Quote Originally Posted by Shadera View Post
The program has no bearing on that, it's all the skill of the user. I use photoshop and a Wacom tablet, and using the right techniques am able to cut out my stuff then make it blend smoothly into the new picture.

Good for a first try though. I'd suggest some of the photoshop tutorials out there.
Definitely a user preference...Most tutorials are geared toward Photoshop. I prefer Photoshop because that's what I learned on and am comfortable with. I know most keyboard shortcuts and know my way around the interface pretty well....I tried gimp and didn't care for it...my preference