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FOSS Artist workflow Guide

This is a guide for acquiring recommended open source & well priced software for artists for Industry ready productivity, cost efficiency, Data privacy, hardware performance and freedom.

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Operating System Distribution

Nobara 40

https://nobaraproject.org/download-nobara/

Art software

Tool	Uses	This with addons vs paid	Extensions
Blender	Non destructive 3D, Animation, Post-Comp, Baking, Story-boarding, Simulation,	10	10 free, 10 paid
Blender Launcher	Blender version manager and downloader	9
Krita	Concept, Mock-up, Photo-manipulation, texturing	6	2 free
ComfyUI	Image process Automation with AI integration	6	10 free
Inkscape	Vector art	4	1 Free
Meshroom	3D scanning	4	1 Free
FontForge	Vector art	4
Material Maker	Real-time Shader authoring	4
Godot	Game projects	9

Paid software (Recommended)

Applications:

Davinity Resolve

Affinity Suite