Inkscape

• 1). Find an image of a cube. Open a new document in the free program Inkscape. Go to "File," "Import." Search for the cube image. Click "Open," then "Embed." Click "OK."
  
  
• 2). Click on the "Draw Bezier Curves" tool. Trace around the cube in order to show three faces of the cube. Double-click on the last dot to exit the Bezier tool. Click on the "Select" tool. Click on the image and drag it aside. Delete the image.
  
  
• 3). Click the "Select" tool and click on the drawing. Select a color in the color palette at the bottom of the drawing board. Click on the "Create and Edit Gradients." Draw a line on top of your vector.
  
  
• 4). Go to the "Draw Bezier Curves" tool. Draw a small line. Go to the top of the drawing board. Under "Shape" select "Triangle In." Press "Ctl" + "C." Press "Ctl" + "V" twice. Put the three lines together to form a three-branched star over one apex of the square. Align each branch along a vertex. Click the "Select" tool and draw a square around them. Click "Object," "Group."
  
  
• 5). Click on the "Fill and Stroke" tool placed at the top of the drawing board. Click "Stroke Style" and slightly blur the star by moving the "Blur" tool bar. This will give a 3D impression to the cube, making it look like a block.
  
  

Adobe Illustrator

• 1). Open a new document in Adobe Illustrator. Click on the "Rectangle" tool and draw a rectangle.
  
  
• 2). Go to "Effect," "3D," Extrude & Bevel Options" to create a cube. Under "Position," click "Custom Rotation," then type "-39 degrees," "-23 degrees" and "18 degree" in the rotation boxes. Perspective is "142 degrees." Extrude Depth is "130 points."
  
  
• 3). Go to "Object," then "Expand Appearance." Go to "Object" and select "Ungroup." Color each face of the cube individually.
  
  

Gimp

• 1). Open a new document on the free Gimp graphic program. The dimension of the page should be 300x300px.
  
  
• 2). Click on the "Path" tool. Click four points on your canvas to draw a square. Hold the "Ctrl" key and click on a point to close the "Path" tool.
  
  
• 3). Go to "Filters," "Map," "Map Object" and select "Box" under "Options/Map." Click "Background" under "Options/Transparent." Under "Light/Lightsource," select "Point Light." Under "Orientation/Rotation," select these numbers "X: 30,0," "Y: 45,0," and "Z: 0,0."