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FireAlpaca

Free digital painting software for Windows and Mac

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FireAlpaca is a free digital painting application for Windows and Mac, available in 10 languages. It provides drawing and illustration tools for creating artwork, including brush-based linework and post-drawing line adjustments.

Features include weekly original brush releases, brush customization with real-time preview, and five brush texture types. Post-drawing adjustment presets include forced fade-in/out, ink pool, and hand lettering. Tools include the Animation Tool, Mesh Deformation, Gradient Map, Halftone, 3D Perspective Grid, Speed Lines, Japanese Pattern Filter, RGB shift, Watercolor edge, Lasso Fill, CMYK display, Text Tool, Extracting Lines, Tone Curve, Reference Window, and Frame work tool.

FireAlpaca is aimed at illustrators and digital painters. The standard version is free. A paid edition, FireAlpaca SE, offers additional features and improvements over the standard version.

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