Yeah, I like GIMP, but I'm a regular novice at it, if even that. Paint.NET isn't too bad either if you want something more simplistic. My avatar is a really bad selfie with a random background I found on google images.
![Embarassed :oops:](https://forum.c-rpg.net/Smileys/default/icon_redface.gif)
BTW, I used Paint.NET for this.