I don't want to pay for software though
The only possible use I have for a graphics program is

- pictures of status quo, cocks Irwin etc

- Birthday cards for mummy

- fake sleb porn maybe
(Done a plop plop, Tue 5 Sep 2006, 19:43, archived)

if you`re on windows have a look at photo plus
it`s a bit more similar to photoshop in its workings

www.freeserifsoftware.com/software/PhotoPlus/default.asp
( Reckless_Rik, Tue 5 Sep 2006, 19:44, archived)

Done. Downl;oaded.
Now I shall tutor myself. But I feel I may be dragging myself into a mire here.

*has to look up Antialias, GUIs, feathering too. Oh god oh god *
(Done a plop plop, Tue 5 Sep 2006, 19:51, archived)

the trick is to use lots of layers
then you can move bits of your picture around like pieces of paper on a collage

and save it out as a nice sexy JPG for lots of colours photographic stuff, or GIF for liney small number of colours cartoony stuff and try to stick within the filesize guidelines
( Reckless_Rik, Tue 5 Sep 2006, 19:56, archived)

thank you
such sage advice
as a raw Autumn sapling
I bow to wisdom
(Done a plop plop, Tue 5 Sep 2006, 20:06, archived)