Art resources and links

I.2D & 3D Programs
[Free]
ArtRage
Artweaver
The Gimp
InkScape
OpenCanvas 1.1 Download
Pixia
Paint.Net
Shi Painter (google it)

3D
Google SketchUp

[Not Free]

Adobe products (http://www.Adobe.com)
Free 30 day trials, though.

Adobe Photoshop CS3
Adobe Flash
Adobe illustrator (vector)

Others
PaintShop Pro X
Corel Painter IX
Opencanvas 4
3D
Autodesk Maya(There's a personal learning edition for free)

Also, Right Hemisphere has some products.

II.References and tutorials

Tutorials section from ConceptArt
Tutorials from DeviantArt
There's also a tut section at CGsociety.

I really like This one.

III.Misc
http://www.deviantart.com
http://www.conceptart.com
http://www.cgsociety.org
http://www.sxc.hu (Stock site)
Online Magazines
Adobe magazine
2D Artist Magazine Full version not free, only Lite version is.
Image Hosting
Photobucket.com
Imageshack.us



*Not done, will update*