Question for modelers

[Gleemonex]

Glad to help! I'll post about 3D software later this week, but I have two quick additions to make concerning 2D image creation:

VECTOR GRAPHICS

Adobe Illustrator (Windows, Mac)

I don't personally have experience with this program, but I can't imagine an Adobe program being all that terrible. The PS+Illustrator tool-set is popular among graphic artists.

http://www.adobe.com/products/illustrator/

PAINT PROGRAM

ArtRage (Windows, Mac and Linux + WINE)

Literally a paint program -- it simulates painting or drawing in various media (conte/pencil/oil/acrylic/etc etc). I've yet to get it working under WINE (I'm a Ubuntu user) but I've heard some very positive first-hand accounts. And it has a free version.

http://www.ambientdesign.com/

-Glee