Need an image editor? Try Paint.NET!
A lot of you have left feedback about some of the tools you use for creating graphics, thanks for that information, it helps quite a bit!
One thing that I wanted to try and do was let people know about a few low cost (or in this case free) tools that I've come across that I think are pretty handy. One of those is Paint.NET, which is a fairly complete solution for 2D texture or sprite generation. They've recently made their 3.0 Alpha release available on the Paint.NET website. You can also keep up with the latest development on Paint.NET by visiting Rick Brewster's Blog. Give it a try and let me know what you think!
[I'm currently listening to: The Kill by 30 Seconds To Mars on URGE.]