Hello GIMP 2.8!

Whoo! I finally have GIMP back! I found the restoration disk for my old desktop and got it running again. Of course the first thing I do is get GIMP back on here! Lo and behold, a new version was released about a month ago. I've been spending my afternoon downloading brushes (the newer versions of GIMP are compatible with .abr PhotoShop brushes!) and fonts, my one true love.

For those of you who don't know, GIMP stands for "GNU Image Manipulation Program" and it is basically a free PhotoShop. GIMP is a must for anyone wanting to get into graphic design or photo editing, but doesn't have the money to purchase something like PhotoShop.If you can do it in PhotoShop, I'm 99% sure you can do it in GIMP. It may take a little longer, but it's possible!

Visit the GIMP website to learn more or download!

Photo editing fun!

So I don't have PhotoShop. And I don't have GIMP installed on this laptop. (This laptop isn't even technically mine). How do I edit photos? I rely heavily on online editors. My go-to was always Picnik, but it sadly closed. Although, I think you can access a simple version of it on Google+? Now I use Pixlr.

Pixlr offers a sort of simplified version of PhotoShop with it's main photo editor. You have a toolbox with basic functions like dodging, burning, sharpening, blurring, etc. The toolbar has a few drop down menus where you can access levels, curves, brightness, contrast, exposure, etc. This program also allows you to create layers and it has one click editing things, much like PhotoShop actions.