In the spirit of sharing good free programs, today I would like to talk about a great application that I have used for years. The program is called GIMP. GIMP stands for GNU (meaning free software) Image Manipulation Program. It is a big fancy name, but when you get down to it, GIMP is a great alternative to Adobe Photoshop. Or if you prefer, a much fancier version of Microsoft Paint.
What is it good for? both Photoshop and Gimp are good for three main categories; image editing, image combination and creating original art. This means you can do everything from clean up a photo, cut people and items out of photos, combine multiple photos or "paint" a picture. Your success at using either program will greatly depend on your artistic talents. Which means that I can use it to draw a pretty solid tic tack toe board and not much else. I know the ins and outs of the program quite well, but I am no artist.