ever wanted to use free open source software for making art here
links to open source softwares and sites for artists
General
http://www.cglinux.com/art/
http://www.linuxartist.org/
photography
http://www.gimp.org/
http://dplinux.org/
Audio
http://www.linuxmusician.com/
http://linux-sound.org/
http://www.rosegardenmusic.com/
http://ardour.org/
http://www.xung.org/jackbeat/
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
http://www.grame.fr/yann/linuxcms.html
http://www.metadecks.org/software/sweep/
http://kguitar.sourceforge.net/
http://www.hydrogen-music.org/
http://lilypond.org/web/
Video
http://linuxmedialabs.com/
http://dyne.org/perform.php
http://www.dynebolic.org/
http://heroinewarrior.com/cinelerra.php3
http://kdenlive.sourceforge.net/
http://www.jahshaka.org/
animation
http://ktoon.toonka.com/
http://f4l.sourceforge.net/
vector
http://www.sodipodi.com/
http://www.inkscape.org/
http://www.nongnu.org/skencil/
3D
http://www.blender3d.org
http://k3d.sourceforge.net/
http://wings.sourceforge.net/
enjoy