NeoPaint

This is a powerful 32-bit paint/photo/image editor. Animated GIF, JPEG, BMP, ICO, PCX, TIF and more are supported. Includes lots of painting and photo retouch tools.

Pros: NeoPaint is a full featured artist`s studio for 32-bit Windows that`s easy-to-learn, powerful and affordable! It`s simple enough for beginners yet packed with powerful features and advanced tools. NeoPaint makes it easy for business and home users to touch up photographs and create great looking graphics for desktop publishing, presentations and the Internet. Animated GIF, JPEG, BMP, ICO, PCX, TIF and more are supported. A large number of specialized drawing and painting tools are available that include Brush, Airbrush, Highlighter/Magic Marker, Charcoal, Crayon, Chalk, Watercolor, Oil, Quill Pen, Custom Brushes, Eraser, Color Eraser, Flood Fill, Tile Fill, Gradient Fill, Color Replacement Fill, Text, Line, Bezier Line, K-Line, Color Sampler, Smudge, Blend, Sharpen, Soften, Sponge, Clone, Red-Eye Removal, Multi-Level Zoom, Patterns, Rectangles, Ellipses, Polygons, 3D shapes and so on. Includes many paint and photo retouching tools, natural media and custom brushes, 2D/3D shapes, soften, sharpen, red-eye, special effects, masking, textures, color separations, stamps, multi-level undo, rulers, grids, gradients, image browser, screen capture and more. Two windows alongside the main window make things easier. One is a preview window that shows what’s to be expected and the other is a undo history window to keep track of undo/redo steps.

Stamp pad adds another dimension to the flexibility available. One can quickly assemble pictures using collections of clip art and stamp images. Create, edit, rename and delete stamps. Stamp images may even be used as custom multi-colored brushes. Selection tools that can be used are Rectangle, Ellipse, Polygon, Freehand, Fill and Color selection with Transparent, Solid, and Edge Blending options. Ability to add a range of special effects& texture are available too. These include Blur, Erode, Sharpen, Soften, Noise, Antialias, Impressionism, Pen & Ink, Pointillism, Mosaic, Border, Buttonize, Vignette, Auto Trim, Fade, Halftone, Posterize, Solarize, Blend, Emboss, Lattice, Motion Blur, Pixelize, Screen, Smoked Glass, Streak, Wirlpool, Wave, Acid Wash, Cameo, Crystallize, Texture Melt, Toxic Rain and Vaporize. Textures include a range of materials.

Cons: No apparent problems.

Overall a very feature rich application. Quite easy to use and learn. 4 Stars without a doubt.

A full featured graphics studio for Windows that's easy-to-learn, powerful and affordable! The perfect tool for Artists, Photographers, Website & Graphic Designers, Desktop Publishers, PowerPoint Users, Bloggers, App Developers & Programmers, Experienced and Novice Users Alike! It's simple enough for beginners yet packed with powerful features and advanced tools. NeoPaint makes it easy for business and home users to touch up photographs and create great looking graphics for desktop publishing, presentations and the Internet! Supports Animated GIF, JPEG, PNG, BMP, ICO, PCX, TIF and more. Includes many paint and photo retouching tools, layers, alpha channel, levels/histogram, curves, natural media and custom brushes, 2D/3D shapes, soften, sharpen, red-eye, special effects, masking, textures, color separations, stamps, multi-level undo, rulers, grids, gradients, image browser, screen capture and more.