finally got it done ^ ^ this is a tut on how to make photomanipulations in the GIMP. This tut is a simple one, I only used two stock images for this photomanipulation and very few filters. Textures, more blending, more light manipulation, and other stuff'll be covered in the next one Also,
at the time that i made this tutorial, i did not have a tablet i have one now and it's a crappy little one i got from amazon for under 30$ i can't really recommend one persay, but i've heard that wacom bamboo tablets are well worth the money
thanks yes i looked at bamboo, but since I wrote that comment I have been overwhelmed by people encouraging me to get intuos instead. they say that way I wont have to upgrade later (if i ever get to that point ) but I think somewhere down the road ill want to get one of those cheap 30$ ones to travel with, (cuz I don't think I'll want to travel with something that cost me 400$!! D: ) so maybe that all will work itself out eventually