which is the best, freely available photo collage making software?

Question

some years ago microsoft office had photo paint which was easy to use. it would let one cut images in fun shapes and out line them with various different textures too. can any one suggest something like that?

Answer 1

You can use any image editing software to make a photocollage.
One that uses layers will be best ... there are many tutorials online how to use layers.

Here is a list of free image editing software:

http://www.eecs.wsu.edu/paint.net/
http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/
http://www.freeserifsoftware.com/software/PhotoPlus/
http://www.pabird.supanet.com/~pabird/freesoftware/brushstrokes/
http://www.ultimatepaint.com/download.php
http://park18.wakwak.com/~pixia/download.htm
http://picasa.google.com/index.html

If you don't mind purchasing software, go for Adobe Photoshop Elements 4, about $75 US ... it is not specifically a collage software, but you can do them easily on it, and there is so much other functionality on this program, its worth the money.

There is also a really excellent book that teaches you how to do photo collages and more, and it's inexpensive, $10 US .... it is called :

In Easy Steps -- Digital Scrapbooking
Well worth the few dollars to get it.
Very easy to understand and follow.

Answer 2

Try Picasa, which is 100% free, easy to use.

A free software download from Google.
Picasa is software that helps you instantly find, edit and share all the pictures on your PC. Every time you open Picasa, it automatically locates all your pictures (even ones you forgot you had) and sorts them into visual albums organised by date with folder names you will recognise. You can drag and drop to arrange your albums and make labels to create new groups. Picasa makes sure your pictures are always organised.


Picasa also makes advanced editing simple by putting one-click fixes and powerful effects at your fingertips. And Picasa makes it a snap to share your pictures – you can email, print photos home, make gift CDs, and even post pictures on your own blog.

Here To Download for free:http://info.sitesled.com/

Good Luck

Answer 3

picasa....go to google.com