A few years ago, I was on the hunt for a program that would manipulate images. I was making fliers for the band, designing web pages, and other stuff. I didn't have the skill or knowledge to justify paying for Photoshop, and I eventually found GIMP, which has served my needs nicely.
Not long after finding GIMP, I was able to get on a beta trial for a new, web-based image editing program from a company called Aviary (called Phoenix). They had a number of future projects planned (all named after types of birds), including one for mixing music (Myna). This was intriguing.
Years later, after a few other tools were released and Avi's (proprietor) kid was born, Myna was released, and now, within the past few days, Roc (music creation tool) is also up and running. So, at the moment, you have the ability and tools to edit, mark up, select colors and special effects for images and vector drawings. You can also create and mix/edit music - all FOR FREE!
Not only is the price right, but the big difference between Aviary tools and Photoshop, GIMP, Audacity, or other tools is that these reside online. There's even free space allotted to store your stuff. You can share work or not, and most significantly, you can collaborate with friends!
Check it out - and share your work with the class!
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