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another alternative to photoshop is GIMP... it is amazingly free and you can do what you can even without photoshop...how about 3d canvas?

With graphics and pictures themselves, its best to start off with a program you can mess with, and that is Adobe Photoshop. With this program you can do anything you want to a picture or graphic.

Now with moving things, the key is to keep an eye on how big or small they are. If the graphic is too large, it will look pixelized and will not function right (you'd be surprised how many people still make that mistake). Also, if its going to repeat, set the relay for a longer time.

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