CoolText.com
http://www.cooltext.com/
A free, easy to use site to create text graphic images (over 20 styles) for
banners and headers. Can also create custom buttons and bullets. Highly
recommended for beginners. J.L.
Web GFX Rendering Machine
http://www.webgfx.ch/
A free, sophisticated graphics generator site for producing text images,
logos, buttons, navigation bars, even home pages. Also provides free web
hosting (16MB) and free web email. The user interface can be daunting so its
recommended for advanced users. R.P.
Lview Pro - Main Site
http://www.lview.com/
Lview Pro is available for trial and purchase ($50). 2MB download size.
From the 'Best Choice Shareware' award:
"Published since 1993, LView Pro has consistently remained the most popular
image editor available on the Internet. The current version of LView Pro is a
full featured 32-bit program for Windows 95 or Windows NT, that handles
the image formats found on Microsoft Windows environments, on Internet
Web pages, and on Usenet newsgroups." R.P.
Paint Shop Pro
http://www.jasc.com/
Home of Paint Shop Pro