Anyone know of a good free graphics program?

[matthyaouw]

MS paint really isn't up to the job sometimes, and I can't afford the latest Adobe Photoshop.

Does anyone know of any downloadable programs that are anywhere near decent?

 

[Cyrus]

You can download photoshop trial version. I hear that some people then find fake cd keys on the internet to unlock the full version. I, however, would not recommend doing that at all, because it amounts to stealing, and that would be wrong.

 

[Jelfish]

Try The Gimp

Many people say it's almost as good as photoshop, and it's free and open source! From what I hear, it's not the easiest program to use though.

 

[motai]

Try The Gimp

Many people say it's almost as good as photoshop, and it's free and open source! From what I hear, it's not the easiest program to use though.

Here is a link to the Window's version of it: http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/stable.html . Install both the GTK runtime and the main program to get it to work.

It isn't too terribly difficult to use, but it is a very powerful program. Its about as difficult to use as photoshop and the other mainstream programs.

 

[mattmns]

I would go with GIMP too.

 

[tribdog]

I knew a gimp, but he could draw about as well as he could walk.

 

[franznietzsche]

I also would recommend GIMP. The only big complaint I've heard is that it only has RGB, not CMYK editing, which is not a problem for anything I've done. Another common complaint is that the interface is difficult to use, but there is enough online documentation, that with a little effort you should be able to learn where anything is.

 

[durt]

I like Dia for simple diagrams: http://www.gnome.org/projects/dia/". Or you could look at Inkscape if you're into more complicated vector graphics (I've never used it though).

 

[matthyaouw]

Thanks guys. The Gimp seems pretty good.