Re: [OT] graphics

>Laserlight wrote:
>>
>> I've just about mastered MS Paint, and I'm looking for the next step
>> (_small_ step) up in graphics programs.  The ideal candidate will be
easy
to
>> use, free, capable of creating jpeg or gif (or both), and--most
>> importantly--simple.  Suggestions?
>

A. Brain wrote:
>Paint Shop Pro for image processing
>Alchemy Minwork's Graphics Workshop for format conversion
>
>Both are available as "try before you buy".
>
>For a bloody-difficult-to-use-but-very-flexible system, get an old
>version of Corel Draw, second hand. I got Corel Draw 3 for $5

Paint Shop Pro has too many bells and whistles for me to cope with.  I
actually just found Net Sketch, available from C-Net as a shareware
download, which can export to a bitmap (includes jpeg & gif) file.  Took
about 5 minutes to download and looks pretty simple.