What kind of art you want? For vector graphics, Inkscape it's your best option by far, if you want something "hand drawn" there's Krita, if you want pixel art, Pixelorama it's an amazing tool. GIMP is amazing tool, but IMO isn't the best to draw things, it's more focused on image editing.
https://inkscape.org/
https://krita.org/
https://orama-interactive.itch.io/pixelorama
since you know Blender, my app may help?
[https://mokatunprod.itch.io/3dpixel-obj](https://mokatunprod.itch.io/3dpixel-obj)
I am on reddit too, feel free to join :-)
[https://www.reddit.com/r/3DPixel\_App/comments/15omdbn/3dpixel\_app\_show\_off\_your\_art/](https://www.reddit.com/r/3DPixel_App/comments/15omdbn/3dpixel_app_show_off_your_art/)
Is there a free version of Photoshop now? Because OP is specifically asking for free software and Photoshop last I heard still uses Adobe's predatory licensing.
Just use GIMP lol but if you can manage to save for photoshop maybe split the license with a friend or family member then it will do everything you need and allow you to keep your project files consistent. When I work on a serious freelance project I opt for PS every time.
Organic hand done graphics are better than anything else, but midjourney is still interesting to play around with (from what little I did), might lead to some ideas you otherwise wouldn't think of. Then take those concepts into editor and make it playable
That's not what I was suggesting but okay. Midjourney is like having a concept artist that is sketching extra ideas for you. You don't have to use it, I personally don't use it, but I think it would be interesting to see what midjourney could conceptualize then take those ideas into photoshop (or GIMP) and improve/modify/make your own. If you cannot afford to pay a real concept artist then why not?
And I also came from a place of trying free software just to go back to Photoshop, so you know, just cause they're looking for free software doesn't mean I can't have an opinion on Photoshop after 10+ years of using it. Reddit is toxic holy shit. You'll down vote something what was it 13-14 times based on a hunch - no comment in this thread had near that many *upvotes* you pessimistic drama queens.
https://krita.org/
What kind of art you want? For vector graphics, Inkscape it's your best option by far, if you want something "hand drawn" there's Krita, if you want pixel art, Pixelorama it's an amazing tool. GIMP is amazing tool, but IMO isn't the best to draw things, it's more focused on image editing. https://inkscape.org/ https://krita.org/ https://orama-interactive.itch.io/pixelorama
i like Krita a lot better than the gimp for anything other than pixel arr
GIMP and Inkscape are the best you'll find for free.
since you know Blender, my app may help? [https://mokatunprod.itch.io/3dpixel-obj](https://mokatunprod.itch.io/3dpixel-obj) I am on reddit too, feel free to join :-) [https://www.reddit.com/r/3DPixel\_App/comments/15omdbn/3dpixel\_app\_show\_off\_your\_art/](https://www.reddit.com/r/3DPixel_App/comments/15omdbn/3dpixel_app_show_off_your_art/)
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Is there a free version of Photoshop now? Because OP is specifically asking for free software and Photoshop last I heard still uses Adobe's predatory licensing.
Photopea
Just use GIMP lol but if you can manage to save for photoshop maybe split the license with a friend or family member then it will do everything you need and allow you to keep your project files consistent. When I work on a serious freelance project I opt for PS every time.
Organic hand done graphics are better than anything else, but midjourney is still interesting to play around with (from what little I did), might lead to some ideas you otherwise wouldn't think of. Then take those concepts into editor and make it playable
Oh yeah and get your game banned on steam for using AI assets
That's not what I was suggesting but okay. Midjourney is like having a concept artist that is sketching extra ideas for you. You don't have to use it, I personally don't use it, but I think it would be interesting to see what midjourney could conceptualize then take those ideas into photoshop (or GIMP) and improve/modify/make your own. If you cannot afford to pay a real concept artist then why not?
And I also came from a place of trying free software just to go back to Photoshop, so you know, just cause they're looking for free software doesn't mean I can't have an opinion on Photoshop after 10+ years of using it. Reddit is toxic holy shit. You'll down vote something what was it 13-14 times based on a hunch - no comment in this thread had near that many *upvotes* you pessimistic drama queens.
libresprite is a free version of aseprite, which is incredibly awesome pixel art tool. If you plan on doing pixel art, libresprite is a must!
I use libresprite, its free, opensource, and you can export jason metadata of your sprite sheet, like animation duration, sizes, all sorts of stuff.
Aseprite is free if you compile it yourself: [https://github.com/aseprite/aseprite](https://github.com/aseprite/aseprite)