Open source)
• Autostitch (Non-free; full demo available)
• PTAssembler (Shareware, based on the open source Panorama Tools (software))
• PTGui (Shareware, based on the open source Panorama Tools (software))

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Live cds

• grafpup

See also

• Vector graphics, Raster map graphics, 3D graphics, Word processors, Graphics, Computer graphics, Page layout, Image editing
• Howto clean up an image for WikiHowTo: images that need improvements
• Help:Image use policy: general information on using images on Wikipedia
• Howto add pictures to articals in a stylish way: The best way to add your pictures to articles
• Public domain image resources: sources for public domain images, organized topically
• How to create graphs for WikiHowTo articles

External links

• Grokking the GIMP: a comprehensive on-line book covering the GIMP, as well as graphic and digital photo editing in general