I need an Icon/Image Editor

[Derz]

I am new to Lazarus, but an ex-Delphi fan.

I need a basic icon/image editor similar to what came with Delphi that will run under Windows (10/11).  There are many I can download/try/etc.  I saw a Lazarus Icon Editor, but the download was for Linux.

Suggestions?

[KodeZwerg]

IcoFx is in my opinion one of the best icon editors available. You can search for a free old version 1.64 or try'n'buy current.
For images, well, Photoshop I guess is one of the best to buy and GIMP is one of the best freeware editors.

[KodeZwerg]

ps: basic image editor = use paint that comes with Windows.

[wp]

LazPaint, written in Lazarus by forum members: https://github.com/bgrabitmap/lazpaint/releases, https://wiki.freepascal.org/LazPaint

[paweld]

Or Greenfish Icon Editor: https://github.com/JonathanILevi/gfie-src 
also written in Lazarus

[Derz]

Paint..  Its Windows, familiar somewhat.  Not really for programmers wanting to create basic icons.
Gimp/photoshop.   Overkill as well.
lazpaint.  Still seams overkill, but will look into it if nothing better is offered.

Thanks to all for responding.  But I'd really prefer something BASIC for creating icons and simple bitmaps.  I am not a graphics designer.

[bobby100]

I use Paint.NET

[wp]

If you intend to use the images in high-dpi aware applications you should know that icons are required in several sizes. Therefore, I'd recommend to draw the images in scalable svg vector format and export from there png bitmap images in the sizes required. Otherwise you'd have to redraw the bitmap images several times in different sizes.

A good application for this purpose is Inkscape.

[EDIT]
If you need icons you should always have a look at the Lazarus icon collection in the "images" folder of your Lazarus installation. In Laz/main we now have more than 400 motifs at 6 sizes in the "general_purpose" folder.

[dbannon]

Might depend on your artistic ability (mine is very low).  If you are making Icons, then you typically end up needing the same icon in multiple resolutions. So, I have used (with just enough success) Inkscape to draw the 'picture' then export as bitmaps.

Real Icon making people would then go and hand edit each bitmap but efforts to do that always ended up with something worse !

Davo

[Boleeman]

I made some Icons with Greenfish Icon Editor for a colour mixing program, but they kind of look very flat and ordinary. There must be a technique to it.

Saw some code that does Phong Shading in one of the BGRABitmap threads. That looks cool.


Would love to find a tutorial on how to make those Reflective Glossy Icons.
I remember seeing something in an Inkscape tutorial somewhere on the Net.