GIMP
I checked the archives, but I didn't see anything in there about GIMP, a free imaging program that is a lot like photoshop 7.
Some comments on my last post about it revealed that other people are using it, and
callisto_22 pointed out that there are relatively few resources for GIMP users. I'm going to post a few links that I have found to be helpful in learning to do various cool things with it. These are good ones for the old version, 1.2.5. The newer version, 2.0, is a LOT like photoshop. I would go through these tutorials to learn the mechanics of GIMP, and then just play around with the new one to see what it can do. I made all of my icons with it, including the animated ones.
If you know of other links, please comment.
Grokking the GIMP--This is the most comprehensive tutorial I have found on the GIMP. The downside is that if you are just looking for how to do a certain effect, you have to sort through a bunch of information.
mmmaybe.gimp.org--Lots of information on how to do things like use quickmask, create brushes and make icons. Again, this is for version 1.2.5.
Sam's Teach Yourself GIMP in 24 Hours--I think this is the most useful one. The link is to hour 14, "Dazzling Text Effects," but you can access the rest from that page.
Some comments on my last post about it revealed that other people are using it, and
callisto_22 pointed out that there are relatively few resources for GIMP users. I'm going to post a few links that I have found to be helpful in learning to do various cool things with it. These are good ones for the old version, 1.2.5. The newer version, 2.0, is a LOT like photoshop. I would go through these tutorials to learn the mechanics of GIMP, and then just play around with the new one to see what it can do. I made all of my icons with it, including the animated ones.If you know of other links, please comment.
Grokking the GIMP--This is the most comprehensive tutorial I have found on the GIMP. The downside is that if you are just looking for how to do a certain effect, you have to sort through a bunch of information.
mmmaybe.gimp.org--Lots of information on how to do things like use quickmask, create brushes and make icons. Again, this is for version 1.2.5.
Sam's Teach Yourself GIMP in 24 Hours--I think this is the most useful one. The link is to hour 14, "Dazzling Text Effects," but you can access the rest from that page.