For graphic design I've only used commercial software like Paint Shop Pro and Photoshop in the past, and my current company has an open source only policy. Graphic design isnt what Im employed for, its something Id like to take on voluntarily (and Im not highly skilled at it but know enough to create fancy web buttons and text, manipulate photos etc), and my employer doesnt have enough experience in the area to point me in the right direction. I don't have a lot of spare time to download and trial every program a search leads me to so I'm hoping there's someone out there who can help!\n\nId prefer something as similar to Paint Shop Pro as possible.
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GIMP - http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/
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Well to be honest, it sux. But as a beginer thats OKAY. In fact GOOD JOB. But u gotta improve. Always give a pretty attracting background image, it will look better and use some buttons rather text. Use dreamwaver,, its the best web designing software.\n\nNeo
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I liked jasc, it was very easy to use but even the pro version was limited in output size. using adobe photoshop CS2 I was able to get bigger files and had alot of nice plug-ins since they have alot of people working on them. The US imaging teams use Jasc. due to lower cost and stabiblty, but not as many plug-ins. but the program is very stable and doesn't steal file priorty like other imaging software. for commercial use i make gifs in both corel and adobe. but for enhancements and fantasy art i use Jasc. you'll have to test things out and see which is best for you. also if working in gifs, you should have a pen tablet if a digital pen...wacom has a bunch of nice models.
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The most popular Photoshop alternative is the "GIMP." However, many find it hard to use.\n\nYou might like Paint.NET more. Paint.NET is a free program, but it is really high quality. More importantly, it is very easy to install and use. To get Paint.NET, go here: http://www.eecs.wsu.edu/paint.net/\n\nNote that, in order to install Paint.NET, you might also need to install another program known as the ".NET 2.0 Framework." If you don't know what this is, don't worry about it, but you should still install it by going here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=0856EACB-4362-4B0D-8EDD-AAB15C5E04F5&displaylang=en\n\nIf you don't mind trying to figure out how to use it, which actually shouldn't be that hard given the amount of documentation available online, then GIMP has a feature set that is equal to that of Photoshop. It is the most powerful free image manipulator out there. Get GIMP by going here: http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/\n\nIf you are looking for a very simple photo-management program which still has decent editing abilities, you might want to try Picasa, which is maintained by Google. Get it here: http://picasa.google.com/
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The best one is undoubtedly The Gimp. It's almost professional-quality.\nhttp://www.gimp.org
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In Publisher, you can't.\n\nSearch for GIMP,download it, and you can do a lot with it. It's GNU, and free.\n\nI've had some trouble getting the help files to work, but using it is pretty intuitive.
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I'd go to Microsoft to be sure I am not infringing on a copyright.  \n\nIt is NOT TRUE that you can use what you find elsewhere as long as you give credit to where you found the graphic.  (Links 1 & 2) That is a very serious misconception that artists/writers and copyright owners have been trying to disabuse people of for ages so please ignore the one person who gave that answer.  They are, sadly, misinformed and advocating breaking the law in a manner that can be financially costly. (Link 3)\n\nBy the way, THANK YOU for asking!  As an artist, I am very, very grateful for people like you who take the time to find graphics that are, indeed, free --- instead of just assuming they can be used.  You're the best!
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I suggest you buy your own (latest) version of\nAutoCAD and take it from there.   You do not say what you want do as a freelance but if you want to set up in business there are many other aspects to be considered.   If we knew what you wish to do we might be more helpful.
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Why bother? You can get free programs which do the same job, with no risk of lawsuits, virus or trojan infection. InDesign is also not suitable for home use... it comes with virtually no clipart or templates, and imposition (to you, folded publications) is much more complicated, and lacks an easy way to do banners.\n\nCheck out:\n\nhttp://www.inkscape.org (free vector drawing)\nhttp://www.scribus.net (free DTP... The Windows release is very new, and a little unstable, a bugfix release is due soon)\nhttp://www.freeserifsoftware.com (older versions of Serif stuff is free, if you prefer to use templates this is more suitable, if you want to use print shops, it's a chocolate fireplace)
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If you can't afford Paintshop pro or Photoshop go free with GIMP.  Very powerful and FREE!  Very similar to either mention above.  If you're looking into 3D modeling again free!!! blender3D.  Awesome products.  I use them to make graphics or render 3D worlds(still working on this one).http://www.gimp.org and http://www.blender3d.org/cms/Home.2.0.html \nHope you like,  Remeber like any software you won't get things overnight, practice practice practice...
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http://www.danlod.com/cgi-bin/web/mt-search.cgi?IncludeBlogs=1&search=Paint+Shop+Pro+
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Yes, PhotoShop is expensive. Use GIMP instead: it has the same power and it is completely free.\nFor HTML design, download Mozilla (full version), not just a browser, and use Mozilla Composer that is a part of the package.
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I haven't used it for anything like that but PhotoPlus is my default image program since I downloaded it free a few weeks ago. There's also a DrawPlus program listed. Check out the details on the site to see if one of them will work for you.
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Try Open Canvas or the GIMP.  The first version of Open Canvas is free, and so is GIMP.  OC is more for painting style illustrations, while the GIMP is more an image editing software.
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There is a program called smartdraw.com. It can draw anything, but one thing it can draw well are views of the human body. Smartdraw allows a free trial period.\nI used it several years ago for free, and ended up buying it because it was reasonably priced and so useful. If you don't want to buy it, just print your images during the trialperiod. You could insert your pressure points and it would look very professional.
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The GIMP is a 100% free program. It is rather good. Was designed for Linux but you can get versions for OSX and Windows!\n\nWindows - http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/\nMac OSX - http://gimp-app.sourceforge.net/\n\nIf you are a photoshop user and like the layout you can also download this program, its called GIMPSHOP. Basically its a version of the GIMP but changed a bit to look like Photoshop.\n\nhttp://www.gimpshop.net/ \n\nI have never used it so can't really comment on it, but i have only ever read good things about it. Hope this helps :)
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Have a look at gimp2.\n\nIts very much like Photoshop but free to download and use. Its about 80megs download if i remember rightly, however it is an open source project, if you don't have the space get a Friend to download it and put it on disk.\n\ngo look at http://www.gimp.org