As many of you out there know, the GIMP is like a non-commercialized, free version of Adobe Photoshop. And for those of you who don't I'll explain to you. The GIMP is an acronym for GNU image manipulation program, and is an open-sourced program that can be added on to with new plugins, scripts, brushes, etc. It is very user-friendly and updates are available every week. You can even use the GIMP for work like creating web site designs, making logos or insignias, etc.
There are plenty of sites that teach you how to create numerous things with the GIMP with detailed screenshots and explanations, such as below.
I'll name a few sites for you:
www.gimptalk.com www.gimp-tutorials.com
www.gimp.org
www.gimpusers.com and more. You can download it for Windows
here, or for Mac OS X
here.
Here's all you need to start the free program and use the unlimited abilities (photo-editing, creation, animation, web design and more!) to your advantage.
Happy GIMPing!