Better image editing program than Paint?

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I need to place some backgrounds into a few images, but Paint is so tediously hard to place them in that I need a new program. Any suggestions?
 
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I'll see about GIMP.
 
I'm using Seashore, which is a heavily modified GIMP, easier to use, but it's only for OS X.
 
I use Paint.NET. That is how I made my signature and other garbage I made. :)

To me GIMP is hard to use. Not sure why and that is why I use Paint.NET
 
I use Powerpoint to make my things, though I use Paint. Net to make my backgrounds for images transparent.
 
Use GIMP. It's a little less complex than Photoshop, but if you need an open source program that acts like Photoshop, then GIMP is highly recommended