| Program | Pricing | Windows | MacOS | Linux |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Krita | Free | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Fire Alpaca | Free | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Paint.NET | Free | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| GIMP | Free | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Clip Studio Paint | One time purchase or subscription | ✅ | ✅ | Unofficial |
| Affinity Photo | One time purchase | ✅ | ✅ | Unofficial |
| PaintTool SAI | One time purchase | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Program | Pricing | Windows | MacOS | Linux |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aseprite | One time purchase | ✅ | ✅ | Ubuntu support |
| LibreSprite | Free | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| GraphicsGale | Free | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Piskel | Free | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Pixelorama | Free | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Tilesetter | Free or one time purchase | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Pyxel Edit | Free or one time purchase | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| PXLToolkit | Free | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Pixen | Free or one time purchase | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ |
| JPixel | Free | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| GrafX2 | Free | ✅ | Unofficial | Unofficial |
| rx | Free | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
If you would like to use Aseprite for learning but cannot currently afford it, you can compile it from source, but keep in mind this version cannot be used in a published game until you have purchased a license.
| Program | Pricing | Windows | MacOS | Linux |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blender | Free | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Bforartists | Free | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Blockbench | Free | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Dust3D | Free | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Wings3D | Free | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Mixamo | Free | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| VRoid | Free | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Sketchup | Free or subscription | ✅ | ✅ | Unofficial |
| Maya | Free for students or subscription | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| 3ds Max | Free for students or subscription | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| 3DCoat | One time payment or subscription | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| MODO | Subscription | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
https://www.gamedev.net/tutorials/_/creative/visual-arts/better-programmer-art-r2594/
https://saint11.org/pixel_articles/
https://saint11.org/blog/pixel-art-tutorials/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVUPgiyB6iM
https://pixeljoint.com/pixels/tutorials.asp
https://michafrar.gumroad.com/l/pixel-logic