“It’s also powerful, but don’t worry if you don’t have a handful
of Benjamins lying around. Thankfully, you can perform a lot of the
same photo editing tricks for free with GIMP. Short for GNU Image
Manipulation Program, GIMP is the open source (and no-cost)
equivalent to Photoshop, and like it’s paid counterpart, GIMP can
be a little overwhelming at first. That’s where we come in.“Like swimming, it’s best if you just dive in. To help give you
that push, we waded through the gazillion tutorials floating around
the Web and brought back a sundry collection of groovy tips and
tricks that, along with some touches of our own, will have you
learning the ins and outs of GIMP while having fun doing it. We’ll
show you how to make lifeless photos pop with detail, how to tap
into the Force and add a lightsaber to any pic, make your own
custom brushes, and much more.”