Freeware - Graphics

IrfanView – http://www.irfanview.com/

IrfanView is a very fast, small, compact and innovative FREEWARE (for non-commercial use) graphic viewer for Windows 9x/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003

HP Photo Creative -http://www.hp.com/global/us/en/consumer/digital_photography/free/software/printapp_index.html

HP Photo Creations is free software that lets you easily create photo books, calendars, collages, greeting cards and other keepsakes that can be printed at home or shipped to you.

Font Magic -http://www.mattcawley.com/fontmagic/

Use any TrueType font on your system and instantly create a three-dimensional image, with a variety of effects. The wealth of options and direct manipulation interface allow you to create attractive logos quickly and easily. You can: Create logos for web pages. Save static images and animations. Use any TrueType font installed on your system. Apply material characteristics to text, using the predefined materials provided, or by creating your own. Change the size and orientation of the text. Apply a wide range of textures to your text - you can also add your own textures. Copy images direct to the clipboard. Work with wireframe or fully textured images. Use plain or shaded backgrounds. Specify the exact size of the image you want to create.

Blender -http://www.blender3d.org/

Blender is a professional level, open source application for 3D modeling, animation, rendering, post-production, interactive creation and playback. Available for all major operating systems under the GNU General Public License.

GIMP -http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/

GIMP is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is suitable for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. It can be used as a simple paint program, an expert quality photo retouching program, an online batch processing system, a mass production image renderer, an image format converter, etc. GIMP is extremely expandedable and extensible. It is designed to be augmented with plugins and extensions to do just about anything. The advanced scripting interface allows everything from the simplest task to the most complex image manipulation procedures to be easily scripted. This program is very similar and has most of the same features as Adobe Photoshop. Excellent program! The link above is to the Windows information and installer. To access the Gimp's website (for additional information, screenshots, installers for Linux, etc.) click: http://www.gimp.org/

GIMP Shop -http://www.gimpshop.com/

GIMPshop is a modification of the free/open source GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP), intended to replicate the feel of Adobe Photoshop. Its primary purpose is to make users of Photoshop feel comfortable using GIMP.

PixelToolbox -http://www.axiomx.com/PixelToolbox/index.htm

PixelToolbox is the complete solution for designing desktop graphics for Windows. Create, edit, and apply 1-bit patterns, wallpaper tiles, icons, and cursors - all from a single integrated environment. PixelToolbox offers the standard set of painting tools along with a few filters and features not found in other software. The unique interface, tools, and workflow were engineered to maximize your creative potential.

K-3D -http://www.k-3d.org/

K-3D is the free-as-in-freedom 3D modeling, animation, and rendering system. K-3D features a robust, object-oriented plugin architecture, designed to scale to the needs of professional artists, and is designed from-the-ground-up to generate motion-picture-quality animation using RenderMan-compliant render engines. They strongly recommend the Aqsis render engine (see below) for use with K-3D. K-3D´s innovative interactive tutorial system will introduce you to basic use of the program. New tutorials can easily be recorded and shared with the rest of the community.
K-3D allows you to create and edit documents in multiple realtime OpenGL solid, shaded, texture-mapped views. You can even model, animate, and interact with animations while they play back for maximum productivity!

Aqsis Render Engine -http://www.aqsis.org/

(Use with K-3D) Aqsis is a high quality, photorealistic, 3D rendering solution. It complies with the Renderman® interface standard defined by Pixar.
Aqsis comprises a command line rendering tool, a tool for compiling shaders in the RSL language, a tool for preparing textures for optimal use, and various developer libraries to enable integration with third party tools.

BoxMaker Classic -http://www.bobyte.com/

BoxMaker is a three dimensional virtual packaging design tool. It transforms your image artwork into a 3D box in real time using the OpenGL library supported by your PC’s graphics hardware, allowing you to rapidly prototype your packaging designs. You can easily select the cover images, rotate, pan and zoom your box in real-time. 3D Box Shot can then write high quality bitmap images of your box which can be edited for inclusion on your web site or in promotional literature.

Paint.net -http://www.getpaint.net

Paint.NET is image and photo manipulation software designed to be used on computers that run Windows 2000, XP, Vista, or Server 2003. It supports layers, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of useful and powerful tools. This application is simple to use and is similar to the Paint program that comes with Windows, but with more features and tools. NOTE: Requires Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0

Inkscape -http://www.inkscape.org/

Inkscape is an Open Source vector graphics editor, with capabilities similar to Illustrator, Freehand, CorelDraw, or Xara X using the W3C standard Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) file format. Supported SVG features include shapes, paths, text, markers, clones, alpha blending, transforms, gradients, patterns, and grouping. Inkscape also supports Creative Commons meta-data, node editing, layers, complex path operations, bitmap tracing, text-on-path, flowed text, direct XML editing, and more. It imports formats such as Postscript, EPS, JPEG, PNG, and TIFF and exports PNG as well as multiple vector-based formats.

ProgeCAD 2009 Smart -http://www.progesoft.com/en/smart-2009

This AutoCAD alternative works with DWG version from 2.5 to 2009, has industry standard AutoCAD commands, has AutoCAD Menu, Script, Font Compatibility, has AutoLISP compatibility, basic rendering options, express tools, can export to PDF and JPG, and 11,000 standard symbols and blocks available for free. Powered by IntelliCAD Technology.
This company sells a professional version of this software, however for most users this version will work perfectly fine.
Supports or contains: Xref Manager, Bitmap/Raster View, native DWG file format, PDF format printing (adds virtual PDF printer), Realtime Pan and Zoom, Lineweight is supported on Video and Plot, DWF Import and Export, ALE Blocks Libraries Management.

Powerbullet Presenter -http://www.powerbullet.com/

Powerbullet Presenter is a small, simple and free program for creating presentations in the Flash™ format. You don't need any experience to create slick animated presentations, just simple typing, clicking and dragging to create good looking flash files.

Your presentations can be exported as an HTML page with an embedded SWF (Flash) file or as an executeable file which you can run on any Windows PC. Note that I made the flash file on our home page using this software.

Sumo Paint -http://www.sumo.fi/web

Not every Web-based image editor can claim to be high-end, but SUMO can by carefully mimicking the look and feel of Adobe Photoshop. This is fully web-based so NO Installation is required!