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I used Picnik to edit the image above. I really like this version of the famous Richard Avedon Ringo photo so I didn't want to change too much. I added a blue tint and added some text to fit in with the whole street art and '60s theme.

I used Sumopaint for this one. I tried Splashup first but I really didn't like it. I applied a radial blur filter set to darkness centred on the dove to illustrate light/love shining forth from it. Lots of symbolism here on different levels. I used the erasure tool to write the text and give it that rubbed out look to fit in with the rest of the photo.

Review:

I liked using both Picnik and Sumopaint. Picnik is pretty quick and easy to use but I suspect that Sumopaint would be better in the long run if you were to put more time into learning it. I'll probably stick to iPhoto for now but I think Sumopaint is at least on par with Picasa so it's a handy online tool.