Need the names/links of some easy and free softwares to draw illustrations or concept diagrams to be used in book chapters or reviews etc.
OpenOffice Impress or LibreOffice will do the trick.
https://www.openoffice.org/download/
https://www.libreoffice.org/download/download/
Dear Saikat:
I have been using these two general-purpose drawing and image-editing applications. Both are free and work very well.
Paint.Net
https://paint-net.en.softonic.com/
GIMP
https://www.gimp.org/
Best regards,
David
You can create sophisticated concept diagrams by the tikz package of Latex (PGF/TikZ is a set of languages to produce vector graphics from geometric description). Some example here: http://www.texample.net/tikz/examples/tag/diagrams/
On the other hand, 3D computer graphics can help you create cool scientific images. The current mantra is Blender (take a look at http://www.bensikora.com/tag/blender/).
Mind the Graph is an online platform of scientific illustrations with thousands illustrations available and you can request new ones. You can not draw illustrations, but you can use the illustrations available. (mindthegraph.com)
Here is a tutorial to create a graphical abstract using Mind the Graph: https://blog.mindthegraph.com/cell-signaling-pathways
Dear Fabiola Santos
Thank you for your suggestion. I went though the links and found it quite interesting and useful.
I think the Photoshop software is the best for scientific illustration if you can work with it.
But we were looking for a simple graphic designer tool, available for free preferably from any website. Photoshop is quite efficient tool and we're using it, but preparing illustrations and new 2D objects/models are not that easy. Anyway, thanks for your comment response Dr. Mohammad Reza Abdollahi .
Foir several years I used CorelDraw with good results. Now, I started using Adobe Illustrator, is quite good. For a quick "ABC":
Coleman (2003) "Digital inking": How to make perfect line drawings on computer. Organism Diversity & Evolution, 3(14): 1-14.
http://senckenberg.uni-frankfurt.de/odes/03-14.pdf
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