If you find Photoshop way too complex and difficult to use for your basic editing needs try Magic Image Studio.

This is a Image Studio contains the Picture Editor: Fantastic Painter, the Effect Editor: Amazing Picture and the Icon Builder: Icon Maker. You can use the software to paint or edit your pictures and build your own icon more easily and quickly!

Studio contains some practical tools as well:
· Practical screen grab tool: Quick Screen Grab
· Color tool: Color Straw which supports Hex and RGB