Re: How old were you when you started?
Ah...but there is. There is a freeware program called The Gimp which is a LOT like photoshop. I mean, it doesn't have everything photoshop does but it has A LOT--and when you consider that its FREE, and photoshop costs, what $600 or something?--well, I really think it would be a great program to teach in high schools. I started with Photoshop (available at my college) and found the GIMP very similar. I've used the Gimp for years now and had a chance to work on Photoshop again recently, and though photoshop can do a lot of things better, its still very comparable. If someone learned the Gimp it would prepare them well for using Photoshop later. And the GIMP can work on windows or macs or linux.
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