Miyoko wrote:
Deffo don't go for gimp.
Gimp is really basic and has a point where you really can't get any better at it, or atleast you're running out of options.
Start with photoshop, it'll pay off after a while (me doing it for quiet a while now, *cough* years *cough*)
It's harder, yes, but at the end you will see that you're making some progress and your works start looking better and better.
Learn alot of different techniques, or develop your own techniques like I do.
Read tons, tons of tutorials and try going to a digital art wars forum, that really keeps you trying better and better.
Anyway, just my $0.02
Honestly its all about opinion for program. In Draquish's respect i think he makes better sigs than most photoshop users because he knows what he is doing. I personally use gimp not because i am cheap and cant afford photoshop, but because i like gimp better than most photoshops i have used. ( of course if you got a mac go all the way with the photoshops they have available, much better than anything a PC could whip up. but i am not starting a PC vs mac dispute.0(( did it once on a CSS forum almost a year ago and it would stil be going strong unless the server hadnt crashed due to high bandwith usage and an unfortunate hacker))