Paint.NET

Great free editing tool similar to Adobe Photoshop

www.getpaint.net

PROS:

• great interface
• great effects
• wide range of plugins
• unlimited undo's
• available in English, Chinese (Simplified), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), and Spanish
• 1.6 MB download

Cons:

• No mac or Linux compatibility
• when you try to cut out part of a layer ( say a grey wall behind a person) the selection tool (similar to adobe's magic wand) will quite often select thing of a completely different color

9.5 STARS out of 10

The GIMP

Great editing with animation compatibility with mac & linux compatibility.

http://www.gimp.org/

PROS:

• Great animation
• Great effects

CONS:

• confusing animation
• confusing effects

Prize Wardrobe:

none found (please contact me if you know any prizes that you know that GIMP has)

8 stars out of 10