ConRunner:Graphics tutorials
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Template:Howto Various Wikipedians have put together graphics tutorials. Some of these are still works in progress.
It is preferred to work with open formats at Wikipedia. For example, if you can, use OpenOffice.org instead of Word. Look for the programs marked 'free software'.
Tutorials
Vector graphics tutorials
3D graphics tutorials
http://webdesign.templatemonster.com/web/3d-graphics/tutorials/
Bitmap graphics tutorials
Filesize optimisation tutorials
- How to keep image file sizes as small as possible
- How to reduce colors for saving a JPEG as PNG (using The GIMP)
Photo editing tutorials
Combination tutorials
- Wikipedia:Graphics in two modes (formerly ...complex illustrations with FreeHand and Photoshop) (non-free)
Software used for Wikipedia images
Vector graphics software
- Adobe Illustrator (Non-free)
- CorelDraw (Non-free)
- Dia (Free)
- Inkscape (Free)
- Sodipodi (Free)
- MetaPost (Free)
- xfig (Free)
- and many more...
3D software
- POV-Ray (Free for non-commercial distribution)
- Blender (program) (Free)
- OpenFX [1] (Free)
- and many more...
Bitmap software
- The GIMP (Free)
- Paint Shop Pro (Non-free)
- Adobe Photoshop (Non-free)
- CodedColor
- and many more...
Word processors with vector-graphics facilities
- AppleWorks (Non-free)
- KWord (Free)
- Microsoft Word (Non-free)
- OpenOffice.org writer (Free)
- and many more...
Panorama software
- Hugin (software) (Open source)
- Autostitch (Non-free; full demo available)
- PTAssembler (Shareware, based on the open source Panorama Tools (software))
Related topics
- Vector graphics, Raster map graphics, 3D graphics, Word processors, Graphics, Computer graphics, Page layout, Image editing
- Images for cleanup: images that need improvements
- Image use policy: general information on using images on Wikipedia
- Picture tutorial: The best way to add your pictures to articles
- Public domain image resources: sources for public domain images, organized topically
- Maps and images for Wikipedia
- Prokudin-Gorskii photographs (scroll down)
External links
- Grokking the GIMP: a comprehensive on-line book covering the GIMP, as well as graphic and digital photo editing in general
