Well, I am still a n00b, but I learned on Gimp. It is, imo, more intuitive than Photoshop, but less powerful in some respects. My advice would...
Hey, I am Diomedes. I... am not an experienced artist, but I would like to be, and I do mess around in Photoshop a lot, so I joined here in hope...
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