I second GIMP! It's free, it's powerful, and there are tons of forums for help.
Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 4, 2017, at 8:57 AM, Joe Tavano <j.j.tav...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I think GIMP is excellent, especially if you have any familiarity with > Photoshop's tools- they are almost identical. Used to be that GIMP was pretty > user-unfriendly but that is no longer the case! There are a lot of online > tutorials, and you can often apply Photoshop tutorials and books to working > in GIMP. Another open source program to consider if vector graphics is what > you're after is Inkscape. > > Joe >> On Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 6:55 PM Jorge A. Santiago-Blay <blayjo...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> Free PhotoShop alternatives - any recommendations for scientific applications >> >> Dear Colleagues: >> >> I am looking for free alternatives for Photoshop. The following link >> >> http://beebom.com/best-free-photoshop-alternatives/ >> >> lists 12. Any of you have experience with any one (or more) of those for >> scientific applications and is willing to recommend (positively or >> negatively, so as to avoid) any one or more of them? >> >> If you have something constructive to comment, please send me an email to >> blayjo...@gmail.com >> >> Gratefully >> >> Jorge >> >> Jorge A. Santiago-Blay, PhD >> blaypublishers.com >> >> 1. Positive experiences for authors of papers published in LEB >> http://blaypublishers.com/testimonials/ >> >> 2. Free examples of papers published in LEB: >> http://blaypublishers.com/category/previous-issues/. >> >> 3. Guidelines for Authors and page charges of LEB: >> http://blaypublishers.com/archives/ . >> >> 4. Want to subscribe to LEB? http://blaypublishers.com/subscriptions/ >> >> >> >> http://blayjorge.wordpress.com/ >> http://paleobiology.si.edu/staff/individuals/santiagoblay.cfm
