art package downloads

[myron21]

Does anybody know of a good website to download shareware art package software that is a cheap free version of say something like photoshop or illustrator? Legal only please. thanks in advance.

[dogfish]

Some of these may suit.

[BetsyLou]

I'd go for the Gimp. It's available on that page of links posted by dogfish above.. It's a LOT like photoshop and is completely legal and good.

[rhona_j]

I second BetsyLou! I'd go for Gimp, it's very like photoshop.

[wideboy]

The Gimp is very good but also have a look here (free 'commercial standard' stuff):-

http://www.freeserifsoftware.com/

The following is not a 'Paint' program but a very good 'design' program - quite new and free through Google:-

http://sketchup.google.com/

It is related to this:-

http://www.sketchup.com/

If it's for digital photography, consider Picasa:-

http://pack.google.com/product_info.html?picasa

(and look at the rest of Google Pack)