Anyone know a good alternative to Adobe Photoshop?

[cableone12]

it would have to be free, cause i cant afford photoshop.

[NightStalker3]

Try this open source one, The Gimp, basic tools, works.

http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/ main page

Then the top two downloads on this page, install top one then second

http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/stable.html

[MilitantRabbit]

Zed, get the GIMP.

[DaveyPee]

ACDsee...a good picture editor for web applications and all around use. I rather use ACDsee instead of Adobe, I hate how you can't browse through pics well and with ACDsee you can very easily

[HockeyHelmet]

photoshop cs has the browser that lets you browse all the images in a folder or multiple folders.........

[SugarHighMan]

*cough* bit-torrent... *cough*

[kingrat]

paintshop pro is a decent one as well...much much cheaper. I think they offer a free trial download to check out. (prolly could find it in the above mentioned locales as well)

[MetalSign]

Ha, someone downloaded it at work to use for serious stuff. They also dl'ed Premiere Pro and a load of effects filters. I got it all before IS deleted everything...

[Smoke]

For a lightweight image editor there's a free version available of ImageForge....

[mascan42]

Thanks for the recommendation . . . I got it last night and here's my first attempt: the Vermont Teddy Bear Co.'s lastest creation - the Martini Steve bear.