Shareware/Freeware alternative to Photoshop?

[zama36]

I used to use Photoshop all the time in college and work. But have never bought it and ended up with PhotoStudio from ArcStudio when I got it for free with another purchase. I have gotten out of tweaking photos considering iPhoto but would like to get back into it. Does anyone know of a good freeware/shareware app for photo editing including layers?

Thanks.

 

[zama36]

Anyone used Pixelmator?

Any opinions on Pixelmator? Apparently, it was released this past week.

http://www.pixelmator.com/

 

[solaris]

Seashore is very good (not as feature rich as Photoshop though).
http://seashore.sourceforge.net/

Gimp is another free alternative. Give it a try...
http://gimp-app.sourceforge.net/

 

[Cromulent]

GIMPshop is a version of GIMP that is designed to look as much like Photoshop as possible (well the menu layout is similar).

 

[nfcatt]

Acorn - www.flyingmeat.com - about US$40

 

[zama36]

Solaris - Thanks!

Seashore is very good (not as feature rich as Photoshop though).
http://seashore.sourceforge.net/

Solaris -

Thanks! Looks like Seashore is exactly what I'm looking for.