The GIMP
GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is a freely distributed piece of software suitable for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition, and image authoring. It is a powerful piece of software with capabilities not found in any other free software product. It can be used as a simple paint program, an expert-quality photo-retouching program, an online batch-processing system, a mass production image renderer, or an image-format converter. GIMP is modular, expandable, and extensible. It is designed to be augmented with plug-ins and extensions to do just about anything. The advanced scripting interface allows everything from the simplest task to the most complex image-manipulation procedures to be easily scripted.
VCW VicMan's Photo Editor
With this free, easy-to-use image editor, you can turn your snapshots into works of art as well as draw your own images. Draw with a pencil or a brush, select colors with an eyedropper, or paint colors in a gradient, and add plain or anti-aliased text to any picture. The distortion tools offer more than a dozen variations of twirls and waves. Use the filters to blur or sharpen your images or create 3D extensions. This program supports more than 20 image formats.
