Pain.NET – Free Download
Paint.NET is a free, powerful image editing software that uses a tabbed 
document interface. The tabs display a live thumbnail of the image instead of a text description. This makes navigation very simple and fast. Paint.NET to start up quickly and be responsive to every mouse click.
Many special effects are included for enhancing and perfecting your images. Everything from blurring, sharpening, red-eye removal, distortion, noise, and embossing are included. Also included is our unique 3D Rotate/Zoom effect that makes it very easy to add perspective and tilting
The interface is also enhanced for Aero Glass if you are using Windows 7 or Vista.
Paint includes simple tools for drawing shapes, including an easy-to-use curve tool for drawing splines or Bezier curves. The Gradient tool, new for 3.0, has been cited as an innovative improvement over similar tools provided by commercial software.
Other tools include the Magic Wand for selecting regions of similar color, and the Clone Stamp for copying or erasing portions of an image. There is also a simple text editor, a tool for zooming, and a Recolor tool.
In addition, Paint.net has an active online forum with a ever-expanding community.
