I always assumed I was an idiot for not working well with GIMP. It's good to know that others find it difficult to work with as well. Which doesn't mean I'm not an idiot, I suppose, but at least I'm an idiot in good company.

GIMP is a PhotoShop alternative in the same way that you with an ice cream scoop is an alternative to having the surgeon remove your appendix. You might get the same result but one is going to be a damn site more painful...