where can i find a good art or drawing softwere for free?

Answer 1

This question has been asked several times already. Here is an answer I worte for someone else:

If you are a professional you pay for full versions of widely respected programs and they are expensive. For the hobbiest there are less expensive or 'Lite' versions available. If even those are too pricey for you then you move on to the freebies.

Obviously FREE often means the software is basic or is a beta version. But that does not mean they are all useless. It depends on what SORT of art or graphics programs you want and what you want them to do.

Here are a few you could try:

Photo Editing/ Painting:
GIMP for Windows
Sefif Photo Plus gives away older versions.
Pixia
Photo Plus 6

3D:
Sketch Up has a free version
Wings 3D
Blender 3D
Maya Personal Edition
Genesis II (landscape creation)
POV Ray
Teddy

Vector Drawing:
DrawPlus 4
Microsoft Expression used to be free.. I'm not sure if it still is.
Inkscape

Textures:
Texture Processor
sTile (for making background tiles)

Animation:
Dogwaffle
Monkey Jam
Movies 12

Fractals:
Apophysis
Double Fractal

and there are more in every category.

Answer 2

No where, There are just something out there you can't get for free and a Good art or drawing softwere is one.... I know I tried.

Answer 3

Well, while I would like to save my thoughts pending further information on the kind(s) of art you intend to create, I'll share a couple goodies:

First off, there's "PaintDot Net". It was designed initially to replace Microsoft's "MS Paint" with the release of the Windows XP operating system; due to a delay, it didn't accompany the OS's release, but it is available as a freeware now. It features nice amenities you'd expect from a professional, retail application, such as layering, transparency/opacity settings, numerous effects, brushes...but the best thing about it (for advanced users, especially, to be honest) is that it has customizable plug-ins and (unlike most MS products) is open-source; this means the software can be configured to perform advanced functions that are not "in the box", so to speak.

It should be noted that the software is only designed for Windows Me and up.

Additionally, there's "Gimp". Dispite it's funny name, it is also a formidable open-source graphic design and illustration application. It is similar to the above, but has more presets; in that sense, it makes the program more a photo editor on it's surface like Photoshop and less like Illustrator. Gimp is compatible with more operating systems (I got it to run on Windows 98).

More freeware apps are available here: http://osswin.sourceforge.net/#graphics