Area 49 Resources

Use: Create raster illustrations, 2D animations, comics, and manga with a large variety of tools and free/paid assets
Pricing: One time payment or subscription
Access: PC/Mac (one time purchase), IOS/Android (subscription)

Use: Create raster illustrations, comics, and manga with most features available for free
Pricing: Free (most features available with ads) or subscription (removes ads and adds additional functionality)
Access: PC, IOS/Android

Use: Create raster illustrations and 2D animations with most features available for free
Pricing: Free (most features available with ads) or subscription (removes ads and adds additional functionality)
Access: PC/Mac, IOS/Android

Use: Create raster illustrations with a simple UI
Pricing: One time purchase
Access: IOS

Use: Create vector illustrations and designs in an open source platform
Pricing: Free and open source
Access: PC/Mac/Linux

Use: Create vector illustrations, designs, and page layouts
Pricing: One time purchase or subscription
Access: PC, Mac (higher tier only), browser (higher tier only), iPad (higher tier only)

Use: Online sketchpad similar to a whiteboard. Can include text, clipart, shapes, and line drawings.
Pricing: Free
Access: Web-based

Use: vector art & illustrations
Pricing: Paid, but available for students in the Area 49 Multimedia Lab and for staff/faculty via charlotte.onthehub.com
Access: Download

Use: Practice gesture/figure drawing with a large database of images and timed sessions
Pricing: Free, one time payment, or donation
Access: PC (paid version only), browser

Use: Create your own references with posable 3D models and props
Pricing: Free, one time purchase, or subscription
Access: Browser, IOS/Android

Use: animation
Pricing: Paid, but available for students in the Area 49 Multimedia Lab and for staff/faculty via charlotte.onthehub.com
Access: Download

Use: animate 2D characters
Pricing: Paid, but available for students in the Area 49 Multimedia Lab and for staff/faculty via charlotte.onthehub.com
Access: Download