Programs similar to paint

[rjh1971]

Hi all:
I'm looking for a free program similar to MS paint but with more options, what I really would like is the possibility to draw arrows both straight or curve, and lines which can be twisted to represent front lines so to make better AARs
I know it can be done with photoshop but I just can't make out how.
I already have paintnet and gimp, the first one does what I want but in a limited way.
I would appreciate any help.
Thanks

[junk2drive]

Paint.net you can use the line tool and grab the waypoints to get your fronts where you want them. Experiment a little. You can curve a line this way too.

Check the Paint.net forums for free plug ins. There may be an arrow maker. Every time I do a search for something I seem to find something useful.

[Lützow]

That's easy to accomplish with Photoshop. Just a bit hard to explain for me, since I use the German version and don't know how menu subitems are labeled in English.

1. Use marquee tool to draw a rectangle or circle, preferably on a new layer.
2. Go to edit --> fill outline(?) (in german it's called Kontur) and assign width and color


/edit: can also work with the Pen tool for lines and stuff. However, for this I rather import images to a vector program (i.e. Illustrator or CorelDraw) and export them to .jpg after reworking.

[Rockhopper]

http://www.gimp.org/

Bah, I see you already had gimp, my apologies

[rjh1971]

Thanks for the replies guys.

[Plodder]

If you're just doing AARs, you might want to try MILSketch. It also creates nato symbols for you.

http://www.historicalsoftware.com/HSC/HSCmilsketch.htm 

[Rockhopper]

Cool find!

[lecrop]

2 Great AAR tools; Battle Chroniquer & Screenpresso

I think MILSketch is inefficient.