Gimp Update

Well after many frustrating breaks, going from Photoshop to GIMP was not an easy task, tools were relatively the same with a few difficulties here and there, such as the scale tool and gradient tool. Layers behaved similarly to Photoshop as well. Setup was a breeze and was fast with no problems, although at first finding where to download the program took a little time. Program design was a bit impressive compared to Photoshop, as all the tools are displayed and there respective calibrations shown when clicked on. As far as availability of tools, I have yet to explore them all and have to remove it from the ratings list.
As Far the ratings goes like this:

1. A Rating for Ease of Install and Initial Setup - 9/10
2. A Rating for Overall program design in terms of layout of tools (easy to difficult) - Medium (Some Frustration) 7/10
   
3. A Rating for Amount of tools available for photo manipulation - N/A (Still need to Explore and Tryout)

Next is the test banner that I have put together using GIMP.



There it is, I thought I have done a wonderful job in creating this banner with 0 experience using GIMP.
The image comes from a Desktop Background with the color taken out of it, originally blue on white background that has been desaturated and colors inverted to white and black. The text is the font Scriptina, which can be downloaded Here, however the gradient color is from a background color, with an overlay blend mode and transparency set to around 62%.
Put all this together and Voila the image is made.

As a side note to all, read the manual before using, it will help greatly in figuring out how to use the program better and more efficiently.