Picasa
– my personal favorite. I downloaded this and use it when I have
multiple images I need to either rotate or rapidly resize, it’s more
practical and user friendly than Photoshop.
Gimp for Windows – appears to be a nice free program w/ layering options similar to Photoshop.
Free Artwork/Drawing Programs
Artrage
- I LOVE this program. It's easy to get lost in Corel and Photoshop and
get distracted with all of the wonderful shiny gizmos that they offer
for enhancing your drawings, Artrage is pure drawing magic! All you do
is draw with it can be used w/ a mouse or tablet. Basic version is free
- full version is inexpensive to purchase.
Tutorial Sites
Tutorialized
- this is one of my favorite sites. There are thousands and thousands
of Photoshop tutorials here. Pretty much anything you want to learn
about Photoshop you can find by visiting this site and searching. I
learned so much simply by experimenting and trying out the tutorials.
Learn everything from Vectoring, to customizing fonts, to photo
editing, and using advanced features in Photoshop. Also has tutorials
for many other rendering programs.
Photoshop
and Illustrator are the industry leader programs for graphic
manipulation and art. Photoshop is a robust program that not only
allows you to edit your photos but it also includes a huge
painting/artwork feature built into it. Illustrator is for rendering
publishing quality illustrations.
Filled
with one-of-a-kind photo tools sure to please even the most discerning
photographer, Corel® Paint Shop Pro® Photo XI is the ideal choice for
people who want extraordinary photos. With a built-in Learning Center
to help first time users get started, it's the easiest way to get
professional-looking photos - fast!
Experience
the power of Corel® Painter™ IX.5 — Now the world’s most popular
painting and illustration software is even better with new Photo
Painting Palettes for rapidly transforming photographs into paintings,
and exciting updates, including the Clone Brush, Eraser, and Rubber
Stamp tools that simplify the creative workflow.
Adobe PSD files can be imported into Corel. Corel will read PSD layers.