What is the closest freeware to Adobe Photoshop?

I'm interested in image editing and i hear photoshop is great but i don't have the money, i would appreciate it if someone could tell me about a freeware(free software) that is somewhat close to Photoshop.What is the closest freeware to Adobe Photoshop?
Gimp is good, but it may or may not suit your particular needs and skill level. Here is a list of completely free programs available for download online. I recommend you try a few and see what you like!





http://wang.zhenzhou.googlepages.com/


http://www.photobie.com/


http://picasa.google.com/index.html


http://www.plasticbugs.com/index.php?p=2鈥?/a>


http://www.freeserifsoftware.com/softwar鈥?/a>


http://www.photofiltre.com


http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/Pai鈥?/a>


http://park18.wakwak.com/~pixia/


http://www.snapfiles.com/reviews/Project鈥?/a>


http://www.download.com/Deep-Paint/3000-鈥?/a>What is the closest freeware to Adobe Photoshop?
Gimp


it's freeware
gimp
What he said! ^^^





Gimp all the way...
www.kodak.com ( free)