Looking for some Best Photoshop alternative to make logo

jenniferloop thought this was worth mentioning said Wed, Dec 30th 2015 at 12:36am ET

hey guys i am looking for some best alternative from which i can have some ready made template to make my website logo, Does any one know such website, Some one suggested me toolpic, but seems not good for me, can i get some thing as good as photoshop or it is not possible

(TC edit - toolpic looks a bit sketchy as a site. Go there at your own risk. Link removed.)

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heartny said Wed, Dec 30th 2015 at 12:44am ET:

Although I haven't used it myself, I know several folks who recommend Gimp
http://www.gimp.org/

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Thumperchick said Wed, Dec 30th 2015 at 12:54am ET:

Gimp is serviceable.

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Pavlov said Wed, Dec 30th 2015 at 2:16am ET:

Gimpshop (GIMP on steroids)

Paint.net

Blender

All free. Google is your friend.

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h1p1n3 said Wed, Dec 30th 2015 at 2:43am ET:

gimp is good, but if you want some advice, use iconfinder.com or at least use .png files or some other vector image from google images. THEN use Gimp to alter the image to avoid those nasty lawsuits down the road if you make it big. The reason I mention the vector images/png files is because if you are starting a business, the last thing you want is find out that a kickass logo you made 6 months ago needs to be blown up and your logo that was made in 20 minutes looks like complete dogcrap blown up on a banner 4 foot wide.

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PenguinOnTheRox said Wed, Dec 30th 2015 at 2:59am ET:

You really shouldn't be making a logo in a raster based program. Stick to programs that better incorporate vectors so you can save your work in a scalable format. Does Adobe still give trials of its creative suite? Use that.

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- @PenguinOnTheRox Inkscape is free, and very robust.
  
  Pavlov said Wed, Dec 30th 2015 at 3:56am ET
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- @PenguinOnTheRox Exactly what I was gonna say. OP needs a vector-based program, and Inkscape is the best free one.
  
  JasonToon said Wed, Dec 30th 2015 at 10:04am ET
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Foxborn said Wed, Dec 30th 2015 at 9:09am ET:

I've used Gimp and it's good but be prepared to lookup how to do everything

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Bingo said Wed, Dec 30th 2015 at 9:11am ET:

I hope I'm wrong but my spam radar is high on this thread

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- @Bingo maybe - but all of the links go exactly where they say they go and it's a good question with good answers.
  
  Thumperchick said Wed, Dec 30th 2015 at 1:27pm ET
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- @Bingo On second check - toolpic's site looks sketchy. There's not any verifiable reference to it in the first few pages of google and they spelled photoshop wrong on their landing page. Good call. Good eye. I pulled the link from the OP.
  All other sites and links in the answers look legit and are easily recognizable.
  
  Thumperchick said Wed, Dec 30th 2015 at 1:33pm ET
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