Adobe Photoshop has become the defacto photo editing program over the years. It is used just about everywhere, from household computers to reasearch supercomputers. You have probably wanted to get a copy of your own, but with the hefty price tag of 500+ dollars, it has probably made you think about your purchase twice. But have no fear, you don’t have to have a huge wallet to be able to do professional photo editing.

The Tools

The GIMP is a popular Open-Source image editor that consists of many picture manipulation tools, from blurring to artistic effects. However, some first-time users might find it’s interface too overwhelming. If you’re one of those users, consider trying Paint.Net, which is also a free, Open-Source image editing tool. It’s interface is really easy to use and it has all the tools you need for photo editing. You can also download thousands of user-created plugins here, andyou can also read and write Paint.Net tutorials here.

In the end, both Paint.Net and the GIMP are very high level image editing tools, but if you’re looking for a simple down-to-earth image editor, Paint.Net is the way to go. No Photoshop? No longer a problem.

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