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<blockquote data-quote="acas7i11o" data-source="post: 1530707" data-attributes="member: 308615"><p>Well the problem is that GIMP is not a native OSX program. The GIMP is Photoshop for Linux, and if you use it under an environment like Gnome it would make perfect sense. Kind of like how Mac is different from PCs and so on. But of course, Linux is not known to be user friendly. Then again, last I checked Photoshop was truly expensive while Gimp is free as in beer and as in freedom. Pixelmator is the only true alternative to Photoshop in OSX.</p><p></p><p>So having said that, I suggest that you try Inkscape which you can download from <a href="http://downloads.sourceforge.net/inkscape/Inkscape-0.48.2-1-SNOWLEOPARD.dmg" target="_blank">http://downloads.sourceforge.net/inkscape/Inkscape-0.48.2-1-SNOWLEOPARD.dmg</a></p><p></p><p>Inkscape is a software for creating "images" from scratch, by using what they call vector graphics. It is the same way Illustrator is used to create images (meaning drawing something on the computer) and has a lot of tools to help you, like aligning stuff with each other, moving objects and text around, layers, etc. Give it a try, a lot of people that come from using Paint for their basic graphic needs really have a lot to gain by investing some time in a vector graphics software.</p><p></p><p>There is another alternative which might be the easiest of all for you and free as well, which is NeoOffice or LibreOffice. Both are based on the same source code but NeoOffice is better adapted to OSX look and feel. Then you can use the word processor or the Draw application (not sure if it still included nowadays) to create your graphics in the same way you would use Microsoft Office for such things.</p><p></p><p>Keep in mind that all of the free software I mentioned come from the Linux camp, so don't expect picture perfect features.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="acas7i11o, post: 1530707, member: 308615"] Well the problem is that GIMP is not a native OSX program. The GIMP is Photoshop for Linux, and if you use it under an environment like Gnome it would make perfect sense. Kind of like how Mac is different from PCs and so on. But of course, Linux is not known to be user friendly. Then again, last I checked Photoshop was truly expensive while Gimp is free as in beer and as in freedom. Pixelmator is the only true alternative to Photoshop in OSX. So having said that, I suggest that you try Inkscape which you can download from [url]http://downloads.sourceforge.net/inkscape/Inkscape-0.48.2-1-SNOWLEOPARD.dmg[/url] Inkscape is a software for creating "images" from scratch, by using what they call vector graphics. It is the same way Illustrator is used to create images (meaning drawing something on the computer) and has a lot of tools to help you, like aligning stuff with each other, moving objects and text around, layers, etc. Give it a try, a lot of people that come from using Paint for their basic graphic needs really have a lot to gain by investing some time in a vector graphics software. There is another alternative which might be the easiest of all for you and free as well, which is NeoOffice or LibreOffice. Both are based on the same source code but NeoOffice is better adapted to OSX look and feel. Then you can use the word processor or the Draw application (not sure if it still included nowadays) to create your graphics in the same way you would use Microsoft Office for such things. Keep in mind that all of the free software I mentioned come from the Linux camp, so don't expect picture perfect features. [/QUOTE]
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