Adobe appears to have upset a number of users with another price increase for its app subscriptions.

Thats business, folks.

A word of caution, however: That only works for the first year.

After that, youll get charged the full, standard rate.

On the commercial side, Ive heard good things of Clip Studio Paint and Paint Tool SAI.

Krita also has re-editable file layers, filter/effect layers and layer styles.

It has a decently easy-to-navigate UI and allows you to save in a .psd format for an easy transfer.

The only thing it really needs is clipping groups.

I basically only use my Adobe subscription for Premiere and AE.

@alexcchichester

Pixlr X(Web)

Pixlr is a personal favorite!

While the UI may be less user-friendly,it can give out nice results !

it’s possible for you to even make your own, if youre feeling especially creative.

It can create shot types from key words, which is…. wild.

Its worked very well for me and i still use it for smaller things.

But for basic video editing with a reasonably uncluttered interface, you cant go wrong with this free app.

DaVinci Resolve(Windows / Mac)

Because of Davinci resolve I only have the photoshop/ light room bundle.

Once I can find a better alternative to photoshop and light room.

Im going to ditch that too.

The learning curb is steep, but its worth mastering if youre serious about exploring the space.

@samanthagiford8

Synfig(Windows / Mac)

Synfig for animation!

And, yes, everything you do automatically saves to the cloud, dont worry.

I saw a Tweet of voxel art image made on Magica Voxel fromEphtracy.

That was when I just finished Monument Valley, which I loved.

I had to try that tool and fell in love with it right away.

@MystSaphyr

DAWs, for those not in the know, is short for Digital Audio Workstations.

If youre making music, go with LMMS (or Cakewalk, below.)

If you should probably cut audio or convert something to an MP3, youll want an app like Audacity.

Cakewalk(Windows)

(See previous recommendation.

Thanks, @MystSaphyr!)

Its my go-to app whenever I need to cut and rearrange audio super-quick.

But yeah, only other thing Ive found is Scribus.