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Design Programs and Resources

You can create designs with any program, as long as the file you upload meets our Accepted File Requirements. This page offers a selection of programs and online platforms for designing, but a simple internet search will link you to all sorts of resources to match your distinct learning style. Listing here is not an endorsement by Spoonflower but we do fancy our Design Tools, our Blog, and Videos and Tutorials, so be certain to review those!

 

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Programs

  • Adobe - offering Photoshop for image creation and editing and Illustrator for vector drawing
  • Affinity Designer - offering vector and raster design tools
  • Art Rage - realistic art painting, oils, chalk, etc. (an earlier version is offered for free)
  • Canva - online design program
  • Convert My Image  - online conversion site to create JPGs from other file types
  • Gimp - photoshop-like program
  • Inkscape - vector drawing program
  • Paint.NET - photoshop-like program
  • PicMonkey -  edit your own photos, or use their clipart and text to make something brand new
  • Pixlr - online photo editing tool with design options 
  • Procreate - a complete art studio you can take anywhere, on any device
  • Sketchbook - drawing program for desktop, tablet, or mobile

 

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