I need some help editing a skin

[TheBeast]

Originally Posted by Jan Kyster

Won't you need a program able to work with layers? For ease, I mean? There are some free like GIMP o.a. or - if you want it - I have a Photoshop Elements 5 you can have? Works fine in both Vista and Windows 7.

Like your work and double impressed if it's all made in Paint

Thank you for the complement
I use DXTBmp to open the DDS and export it to Paint. I used the trial version of Photo Shop Pro X2 to make a few skins until it expired but I really can't justify spending $60.00 on a program(s) to edit skins for another game that cost $40.00. Using Paint is a pain.
I just resize the image to 4096 x 4096 to smooth any changes so editing painfully slow because the tools are so small and there are no effects in Paint. Then I resize down to 2048 x 2048 or 1024 x 1024 to save.

Is GIMP a Graphics Manipulator like DXTBmp or is it actually a editor?
Not sure if giving me Photoshop Elements 5 is leagal but interested.

-TheBeast