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    This document introduces several free and open source software alternatives to proprietary digital art and 3D modeling software. It lists 13 free programs for tasks like 3D modeling, digital painting, vector graphics, material authoring, rendering, compositing and video editing. The document notes that with these free and open source options, one can now run a small CGI studio without paying for software, especially when combined with free software for tasks like project management, file sharing and video conferencing. It asks the reader if any other worthy free software packages were omitted from the list.

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    This document introduces several free and open source software alternatives to proprietary digital art and 3D modeling software. It lists 13 free programs for tasks like 3D modeling, digital painting, vector graphics, material authoring, rendering, compositing and video editing. The document notes that with these free and open source options, one can now run a small CGI studio without paying for software, especially when combined with free software for tasks like project management, file sharing and video conferencing. It asks the reader if any other worthy free software packages were omitted from the list.

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    This document introduces several free and open source software alternatives to proprietary digital art and 3D modeling software. It lists 13 free programs for tasks like 3D modeling, digital painting, vector graphics, material authoring, rendering, compositing and video editing. The document notes that with these free and open source options, one can now run a small CGI studio without paying for software, especially when combined with free software for tasks like project management, file sharing and video conferencing. It asks the reader if any other worthy free software packages were omitted from the list.

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    This document introduces several free and open source software alternatives to proprietary digital art and 3D modeling software. It lists 13 free programs for tasks like 3D modeling, digital painting, vector graphics, material authoring, rendering, compositing and video editing. The document notes that with these free and open source options, one can now run a small CGI studio without paying for software, especially when combined with free software for tasks like project management, file sharing and video conferencing. It asks the reader if any other worthy free software packages were omitted from the list.

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    Introduction

    Software used for creating digital images is not what it used to be. In the last
    decade alone our tools have evolved dramatically, giving powers that was once
    reserved for entire teams of artists to a single person working from their home
    computer. However along with that shift we also got the abhorring Software-as-a-
    Service (or SaaS) subscription model which alongside its seemingly affordable
    pricing brings spyware for software vendors to be able to check our computers for
    licenses. Well if you are like me, rejoice, because like we previously talked about
    software used for CGI is not what it used to be.

    Nowadays we have a plethora of options to choose from, many of which come close to
    their proprietary counterpart’s capabilities in most ways even if they lack the
    machine learning powered features that some vendors have enriched their software
    with. The best example of this is Blender, which has been used to create more than
    15 high quality movies with studios such as Ubisoft and Barnstorm VFX using it in
    their production pipelines for shows you may have seen such as The Man in the High
    Castle.
    Free and Open Source with an asterisk

    The following list contains programs that are free as in free to access, and modify
    to your heart’s content. They are released under a variety of licenses some of
    which restrict the ways in which the software can be used or redistributed but they
    are united under the flag of open source.
    # Name Description Link
    1 Blender General purpose 3D
    2 Krita Digital painting and image processing
    3 Inkscape Vector Graphics, Illustrator alternative
    4 Texture Lab Material authoring, Designer alternative
    5 Material Maker Material authoring, Designer alternative
    6 ArmorPaint Look Development, Painter alternative
    7 ArmorLab AI Powered Texture Authoring, Alchemist alternative
    8 Gaffer Look Development, Layout and Rendering
    9 LuxCoreRender Rendering
    10 Moonray Rendering
    11 Natron Digital Compositing
    12 KDEnlive Video Editing
    13 Watchtower Project Management
    Notes

    If you are familiar with the field of CGI you may notice that with the gamut of
    options mentioned above, we today have sufficient resources in the FOSS ecosystem
    to run a small studio without paying a cent for software. Add to that list Linux,
    Nextcloud, Gitlab and BigBlueButton and you may scale your capabilities much as you
    like, on premises or otherwise for very little cost, depending ofcourse on the type
    of projects you are working for and the services you are offering.

    Do you think i’ve missed a cool package worth bringing attention to? Are you a
    developer with a cool program you would like to share ? Feel free to send me a
    message and let me know about it.

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