I Started Working With Layers -- Do You Guys Like? Tips?

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Gimp is great and can do most things Photoshop can, but it may take more time for some things.

Working in layers is very important, but try not to use gimp rendered things and most filters as it usually doesn't make things look good or original. You could look at gimptalk.com for lots of tutorials, or you can google search gimp tutorials or you can search for something more specific like gimp text tutorials or just gimp text might be good enough.