For Digital Pre-Production and Post Production processes:
MANDATORY:
OPTIONAL ADD-ONS:
OPTIONAL ALTERNATIVES:
FOR PHOTOSHOP:
(FREE)
(FREE)
(FREE)
CLIP STUDIO PRO PAINT (MY FAVE ALTERNATIVE)
GIMP
FIREALPACA
KRITA
FOR FINAL CUT X:
(ANOTHER GREAT ALTERNATIVE GROWING WAY COOL EVERY YEAR)
MOVIE STUDIO PLATINUM (MY FAVE ALTERNATIVE)
AVID MEDIA COMPOSER
2D ANIMATION:
(CHEAP, NOT FREE FOR PRO)
DRAGON BONES PRO
SPINE 2D
3D ANIMATION:
(FREE)
VFX:
(FREE)
FUSION 9
GAMEMAKING:
(FREE)
(FREE)
(FREE for films only) For gamemaking; it is free to download but they want royalties, check out the site for more info on that. They have a disclaimer saying for film is always free.
(FREE to download) For gamemaking; they want royalties at all rates I believe. Not sure what their standpoint on film and animation is.